| DATE |
$ |
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COMPANY/ASSET ACQUIRED |
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ACQUIROR |
29-Jul-2010
Pending |
$308 million |
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Mitchell Communication Group Limited
Advising Aegis Group plc on its proposed acquisition of Mitchell Communication Group Limited, Australia’s leading independent media buyer |
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Aegis Group plc |
06-Jul-2010
Pending |
$231 million |
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Redflex Holdings Limited
Advising Redflex Holdings, an ASX-listed company that owns and operates the world's largest network of digital speed and red-light cameras, on its strategic options in response to an indicative, non-binding and confidential proposal received from Macquarie Group |
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Macquarie Group Limited |
01-Jul-2010
Pending |
NA |
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Media Monitors
Advising Media Monitors, the leading media intelligence company in Asia-Pacific, on its sale to Quadrant Private Equity |
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Quadrant Private Equity |
28-Jun-2010
Pending |
$1.3 billion |
 |
Guinness Peat Group plc
Advising GPG plc, a listed investment company, on potential restructuring alternatives |
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18-Jun-2010
Closed |
$ 361.1 million |
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USEN Corporation
Advising USEN Corporation, a diversified media company, on the sale of Intelligence Ltd., its 100% owned human resources staffing subsidiary |
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. |
01-Jun-2010
Closed |
$109 million |
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AT&T Japan (an AT&T Inc. company)
Advising AT&T Inc., a premier communications holding company, on its sale of the domestic network outsourcing business of AT&T Japan, its Japanese enterprise unit, to Internet Initiative Japan, one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers |
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Internet Initiative Japan |
27-May-2010
Pending |
$79 million |
|
TOWER Australia Group Limited
Advised TOWER Australia, a provider of life insurance, risk, superannuation and retirement solutions, on its non-accelerated, 1 for 7 renounceable entitlement offer |
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01-Apr-2010
Pending |
$9.2 billion |
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Lihir Gold Limited
Advising Lihir Gold Limited, a leading global gold company with operations in Papua New Guinea, Australian and West Africa on an unsolicited takeover proposal from Newcrest Mining Ltd, an international gold company with gold and copper operations |
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Newcrest Mining Ltd |
31-Mar-2010
Closed |
$3.3 billion |
|
EMOBILE Ltd.
Advising the Independent Committee of eAccess Ltd., Japan's largest DSL wholesaler , on its business combination through a share exchange with EMOBILE, Ltd., the leading mobile data communications provider in Japan |
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eAccess Ltd. |
01-May-2009
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$65 million |
 |
euNetworks Group Limited
Advised euNetworks Group Ltd, a Singapore listed operator of a fibre telecommunications network in Europe, on a repurchase at a discount of the majority of its outstanding convertible bonds, financed by a placement and rights issue |
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01-Dec-2008
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NA |
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Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd.
Advised Cheil Worldwide, Inc, South Korea’s largest marketing agency, on the acquisition of Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd, a leading independent UK advertising agency |
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Cheil Worldwide, Inc. |
08-Oct-2008
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NA |
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MAN Ferrostaal AG
Advised MAN AG in relation to its 70% sale of MAN Ferrostaal AG, a worldwide supplier of industrial services for the construction of large-scale industrial plants and machine supply, to International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) |
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International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) |
02-Oct-2007
|
$4.6 billion |
|
Nikko Cordial Corporation
Advised Nikko Cordial, one of Japan’s largest securities firms, on its proposed share exchange with Citigroup Inc., which resulted in Citigroup’s acquisition of the remaining 32% of Nikko Cordial that it did not already own
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Citigroup, Inc. |
21-May-2007
Pending |
$454 million |
 |
Taro Pharmaceutical Industries
Advising Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the largest Indian pharmaceutical company by market capitalization, on its acquisition of Israeli based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, a multinational generics pharmaceutical company |
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Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. |
15-Dec-2006
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$19.1 billion |
|
Gallaher Group plc
Advised Gallaher Group plc, the world’s fifth largest tobacco company, on a recommended cash offer from Japan Tobacco Inc |
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Japan Tobacco Inc. |
24-Feb-2006
|
$860 million |
 |
Aquarion Company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kelda Group plc)
Advised Kelda Group plc on the sale of Aquarion Company, one of the largest investor-owned water utilities in the US |
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Macquarie Bank |
20-Oct-2005
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NA |
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Drakkar Holdings SA (Adisseo Group)
Advised CVC Capital Partners on the divestiture of Adisseo via the sale of Drakkar Holdings SA to China National BlueStar, a subsidiary of state-owned diversified chemicals company China National Chemical Corporation. Adisseo is a leading player in the animal nutrition market |
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China National Chemical Corporation |
09-Sep-2005
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$1.0 billion |
|
7-Eleven, Inc.
Advised the special committee of 7-Eleven, Inc. in connection with its evaluation of an unsolicited tender offer commenced by Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd |
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Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd |
22-Jun-2005
|
$198 million |
 |
21.5% stake in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings held by Royal & Sun Alliance
Advised Royal & Sun Alliance on the sale of its 21.5% shareholding in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings AG to Jardine Strategic Holdings |
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Jardine Strategic Holdings |
15-Oct-2004
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$135 million |
 |
Akzo Nobel N.V.
Advised Akzo Nobel N.V., a global leader in coatings, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, on the sale of its coating resins activities to Nuplex Industries Ltd. |
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Nuplex Industries Ltd. |
19-Apr-2001
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$10.0 billion |
|
GKN plc (Industrial Services)
Advised Brambles on its merger with the industrial services division of GKN under a dual listed companies structure |
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Brambles Industries Ltd |
25-Mar-2001
|
$9.7 billion |
|
Cable & Wireless Optus Limited, 52.5% subsidiary of Cable and Wireless plc
Advised C&W on the sale of its 52.5% owned Australian subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Optus, to SingTel |
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Singapore Telecommunications Limited |
28-Feb-2000
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$38.1 billion |
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Hong Kong Telecom, 54% subsidiary of Cable and Wireless plc
Advised C&W on the sale of Hong Kong Telecom (54% owned subsidiary of C&W) to PCCW in non-Japan Asia’s largest ever transaction. |
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Pacific Century Cyberworks |
04-Feb-1998
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$75 million |
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The Ritz-Carlton, Boston (Sumitomo Bank)
Advised Sumitomo Bank on the public sale to the Blackstone Group of its promissory note secured by the first mortgage on The Ritz-Carlton, Boston. |
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Blackstone Capital Partners |
