KPMG Corporate Finance LLC

KPMG Corporate Finance LLC, a full service, independent, middle-market investment bank, today announced that it was the exclusive advisor for the privately-owned Concept Mining and The Ridge Land Group on the sale of its metallurgical coal business in West Virginia to ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest integrated metals and mining company. The transaction adds in excess of 57 million metric tons of saleable and recoverable coal reserves and resources in the Appalachian region to ArcelorMittal.

Bridge Finance Group Provides a $7 Million

Bridge Finance Group announced the completion of a $5.0 million revolving line of credit and a $2.0 million term loan to Wafer Reclaim Services, LLC (”WRS”). The Company is headquartered in San Jose, California. WRS is engaged in the business of sorting, stripping, polishing, and cleaning used wafers for semiconductor and solar manufacturers. WRS made use of the proceeds to acquire Montco Silicon Technologies which greatly enhances the existing credit by adding customer diversification, east coast operations and additional product lines to WRS’s existing business.