Total metals & mining industry M&A deals worth $7.8bn were announced in the Canada in Q2 2022, led by Gold Fields’ $6.7bn acquisition of Yamana Gold, according to GlobalData’s deals database.

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The value marked an increase of 3315.9% over the previous quarter and a rise of 211.2% when compared with the last four-quarter average of $2.5bn.

Canada held a 37.66% share of the global metals & mining industry M&A deal value that totalled $20.66bn in Q2 2022.

In terms of deal activity, the Canada recorded 30 M&A deals during Q2 2022, marking an increase of 42.86% over the previous quarter and a drop of 6.25% over the last four-quarter average.

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Canada metals & mining industry M&A deals in Q2 2022: Top deals

The top five metals & mining industry M&A deals accounted for 99.4% of the overall value during Q2 2022.

The combined value of the top five metals & mining M&A deals stood at $7.73bn, against the overall value of $7.8bn recorded for the quarter.

The top five metals & mining industry M&A deals of Q2 2022 tracked by GlobalData were:

1) Gold Fields $6.7bn acquisition deal with Yamana Gold

2) The $646.37m acquisition of Nomad RoyaltyLtd by Sandstorm Gold

3) Orla Mining $189.23m acquisition deal with Gold Standard Ventures

4) The $161.59m acquisition of UEX by Uranium Energy

5) 1363013 B.C. $33.67m acquisition of 25.2% stake in Entree Resources