Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB Canada) launched $20M social impact fund, Hummingbird Impact, to invest in for-profit, impact-driven gender-lens African tech ventures
Glencore plc controlled Katanga Mining Limited (TSX: KAT) to close rights offering to raise approximately CDN $7.6 billion
Desert Lion Energy (TSX-V: DLI) secured $10M secured note financing with AIP Asset Management and AIP Global Macro Fund L.P., to raise $2M in non-brokered unit offering
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; OTCQX: IVPAF) completed US $616 million financing with CITIC Metal Co., Ltd. and Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
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Sawiris family owned La Mancha Holding S.à r.l. to invest US $125.7M for a 30% stake in Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC), operator of Wassa and Prestea underground mines in Ghana.
Lundin Family Trusts invested in Africa Energy (TSX-V: AFE; Nasdaq First North: AEC)’s US $45 million private placement financing with stakes reducing 17.88% to 11.84%
Orezone Gold (TSX-V: ORE) to close $44.92M financing led by Resource Capital Fund VII with participation of Coris Capital S.A., Sun Valley Gold, and Mason Hill Advisors
Feronia closed US $9M first tranche of the previously announced subscription by Straight KKM 2 Limited for US $17.5M
SRG Graphite Inc. (TSX-V: SRG) closed $2.1M first tranche of $3M financing with Coris Capital SA. $900K second tranche to close by September 9, 2017
SRG Graphite secured $3M strategic investment from Idrissa Nassa’s Coris Capital SA
Valeant sells Obagi Medical Products to China Regenerative Medicine backed Haitong International Zhonghua Finance Acquisition Fund I for US $190M
Fairfax Africa Holdings to invest minimum of US $130M in Atlas Mara Limited, consisting of minimum US $30M equity and US $100M convertible bond.
Platinum Group Metals closed US $20M bought deal led by BMO Capital Markets
Stellar AfricaGold to raise $760,500 by way of fully subscribed non-brokered private placement
Sama Resources completed $2.07M first tranche of increased non-brokered private placement
Lundin Mining completed sale of 24% stake in Tenke Fungurume Mining to BHR Partners for US $1.136B
Banro closed recapitalization with Resource FinanceWorks Limited, Gramercy Funds Management LLC, and BlackRock (UK)
