Miner Owned by South America's Richest Family Mulls Issuance.

MINERS; COPPER miners; CHIEF financial officers

Copper miner Antofagasta Plc is reportedly in discussions with investors for its first dollar bond offering in nearly two years. The company's Chief Financial Officer and other executives have been meeting with money managers, potentially leading to a 10-year dollar note issuance. The global coordinators for the deal are Citigroup and JPMorgan, with BofA Securities, Credit Agricole CIB, Natixis, and Scotiabank acting as joint bookrunners. Antofagasta, which operates copper mines in Chile, last accessed global debt markets in 2022. The Luksic family, who own a controlling stake in the company, have a fortune of over $33 billion. [Extracted from the article]

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