Lithium Opportunities Charge the Middle Market

While the Livent-Alklkem merger grabbed headlines in January for creating the third largest lithium producer in the world behind Albemarle and Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM) of Chile, just as exciting for the industry is the activity among private capital players in the sector. Lithium is a key ing...

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Published inMergers and Acquisitions Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 20 - 21
Main Author Morris, Gregory D L
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wilton Middle Market Information LLC 01.03.2024
Subjects
Debt financing
Due diligence
Electric vehicles
Gases
Investors
Lithium
Prices
Pricing policies
Private equity
Private placement
Strategic materials
China
Chile
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Summary:While the Livent-Alklkem merger grabbed headlines in January for creating the third largest lithium producer in the world behind Albemarle and Sociedad Química y Minera (SQM) of Chile, just as exciting for the industry is the activity among private capital players in the sector. Lithium is a key ingredient in batteries for electric cars and renewable power storage, making it a critical commodity to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, according to Hugo Nicolaci, an analyst in Goldman Sachs Research. Processing is the right size for the middle market to deploy capital."
ISSN:0026-0010