Greenhill has considerable transaction experience and a global network of corporate relationships in the Consumer Goods & Retail sector.  Our managing directors and professionals in North America, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia and Japan have executed many of the most significant and complex transactions for some of the leading companies in the industry.

Our experience in the Consumer Goods & Retail industry encompasses the following sub-sectors: consumer goods; food; beverage; restaurants; and retail.

DATE	$		COMPANY/ASSET ACQUIRED		ACQUIROR
20-Feb-2013	$120 million		Trivett Automotive Group Advised Inchcape plc, the leading independent international automotive distributor and retailer, on the acquisition of Trivett Automotive Group, the leading luxury and premium automotive group in Australia		Inchcape plc
10-Jan-2013	$3.3 billion		SUPERVALU, Inc. Advised SUPERVALU, a leading food retailer, on the sale of its New Albertsons, Inc. subsidiary to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management L.P. In addition to the sale, Greenhill also advised the Company on a simultaneous equity tender offer by Cerberus for up to a 30% stake in pro forma SUPERVALU		Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
07-Dec-2012	$43 million		Champion Flour Limited Advised Goodman Fielder, a leading Australian listed food company, on the sale of its New Zealand flour milling business, Champion Flour, to Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.		Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
23-Oct-2012	$5.7 billion		Target Corporation’s REDcard credit card assets Advised The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on its acquisition of Target Corporation’s REDcard credit card assets		The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group
26-Sep-2012	NA		Dick Smith Electronics, a subsidiary of Woolworths Limited Advised Woolworths Limited, Australia’s largest supermarket operator, on the sale of its Consumer Electronics retail chain, Dick Smith Electronics, to Anchorage Capital Partners		Anchorage Capital Partners
06-Jul-2012	$730 million		WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG Provided fairness opinion to the Executive Management Board of WMF in connection with the voluntary public takeover offer by Finedining Capital GmbH, a holding company in the possession of funds managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
18-Jun-2012	NA		Pension Trustees of Howden Joinery Group plc Advised the Pension Trustees of Howden Joinery Group plc in negotiating a revised schedule of deficit reduction payments, and with regards to their security position relative to the Company’s lenders
18-Jun-2012	$386 million		Little World Beverages Advised Lion on the acquisition of Little World Beverages, Australia’s largest listed brewer and one of the country’s leading players in the Craft beer segment		Lion / Kirin
04-May-2012	$55 million		Armajaro Trading Limited Advised Armajaro Trading Limited, a global soft commodity trading house and supply chain manager, on raising mezzanine capital from the International Finance Corporation, a unit of the World Bank		International Finance Corporation
16-Jan-2012	$428 million		Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC Advised Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC, the UK’s largest processor of fresh milk, on a recommended offer from Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller S.e.c.s.		Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller
17-Oct-2011	$630 million		Rebel Group Limited Advised Super Retail Group on the acquisition of Rebel Group Limited, Australia’s largest retailer of sporting goods, for A$610 million and the associated A$334 million capital raising used to fund the acquisition		Super Retail Group
27-Sep-2011	$259 million		Goodman Fielder Limited Advised Goodman Fielder Limited, an Australian consumer foods manufacturer and distributor, on its equity capital raising via a rights issue
13-Jun-2011	$2.3 billion		The Timberland Corporation Advised VF Corporation, a global leader in branded lifestyle apparel on its acquisition of The Timberland Company, a leading outdoor footwear and apparel company		VF Corporation
09-May-2011	$843 million		The Forzani Group Ltd. Advised The Forzani Group Ltd., Canada's largest national retailer of brand-name and private-brand sporting goods, apparel and footwear, on its sale to Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited		Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited
13-Apr-2011	NA		Retail Apparel Group Advised CHAMP Ventures on the sale of its portfolio company Retail Apparel Group, an Australian based men’s specialty apparel retailer, to Navis Capital, one of the largest regional private equity business in south-east Asia		Navis Capital
11-Feb-2011	$986 million		Findel plc Advised Findel plc, a UK listed multi-channel retailer, on the restructuring of its balance sheet comprising an equity capital raising and refinancing of its debt and pension obligations
07-Feb-2011	$548 million		Wesco Financial Corporation Advised the Special Committee of Wesco Financial Corporation in connection with Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s proposal to acquire the remaining 19.9% of the shares of Wesco’s common stock that it does not presently own		Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
24-Dec-2010	NA		Tegel Foods Limited Advised Pacific Equity Partners and ANZ, the shareholders of Tegel Foods (Tegel), on the sale of Tegel, New Zealand’s preeminent producer of poultry products, to Affinity Equity Partners		Affinity Equity Partners
13-Dec-2010	$256 million		Maxinutrition Group Holdings Limited Advised GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the UK listed international pharmaceutical and consumer company, on its acquisition of Maxinutrition Group Holdings Limited, a UK based sports nutrition business, from Darwin Private Equity		GlaxoSmithKline Plc
26-Aug-2010	$622 million		Woolworths Limited Advised Woolworths Limited, an Australian food and general merchandise retailer, on its A$704 million off-market share buy-back
12-Aug-2010	NA		Kohl’s Corporation Private Label Credit Card Business Advised Kohl’s Corporation on a strategic alliance relating to its private label credit card business with Capital One Financial Corporation		Capital One Financial Corporation
10-Mar-2010	$576 million		Camelot Group plc Advised the shareholders of Camelot – Cadbury, De La Rue, Fujitsu, Royal Mail and Thales – on the sale of their shareholdings in Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery, to Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan		Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan
25-Feb-2010	$14.4 billion		Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Advised the Affiliated Transaction Committee of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. on the sale of its North American bottling operations to The Coca-Cola Company and on its concurrent acquisition of The Coca-Cola Company’s bottling operations in the Nordic region		The Coca-Cola Company
10-Aug-2009	$596 million		Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc. Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world’s largest bookseller, on its acquisition of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc.		Barnes & Noble, Inc.
29-Jul-2009	$138 million		Groupe Aeroplan Inc. Advised Groupe Aeroplan on its C$150MM participation in a C$600MM credit facility for Air Canada
28-Jul-2008	$2.1 billion		Tesco Personal Finance Group Limited Advised Tesco plc in relation to its acquisition of the 50% interest it does not already own in Tesco Personal Finance Group Limited, a joint venture with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. Tesco Personal Finance offers a range of retail insurance and banking products under the Tesco brand		Tesco plc
21-May-2008	$85 million		Dobbies Garden Centres plc Advised Tesco plc in relation to its public cash offer to acquire the 35% of Dobbies Garden Centres plc which it does not already own		Tesco plc
23-Apr-2008	$2.8 billion		Wendy's International, Inc. Advised the special committee of the board of directors in connection with its merger with Triarc Companies, Inc., the operator of the Arby’s franchise. The combined systems will have approximately 10,000 restaurant units and pro forma annual system sales of approximately $12.5 billion, positioning it as the nation’s third largest quick service restaurant company		Triarc Companies, Inc.
16-Jul-2007	$2.1 billion		Applebee’s International, Inc. Sole advisor to IHOP Corp., the fastest growing family dining concept in the US, on its acquisition of Applebee's		IHOP Corp.
08-Jun-2007	$448 million		Dobbies Garden Centres plc Acted as financial adviser to Tesco plc on its recommended acquisition of Dobbies Garden Centres plc, one of the UK's largest garden centre retailers		Tesco plc
30-Mar-2007	$24.4 billion		Alliance Boots plc Advised Alliance Boots plc, the leading international pharmacy-led health and beauty group, on a proposal regarding an offer for the company from a consortium comprising of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano Pessina		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano Pessina
18-Dec-2006	NA		InBev SA Advised InBev SA, the world's largest brewery, on the sale of German regional brewery Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu KG		Mr. Wolfgang Dinkelacker
15-Dec-2006	$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		Japan Tobacco Inc.
12-Apr-2006			WH Smith PLC Advised WH Smith PLC on the demerger of its Retail business
09-Sep-2005	$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		Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd
08-Mar-2004	$840 million		International Multifoods Corporation Advised International Multifoods Corporation, whose brands include Pillsbury, Martha White, Hungry Jack and Robin Hood, on its sale to the J.M Smucker Company.		JM Smucker Company
23-Oct-2003	$3.1 billion		Debenhams plc Advised the independent committee of the Board of Directors of Debenhams plc, a leading UK department store chain, with regards to the sale of the company		Baroness Retail (a consortium of CVC, TPG and Merrill Lynch)
18-Mar-2003	$7.0 billion		Wella AG Advised Wella AG, a global market leader in hair care and fragrances, on its sale to The Procter & Gamble Company		The Procter & Gamble Company
13-Dec-2002	$1.5 billion		Burger King Corp (subsidiary of Diageo plc) Advised Diageo plc on sale of Burger King Corporation restaurant system.		Texas Pacific Group, Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners
30-Oct-2002	$588 million		T&S Stores Plc Advised Tesco PLC, Britain’s largest retailing group, on its acquisition of T&S Stores plc, a publicly listed convenience store retailer operating in the UK.		Tesco PLC
27-Mar-2002	$168 million		Morton’s Restaurant Group Inc. Advised the Special Committee of Morton’s on sale of the Company.		Castle Harlan, Inc.
16-Jan-2001	$11.5 billion		Ralston Purina Co. Advised Nestlé on the agreed cash offer for the US pet-food company Ralston Purina		Nestlé S.A.
19-Dec-2000	$8.2 billion		Seagram (Spirits Division) Advised Diageo on its joint agreed bid with Pernod Ricard for Seagram’s spirits business.		Diageo plc and Pernod Ricard
17-Jul-2000	$10.5 billion		Diageo plc Advised Diageo on the sale of The Pillsbury Company for $5.1 billion in assumed debt and $5.4 billion in stock to General Mills.		General Mills, Inc.
16-Jan-1998			Borden Foods International Advised Nestlé on its acquisition of Borden Foods International’s businesses, which have sales of more than $400 million.		Nestlé S.A.