Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) -7.2% in Monday's trading after it agreed to buy Anglo American's (OTCQX:AAUKF) (OTCQX:NGLOY) coal business for nearly $3.8B, even while analysts appear to react positively to the deal.

Anglo American signed a deal to sell its remaining steelmaking coal assets to U.S. miner Peabody Energy for up to $3.8 billion, the first major step in its large-scale business reshaping.

Peabody Energy, a coal mining company, was falling early Monday after it agreed to buy the steelmaking coal business of mining giant Anglo American.Shares fell 1.7% to $26.95 when the market opened. The company is paying up to $3.

Peabody Energy has obtained a $2.075-billion bridge loan from a mix of banks and private credit to back its acquisition of Anglo American’s steelmaking coal business. The US miner plans to refinance the loan before the acquisition closes in the first half of next year,

Anglo American is selling its remaining steelmaking coal assets for up to $3.8 billion to U.S. firm Peabody Energy, as the London-listed mining giant restructures its business after rejecting several takeover bids by rival BHP.

With US demand for coal waning, Peabody Energy Corp. has struck a deal to shift its focus on targeting growth in the global steel market.

(Reuters) -Anglo American on Monday agreed to sell its Australian steelmaking coal mines to Peabody Energy for a cash consideration of up to $3.78 billion, in its first major disposal as part of a wider restructuring plan.

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Anglo American’s deal sits in line with the mining company’s plans to refocus its business on copper, iron ore and crop nutrients.