By Chris Dorrell Anglogold Ashanti is to buy FTSE 250-listed Centamin in a deal worth $2.5bn (£1.9bn), it has been announced. The deal represents a premium of 36.7 per cent to Centamin’s closing share price yesterday. Centamin shareholders will own around 16 per cent of Anglogold Ashanti’s enlarged share capital. The South African gold mining giant said Centamin was a “compelling strategic fit”, highlighting the firm’s Sukari mine in Egypt. The mine is Egypt’s largest gold mine and is also one of the world’s largest, having produced 5.9m ounces of gold since entering production in 2009. Anglog…