This was reflected by a decline in capital raised, which fell by 22% during the quarter to $50.2-billion – down from $60.7-billion in the second quarter. However, as markets continue to stabilise, gold miner Barrick Gold’s announcement in the third quarter that it will acquire Randgold for $6.5-billion could influence other industry players to seek volume growth through M&A. EY global mining and metals transactions leader Lee Downham said, in the third quarter of 2018, mining and metals companies continued to tread carefully in their approach to dealmaking and capital allocation. “Geopolitical instability, ... (full story)