Ilan Bahar is Co-Head of BMO Capital Markets’ Global Metals & Mining Group, having joined the firm in 2005. Ilan is responsible for the strategic direction, coordination, and performance of the Global Metals & Mining practice. Representative transactions include advising Newmont on its US$10 billion combination with Goldcorp and Nevada joint venture with Barrick, advising Vale on its US$690 million cobalt stream sale, advising Thompson Creek on its US$1.1 billion sale to Centerra, advising Osisko on its hostile defence and C$3.9 billion sale to Agnico Eagle and Yamana, acting as bookrunner for over C$2.5 billion of equity offerings for Detour Gold, and advising Quadra FNX on its C$3.5 billion sale to KGHM. Ilan graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering and was awarded the W.S. Wilson Medal upon graduation.