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Kristoffer Inton
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Newmont Board Rejects Barrick’s Acquisition Proposal; We Continue to Think Goldcorp Deal More Likely

On March 4, Newmont’s board of directors announced that Barrick’s unsolicited acquisition proposal was not in the best interests of Newmont’s shareholders, an unsurprising roadblock. As we said in our Feb. 25 note, we thought Newmont’s acquisition of Goldcorp was more likely to be completed than a switch to Barrick’s proposed merger. Newmont argues that Barrick’s bid not only offers a negative premium to shareholders, but also does not constitute a “Newmont Superior Proposal” as defined under it...
Underlying
Goldcorp Inc.

Goldcorp is a gold producer engaged in the operation, exploration, development and acquisition of precious metal properties in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. Co.'s metal properties consist of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Kristoffer Inton

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