Transactions

Since it was established in 2003, HCF has successfully executed transactions with a combined value in excess of US$10 billion and gained a reputation for developing innovative solutions and providing independent and value added advice to its clients.

Company		Description	Region	Date
		Kohlberg & Company Disposal of Niagara Lasalle (UK) to investment firm Endless	United Kingdom	Jan 2011
		IGE Adviser to IGE Resources on fundraising through a secured convertible credit facility	Norway/Sweden	Jan 2011
		Straits Disposal of GfE Group to new investor consortium including existing management	Australia/Germany	Dec 2010
		Ivanhoe Mines Retained Corporate Adviser	Canada	Dec 2010
		Snim Exclusive financial advisor to SNIM on its US$ 712m Project Financing Raising	Mauritania	Dec 2009
		Northland Evaluation of strategic alternatives	Sweden/Finland	Jun 2009
		SeverStal Resurs Evaluation of strategic alternatives in the global coal sector	Russia	Jun 2009
		Kohlberg & Company Disposal of Redaelli Tecna SpA to Severstal	Italy	Jul 2008
		Kohlberg & Company Disposal of Redaelli’s steel cord subsidiaries (Sodetal in France and Slovakia) to Saarstahl	Italy	Jul 2008
		Kohlberg & Company Disposal of Redaelli’s prestressed concrete strand business (Tecnasud in Italy) to Previdente	Italy	Jul 2008
		ZincOx Resources Co-advised on the fundraising by ZincOx Resources of US$72m in equity and US$48m via a three year bond facility	United Kingdom	Jun 2008
		Silver Point Capital Disposal of Galvex to ArcelorMittal		Mar 2008
		SeverStal Resurs Adviser on the development of an overall acquisition strategy for the African Iron Ore sector	Africa	Mar 2008
		Western Canadian Coal Facilitation of C$40m convertible debenture issue	Canada	Dec 2007
		Ivanhoe Mines Advised Ivanhoe Mines on securing a US$350m convertible credit facility from Rio Tinto	Canada/Mongolia	Sep 2007
		Tata Steel Advised Tata Steel on the acquisition of Corus Plc	United Kingdom	Apr 2007
		RecovCo Advised RecovCo on the acquisition of Affimet from Alcan International	France	Apr 2007
		Ivanhoe Mines Disposal of 19.9% of Ivanhoe Mines to Rio Tinto	Canada	2006
		RecovCo Venture capital raising for Recovco	United Kingdom	2006
		Cambrian Mining Plc Corporate debt raising for Cambrian Mining through a syndicated debt facility	United Kingdom	2006
		Cambrian Mining Plc Disposal of Cambrian Mining’s stake in Mt. Gibson to Metalloinvest	United Kingdom	2006
		Western Canadian Coal Co-operation MoU with Anglo American	Canada	2006
		EnerTAD Disposal of enerTad’s steel subsidiary to ASBM	Italy	2006
		PGM Ventures Disposal by an independent shareholder of their stake in PGM Ventures		2006
		Crew Minerals Asset development MoU with Jilin Jien Nickel	Philippines	2005
		Tata Development of coking coal strategy leading to acquisition of 5% of Carborough Downs	India/Australia	2005
		Lamitref Disposal of German copper subsidiary MKM	Belgium/Germany	2005
		MKM Working capital refinancing for MKM	Germany	2005
		Duferco Long term stel offtake agreement from Corus’ TCP steel facility	United Kingdom	2004