Overview
- Critical Metals announced Monday an all‑stock agreement to buy European Lithium, valuing the target at about $835 million with an exchange ratio of 0.035 CRML per EULIF share.
- The acquisition would give Critical Metals 100% of the Tanbreez heavy rare‑earth project in Greenland, up from 92.5% today, eliminating a separate minority owner.
- The companies plan to implement the transaction through Schemes of Arrangement that require shareholder approval, with a scheme meeting expected in the third quarter and closing targeted in the second half of 2026.
- CRML shares jumped after the news and finished the day up about 26%, signaling investor support for consolidating the project under one operator.
- European Lithium holds significant cash and CRML shares that are expected to be canceled at closing, which the companies say would cut dilution, lift trading float, and strengthen funding for a resource key to EV motors, wind turbines, and defense uses.