Anglo American is considering a counterbid for Macarthur Coal in an attempt to gatecrash a A$4.7bn (US$5.2bn) bid for the Australian coal group from Peabody Energy and ArcelorMittal.
Earlier this month, Macarthur Coal said it was open to offers valuing its business at nearly A$5bn after formally rejecting an “opportunistic” bid from Peabody Energy of the US and steelmaker ArcelorMittal.
People familiar with the bid process said there were a number of interested parties in the data room, one of which was Anglo American. The mining group is said to be working with its traditional advisers, which include Goldman Sachs.
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