HISTORY
Over a decade of evolution.
From gold miner to investment fund, La Mancha is the result of a series of evolutionary developments under the Sawiris family’s ownership since taking La Mancha Resource Inc. private in 2012. The Sawiris family is an Egyptian family with a distinguished track record of value creation in telecoms, media, real estate, and mining.
Acquisition of a 19.9% stake in a gold exploration company active in the Guiana Shield
Acquisition of an 8.2% founding stake in a gold exploration company active in the Guiana Shield
Acquisition of a 17.1% stake in the company developing the Volta Grande Gold Project in Pará State, Brazil
19.9% acquisition of SRG (now Falcon Energy Materials), a vertically integrated graphite company
Acq. of Elemental & subsequent merge w/ Altus resulting in 21.4% ownership of combined company
Acquisition of 19.9% of a gold developer building the Tocantinzinho project in Brazil
Contribution of assets in to the La Mancha Fund; raising of third-party capital
Acquisition of 19.9% of a company constructing a nickel mine in Brazil
- The Fund was launched in July 2021 with >US$700m in assets that La Mancha Holding had accumulated since 2012 and US$100m of third party capital – link to press release
- Diversified into energy transition metals
Acquisition of 35% stake via private placement
Acquisition of 35% stake via capital increase
Vend-in La Mancha's Australian assets against 31% stake
Vend-in La Mancha's Ivory Coast assets against 30% stake
- La Mancha Holding S.à r.l. became an investment company in 2015 after contributing its assets to listed entities in Australia and Canada
- Actively managed its investments – exiting some assets and combining others with larger businesses
- Developed specialised expertise in acquiring and managing significant stakes in listed gold mining businesses
Société des Mines d’Ity
La Mancha Resources Inc. taken private by the Sawiris family
Divestiture of gold mining assets in Sudan for USD 100M
La Mancha Resources Australia
- La Mancha Resources Inc. was bought in 2012 by the Sawiris family
- Operated three private gold mines across Australia, Ivory Coast, and Sudan
Acquisition of Miata Metals
Acquisition of an 8.2% founding stake in a gold exploration company active in the Guiana Shield
Acquisition of a 17.1% stake in the company developing the Volta Grande Gold Project in Pará State, Brazil
19.9% acquisition of SRG (now Falcon Energy Materials), a vertically integrated graphite company
Acq. of Elemental & subsequent merge w/ Altus resulting in 21.4% ownership of combined company
Acquisition of 19.9% of a gold developer building the Tocantinzinho project in Brazil
Contribution of assets in to the La Mancha Fund; raising of third-party capital
Acquisition of 19.9% of a company constructing a nickel mine in Brazil
- The Fund was launched in July 2021 with >US$700m in assets that La Mancha Holding has accumulated since 2012 and US$100m of third party capital – link to press release
- Diversified into energy transition metals
Acquisition of 35% stake via private placement
Acquisition of 35% stake via capital increase
Vend-in La Mancha's Australian assetsagainst 31% stake
Vend-in La Mancha's Ivory Coast assetsagainst 30% stake
- La Mancha Holding S.à r.l. became an investment company in 2015 after contributing its assets to listed entities in Australia and Canada
- Actively managed its investments – exiting some assets and combining others with larger businesses
- Developed specialised expertise in acquiring and managing significant stakes in listed gold mining businesses
Société des Mines d’Ity
La Mancha Resources Inc. taken private by the Sawiris family
Divestiture of gold mining assets in Sudan for USD 100M
La Mancha Resources Australia
- La Mancha Resource Inc. was bought in 2012 by the Sawiris family
- Operates three private gold mines across Australia, Ivory Coast, and Sudan