Former BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) chief executive Brian Gilbertson and the low-profile Swiss-based coal house AMCI have made a joint bid to finance Consolidated Minerals (CNM-L, CNM-A). Gilbertson comes to the deal with a private-equity firm he heads, Pallinghurst Resources Fund. AMCI holds a number of coal properties around the world, and minority interests in American coal producers Alpha Natural Resources (ANR-N) and Foundation Coal Holdings (FCL-N).
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