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South32 weighs tilt at Botswana copper mine Khoemacau, hires RBC

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Jun 5, 2023 – 7.55pm

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South32 boss Graham Kerr must have big-ticket M&A on his mind.

Street Talk can reveal the company has hired RBC Capital Markets to help prepare an indicative bid for Khoemacau Copper Mining in Botswana, which is expected to be worth north of $US2 billion ($3 billion).

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column. Email Kanika at kanika.sood@afr.com.au

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Emma on Twitter. Email Emma at emma.rapaport@afr.com