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Julie Cohen
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Cahill Represents Financing Sources in Acquisition of Ryerson Inc. by Platinum Equity

Date: 10/19/07

Cahill represented Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. (acting through its Canada Branch), as Canadian Agent, ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and General Electric Capital Corporation as Co-Syndication Agents and Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC and Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Central), as Co-Documentation Agents in the $1,350,000,000 Asset Based Credit Facility for Ryerson Inc., comprised of $1,200,000,000 U.S. Tranche and a $150,000,000 Canadian Tranche in connection with the acquisition of Ryerson Inc. by Platinum Equity.

Cahill represented Banc of America Securities as initial purchasers in connection with a $575,000,000 Rule 144 A offering of notes comprised of $150,000,000 Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2014 and $425,000,000 12% Senior Secured Notes due 2015, also in connection with the acquisition of Ryerson Inc. by Platinum Equity.

Julie Cohen
Director of Marketing and Communications
212.701.3614
jcohen@cahill.com