Peter Gray, Head of KPMG Corporate Finance LLC's Energy and Natural Resources Team in the U.S., Participates in KPMG's Global Metals Webcast on June 8, 2010

Peter Gray, Managing Director and Head of KPMG Corporate Finance LLC's Energy and Natural Resources Team in the U.S. participates in KPMG's Global Metals Webcast on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. for an informative webcast entitled, "Focus on M&A - Transactions in Metals Reset to Growth" This webcast looks at the prospects for mergers and acquistions in the metals markets globally.

Following a massive global economic downturn, the steel industry is showing strong growth in 2010 and the outlook is positive for the future. What remains to be seen is how metals companies will react to the opening up of the capital markets and the availability of assets in the marketplace. What kind of transaction activity can we expect in the metals market?

Please join us for this Global Metals Webcast, moderated by Mark Barrus, KPMG’s Global Head of Metals, to hear about:

• The renewal of the metals sector globally and the outlook for deal activity in the sector – Presented by David Brooks, Senior Vice President, American Metal Market
• The critical success factors to ensure your M&A activities deliver value – Presented by Peter Gray, Managing Director, KPMG Corporate Finance in the U.S.

Other topics that we will cover on this Webcast include:

- Financing: getting access to the capital that you need
- Pre-deal evaluations and due diligence: finding the right targets
- Transaction structuring: enhancing shareholder value
- Business integration: making the most from your investment

To register for the event, please email Peter Gray.

About KPMG Corporate Finance LLC

KPMG Corporate Finance provides a full suite of investment banking and advisory services to its domestic and international clients. Our professionals have the experience and depth of knowledge in global M&A and project finance to advise clients on mergers and acquisitions, sales and divestitures, buyouts, financings, debt restructurings, equity recapitalizations, infrastructure project finance, and other advisory initiatives. In addition, we remain independent of financing sources, helping to ensure that our efforts are objective and aligned with the goals of clients.

Operating in 62 countries, KPMG's member firms' corporate finance practices (KPMG) comprise more than 2,200 professionals who are able to meet the needs of clients across the globe. In 2009, as a leading financial adviser, KPMG completed 260 deals totaling US$119.7 billion, according to Thomson Reuters SDC's global M&A league tables.