Exhibit 23.5
January 27, 2020
Board of Directors
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc.
200 Public Square, Suite 3300
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2315
Members of the Board:
We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter, dated December 2, 2019, to the Board of Directors of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Inc. (“Cliffs”) as Annex B to, and to the references thereto under the headings “Summary—Opinions of Financial Advisors—Opinion of Moelis, Cliffs’ financial advisor”, “The Merger—Background of the Merger”, “The Merger—Recommendation of the Cliffs Board and Reasons for the Merger”, “The Merger—Opinion of Moelis, Cliffs’ Financial Advisor” in, the joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed transaction involving Cliffs and AK Steel Holding Corporation, which joint proxy statement/prospectus forms a part of Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Cliffs (the “Registration Statement”).
By giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in, or that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Moelis & Company LLC
MOELIS & COMPANY LLC