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Mick Davis

Type: Person

Name: Mick Davis

Title: Chief Executive

Organization: Xstrata plc

Date of Birth: 1959

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Biography for Mick Davis

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Glencore International Plc

Don't panic, it's just the mining cycle

ITS not the end of the world, its a mining cycle. So said analysts of BMO Capital in a recent note that though it sought to soothe client fears, still warned of pressure in the industry over the medium-term.Its true: times are hard for mining investors. ... [Published Mining MX - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mining, Mick Davis, Glencore International Plc, Fenner Plc, Xstrata plc

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

James Ashton: Shaken and stirred, Sir John Bond is ousted after digging himself into a hole at miner

Mr Bond, we've been expecting you. The ambush that greeted Sir John Bond in a small Swiss theatre was every bit as dramatic as the assaults his namesake superspy has faced over the years. Yet while James can feel aggrieved when the baddies obstruct his ... [Published The Independent - May 16 2013]

Entities: John Bond, James Ashton, Glencore International Plc, Xstrata plc, Ivan Glasenberg

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

BHP Billiton Plc

Private equity set to pounce as mining...

Brett Foley and Elisabeth Behrmann Melbourne and SydneyMining firms led by BHP Billiton are holding the biggest sale of assets this year just as commodity prices head into a bear market. What is bad timing for the mining houses may be the opposite for ... [Published Daily News South Africa - May 10 2013]

Entities: Private Equity, Mining, BHP Billiton Plc, Rio Tinto Group

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 2 reports

Davis eyes mining investment

ONLY days after losing his job due to the Glencore-Xstrata merger, Mick Davis has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs to help him set up a mining fund.The 55-year-old South African finished up at Xstrata on Wednesday and has wasted no time plotting his highly ... [Published PNGIndustryNews.net - May 08 2013]

Entities: Mick Davis, Xstrata plc, Mining, Mergers & Acquisitions, Glencore International Plc

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Mick Davis

Goldman helping Davis with new enterprise

MICK Davis, the former chief executive of Xstrata who stood down from the company last week after its merger with commodities trading house Glencore, is pushing on with his next venture. Davis, commonly known as “Mick the miner”, is understood to... ... [Published City A.M. - May 07 2013]

Entities: Mick Davis, Glencore International Plc, Xstrata plc

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 3 reports

Xstrata plc

Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis hires Goldman Sachs for new mining venture

By Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis has hired Goldman Sachs to raise cash for his new mining venture, according to reports.Davis is setting up an investment firm to snap up mines as major firms offload assets bought prior to the financial crisis in anticipation ... [Published Mail Online UK - May 06 2013]

Entities: Mick Davis, Xstrata plc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Mining

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 3 reports

Davis hires Goldman to raise mining fund

Mick Davis has asked Goldman to raise a new fund that will buy stakes in mining assets only days after his former company was taken over by GlencoreEuropean Energy Markets.White Paper:Power and gas companies now require advanced technology to overcome ... [Published Commodities Now - May 05 2013]

Entities: Mick Davis, Mining, Commodities

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 2 reports

DJ Mick Davis Appoints Goldman Sachs To Raise Funds - Report

LONDON--South African mining veteran Mick Davis, who last week stepped down as chief executive of Xstrata, has hired Goldman Sachs to raise a multibillion-dollar fund to buy mines and make a comeback, according to the Sunday Times. The Sunday Times said ... [Published Individual.com - May 05 2013]

Entities: Mick Davis, Xstrata plc, Glencore International Plc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 2 reports

Mick Davis appoints Goldman Sach to raise funds

Mick Davis, who lost his job as chief executive of Xstrata on Friday when it was taken over by Glencore, has appointed Goldman Sachs to rise funds. ... [Published Telegraph - May 05 2013]

Entities: Mick Davis, Appointed, Glencore International Plc, Xstrata plc

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 2 reports

Glencore GC appointed as Xstrata merger goes live

Glencore Xstrata has appointed Glencore general counsel Richard Marshall as its overall legal chief following the $64bn merger that created the mining giant.Marshall, who headed commodities trader Glencore’s in-house team since 2005, will take the overall ... [Published The Lawyer - May 03 2013]

Entities: Glencore International Plc, Xstrata plc, Mergers & Acquisitions

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 3 reports

Glasenberg at long last concludes Xstrata buy

AFTER years of on-off talks, months of brinksmanship and often bitter negotiations, Glencore’s head Ivan Glasenberg completed the $30bn acquisition of Xstrata on Thursday — the mining industry’s biggest takeover yet.But even as the champagne pops, investors ... [Published BDlive - May 03 2013]

Entities: Ivan Glasenberg, Xstrata plc, Glencore International Plc

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

Glencore-Xstrata merger now complete

THE merger of resources groups Xstrata and Glencore International has been completed. It took effect on Thursday, with the name change to Glencore Xstrata expected to take effect in Jersey later in the day, and the combined entity’s shares to begin trading ... [Published BDlive - May 02 2013]

Entities: Xstrata plc, Glencore International Plc, Ivan Glasenberg

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THE DISTILLERY: Chinese charge [Published Business Spectator - May 19 2013]
Toxic, weak and chaotic at the Board [Published Jewish Chronicle - May 17 2013]
Don't panic, it's just the mining cycle [Published Mining MX - May 17 2013]
James Ashton: Shaken and stirred, Sir John Bond... [Published The Independent - May 16 2013]
Shareholder rebellion claims five scalps at Gle... [Published The Independent - May 16 2013]
Glencore Xstrata shareholders sweep the deck clean [Published Globe and Mail - May 16 2013]
OPINION: Better late than never for revolt [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Surprise shake-up marks Glencore Xstrata meeting [Published Swiss Info - May 16 2013]
Chairman ousted as Glencore Xstrata board is cl... [Published London Evening Standard - May 16 2013]
Glencore Names Hayward Interim Chairman After B... [Published Bloomberg - May 16 2013]
Ex-BP Chief Hayward Emerges as Interim Chairman... [Published New York Times - May 16 2013]
Drama as Glencore Xstrata chairman Sir John Bon... [Published London Evening Standard - May 16 2013]
Hayward steps up as Glencore Xstrata chairman d... [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom RSS feed - May 16 2013]
Spreading the risk around [Published Financial Mail - May 16 2013]
Glencore Xstrata Director Steve Robson Resigns ... [Published Bloomberg - May 16 2013]
Today's Market View Including Centamin PLC and ... [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom RSS feed - May 15 2013]
Glencore, Xstrata Merger Set Following Approval [Published Engineering And Mining Journal - May 14 2013]
Glencore cans Balaclava Island... [Published MiningNewsPremium.net - May 14 2013]
Private equity set to pounce as mining... [Published Daily News South Africa - May 10 2013]
Miners offloading assets amid commodity price s... [Published BDlive - May 10 2013]
ERNST & YOUNG: Global Mining, Metals Confidence... [Published 4 Traders - May 09 2013]
Mine Sales in Bear Market Brings Private Equity... [Published Bloomberg - May 08 2013]
Today's Market View Including IMIC plc, Petra D... [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom RSS feed - May 08 2013]
Davis eyes mining investment [Published PNGIndustryNews.net - May 08 2013]
Davis eyes mining investment [Published MiningNewsPremium.net - May 08 2013]
Where & how will Mick Davis start afresh [Published Mining MX - May 07 2013]
Today's Market View Including Afferro Mining, S... [Published Proactive Investors.co.uk - May 07 2013]
EUROPEAN EQUITY OPENING HEADLINES INCLUDING: BG... [Published Proactive Investors.co.uk - May 07 2013]
Goldman helping Davis with new enterprise [Published City A.M. - May 07 2013]
Mick Davis Follows Buffett's Advice By Investin... [Published Forbes.com - May 06 2013]

Blogs

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In the papers: Royal Mail sell-off will raise l... [Published Proactiveinvestors United Kingdom website - Apr 17 2013] The Times Nomura mans barricade against Monte dei Paschi assets seizure: One of the two investment banks entangled in the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena scandal has vowed to fight Italian attempts to seize €1.8 bn of its assets. Oil defies ‘new ...
Dogs bark and Xstrata’s Davis moves on [Published FT.com - John Gapper's Business Blog - Apr 17 2013] Mick Davis’s departure from Glencore-Xstrata without serving a six-month transition period at the merged company is a classic dog-bites-man story. It looked inevitable even when my colleague Helen Thomas and I met him in January for an interview, but ...
Ignoring These Two Warnings Could Cut Your Port... [Published Zero Hedge - Mar 13 2013] The Fed’s let the inflation genie out of the box. It’s not going to show up in the CPI because US Government changes the CPI regularly to underplay the threat of inflation. However, if you look at what’s happening in the real economy with corporations, ...
Frontrunning: March 8 [Published Zero Hedge - Mar 08 2013] Firms Send Record Cash Back to Investors ( WSJ ) And in totally opposite news, from the same source: Firms Race to Raise Cash ( WSJ ) China warns over fresh currency tensions ( FT ) Hollande faces pressure over jobs pledge ( FT ) Obama efforts renew ...
The Departure Of Tom Albanese Marks The End Of ... [Published Clusterstock - Jan 19 2013] Shortly after Tom Albanese (pictured) took the top job at Rio Tinto in 2007, the mining giant emerged victorious in the bidding war for Alcan, a Canadian aluminium company. No one doubted that it was a top performer, albeit in a difficult business. ...

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Hiring and Firing of Mining CEOs [Published ABN Digital - Video - Dec 11 2012]