Alta Copper Gets Acquired: Were Shareholders Robbed?

There’s another transaction afoot in the junior mining world. But rather than celebrate, investors behind this deal are rather displeased. And they’re making it known across the message boards this week.

That transaction is the acquisition of Alta Copper (TSX: ATCU) by Fortescue Ltd. To Fortescue’s credit, there is in fact a significant premium at play here based on the 30 day volume weighted average price. But copper has been on the run in recent weeks, and well, investors of Alta feel like they’ve been robbed despite that premium.

Lets dive in.


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2 Responses

  1. Me pregunto donde queda la visión, misión y los valores éticos y morales cuando se adquiere una mayor participación bajo pretexto de incrementar el valor del proyecto y logrado esta situación se trata de aprovechar para tratar de adquirir el proyecto por unos centavos sabiendo que vale entre 7 a 10 veces mas, perjudicando a los demás inversionistas que lograron el desarrollo del proyecto?

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