Home MINING INDABA 2018: Private equity interest in mining continues after 31% increase in 2017 deal value - BLP Private equity investment in mining is expected to remain strong after deal value rose 31% year on year to $2.3 billion in 2017, with the greatest interest seen in copper and in Africa, according to research from law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP). Copper overtook gold as the most popular commodity among private equity firms and African deals made up $1 billion of the total value, the research shows. There were 20 copper... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Janie Davies February 07, 2018 11:25 GMT Cape Town Keywords mining investment private equity investment copper investment gold investment battery metals investment BLP Mining Indaba Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}