AngloGold Ashanti cross-border acquisition of Centamin plc
- Value
- Undisclosed
- Date
- 10 October 2026
- Transaction type
- Acquisition
- Practice area
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Sector
- Mining
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Client
- AngloGold Ashanti
Summary
AngloGold Ashanti cross-border acquisition of Centamin plc.
Value not captured in the Meridian record; reported at approximately USD 2.5bn in general reporting – not asserted here without a named source.
Why it matters
Significant / value undisclosed
Scope of legal work
ENSafrica (ENSafrica) (South African counsel)
Advisers
Other parties
AngloGold Ashanti (acquirer or client); Centamin plc shareholders (counterparty or seller)
Other advisers
ADNA; Bahaa-Eldin Law Office; Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah; Cravath Swaine & Moore; King & Wood Mallesons; Mourant (per store record)
Sources
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