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Case study:
Mauritanian iron ore project
The largest iron ore financing globally in 2009 and in the history of Mauritania. One of the largest ever iron ore financings in Western Africa. Trade Finance Deal of the year 2010.
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Case study:
Mongolian copper gold mine project
The world’s largest, undeveloped copper-gold porphyry deposit. When completed, Oyu Tolgoi will be the first project financing in Mongolia and the largest project financing ever completed in the mining sector
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Case study:
Canadian rare earth elements project
One of the world’s largest undeveloped rare earth elements resources, the Project is one of the few sources of ‘heavy’ rare earth elements outside of China.
Senior Standard Chartered Banker, Mark Sumner joins HCF
January 8, 2015
HCF International Advisers (“HCF”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Sumner as a Managing Director.
Mark joins HCF from Standard Chartered Bank in London, where his primary responsibilities as Global Co-Head of the Mining & Metals Corporate Finance division were the execution of financial advisory and lead arranging mandates in the sector.
“We are delighted that Mark has joined HCF and he will perfectly complement the in-depth sector expertise of our team. His appointment demonstrates the recognition of the significant value add that boutiques provide through their knowledge and independence versus the conflicts that banks have in playing multiple roles in transactions. Mark’s background as a mining engineer emphasises our focus on technical expertise and the need to have a detailed understanding of the challenges that miners face in developing a project, which builds on our strong affiliation with the Hatch Engineering Group”,
Guy de Selliers, President and Co-Founder of HCF
Mark has more than 25 years of mining and corporate finance experience in executing transactions globally. Mark started his career as a mining engineer with Gold Fields, prior to moving in to the finance sector.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mining Engineering and a post graduate GDE in Mining (Mineral Economics) from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
