Borneo mines lure Rothschild into the wild

…be one of the biggest listed companies on the London exchange. Now a year later the partnership behind Bumi plc could be on the brink of collapse. See http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/14/us-rothschild-bakrie-idUSTRE7AC00420111114.  …

Indonesia 's Bakrie to sell 23.8% Bumi stake for $1 bn

…was sealed after Swiss-based Glencore, the world’s largest diversified commodity trader, dropped out of talks on refinancing the Bakrie loan. See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page504?oid=138695&sn=Detail. See also http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/01/bakrie-borneo-lumbung-idUSL4E7M102V20111101 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/02/bakrie-sells-part-bumi-stake-repay-bulk-135b-loan.html http://www.bisnis.com/articles/borneo-energy-buys-bumi-plc-through-us$1-billion-transaction http://www.bisnis.com/articles/local-tycoon-to-impede-glencore-in-controlling-bumi-plc-sunday-times http://www.bisnis.com/articles/bakrie-approaches-renaissance-leaving-glencore-sources-say  …

Rothschild ‘Confident’ in Bakrie Loan Talks

Nathaniel Rothschild, co-chairman of miner Bumi Plc, says he has “total confidence” that Indonesia’s Bakrie family, Bumi’s largest shareholders, would succeed with plans to refinance a $1.35 billion (855.73 million…