Mining M&A volumes, value start the year off strong – White & Case

By Sabrina Jardim – Mining Weekly

Analysis from global law firm White & Case shows that mining merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction activity recorded its fastest start to a year since 2023 in terms of both transaction volumes and aggregate deal value, despite the breakdown in talks between Glencore and Rio Tinto.

The data taken from White & Case’s M&A Explorer shows that there were 121 M&A deals in the first quarter of this year, an increase from 117 in the first quarter of 2025 and 102 in the first quarter of 2024.