{"id":1117430,"date":"2019-05-23T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?guid=61a38e3596cc95daa85ce5e900e4ea4f"},"modified":"2019-05-23T07:51:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T07:51:10","slug":"pic-faces-dilemma-over-backing-lonmin-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1117430","title":{"rendered":"PIC faces dilemma over backing Lonmin deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa&#8217;s Public Investment Corporation (PIC) faces a tough choice: back Sibanye Gold\u2019s takeover of Lonmin, and take a hit on its investment, or scupper the deal and risk having to pony up more cash for the platinum miner. When Lonmin shareholder votes are tallied next Tuesday at a meeting in London, the PIC\u2019s 30% stake would be enough to block the acquisition. While the takeover was originally touted as a lifeline as Lonmin hemorrhaged cash, Africa\u2019s largest money manager is troubled by the drop in Sibanye\u2019s stock since the all-share deal was announced in December 2017, according to a person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa&#8217;s Public Investment Corporation (PIC) faces a tough choice: back Sibanye Gold\u2019s takeover of Lonmin, and take a hit on its investment, or scupper the deal and risk having to pony up more cash for the platinum miner. 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