GOLD - Silvercorp's $147M Acquisition Stalls As Lawsuit Challenges Key Ecuadorian Project | Benzinga
Canadian miner Silvercorp Metals‘ (AMEX:SVM) planned acquisition of Adventus Mining (OTC:ADVZF), an Ecuadorian copper-gold exploration company, has encountered a potential roadblock due to a legal challenge regarding the environmental permit for Adventus’ key El Domo copper project.
Announced in April, the all-stock deal valued at C$200 million ($147 million) would have granted Silvercorp a 75% interest in El Domo. However, a customary closing condition stipulated the absence of any material adverse effects. Silvercorp contends that the potential cancellation of the environmental permit constitutes such an effect.
"The company will continue to monitor and evaluate the litigation and its surrounding circumstances and remains open to working cooperatively with Adventus with a view to closing the transaction if the conditions to closing for the benefit of Silvercorp can be satisfied," ...