Platinum Equity has agreed to acquire Ryerson Inc., Chicago, IL, for $2 billion, which includes the assumption of debt. The price represents a 15 percent premium over Ryerson’s closing share price on Feb. 31, 2007, the day Ryerson announced it was considering strategic alternatives. Ryerson is a distributor and processor of metals in North America, with 2006 revenues of $5.9 billion. More
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Ryerson reported second quarter sales of $1.6 billion, a 7.2 percent increase from the year-ago period. Profit was up 72 percent year-over-year. More  ;
Industrial Distribution Group, Inc.,
