To assist in the process of identifying, evaluating and pursuing potential strategic alternatives, the company has engaged Perella Weinberg Partners LP as restructuring advisor, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. as M&A advisor and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP as legal advisor.
James River has not made a decision to pursue any specific transaction or other strategic alternative, and there can be no assurance that the exploration of strategic alternatives will result in the identification or consummation of any transaction.
James River is one of the leading coal producers in Central Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. The company sells metallurgical, bituminous steam and industrial-grade coal to electric utility companies and industrial customers both domestically and internationally. Its operations are managed through operating subsidiaries located throughout eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia and southern Indiana.
