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

Cahill Represents Financing Sources in Acquisition of Symbion by Crestview Partners

Date: 08/23/07

Cahill represented Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Fifth Third Bank, as Co-Documentation Agents in connection with the $350,000,000 Credit Facilities by Symbol Merger Sub, Inc. comprised of a $100,000,000 Revolver, $125,000,000 Tranche A Term Loan and a $125,000,000 Tranche B Term Loan.

Cahill represented Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation, as Administrative Agent, Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Banc of America Securities LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, Banc of America Bridge LLC as Syndication Agent and Banc of America Securities LLC as Joint Lead Arranger and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc as Documentation Agent in connection with a $175,000,000 Bridge Loan to Symbol Merger Sub, Inc.

The net proceeds from the Credit Facilities and the Bridge Loan were used by Crestview Partners L.P. to finance its acquisition of Symbion, Inc.

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