The transactions highlighted below are representative of Greenhill engagements. In addition, the Firm has completed many engagements that were not publicly-disclosed.
Recent Transactions
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14-Dec-15
$NA
Target:
Specialized Anodized Extrusion Holding Switzerland AG (Spandex)
Acquiror:
Chequers Capital
Advised Gilde Buy Out Partners on the sale of Spandex, a specialized B2B distributor of graphic media and equipment to the signage and visual communications industry, to Chequers Capital
07-Dec-15
$755 million
Target:
Stork
Acquiror:
Fluor Corporation
Advised Arle Capital Partners on the sale of Stork, an international provider of maintenance, modification and asset integrity services for large existing industrial facilities in the oil and gas, chemicals, industrial and power markets, to Fluor Corporation, one of the world’s largest publicly-traded engineering, procurement and construction companies
05-Oct-15
$130 million
Target:
Willbros Professional Services
Acquiror:
TRC Companies, Inc.
Advised Willbros Group, Inc. on the sale of its Professional Services segment to TRC Companies, Inc.
20-Aug-15
$1.0 billion
Target:
COOEC Fluor Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Acquiror:
Fluor Corporation
Advised Fluor Corporation on its $489 million investment for a 49% interest in a joint venture with Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. (COOEC) to own, operate and manage the Zhuhai Fabrication Yard in China’s Guangdong province
29-May-15
$4.1 billion
Target:
Telecity Group plc
Acquiror:
Equinix, Inc.
Advised Telecity Group plc, Europe’s leading provider of premium carrier-neutral data centres, on a recommended cash and share offer from Equinix, Inc. a leading US provider of colocation data centre services globally
26-May-15
$2.2 billion
Target:
Nordstrom, Inc. (Credit Card Assets)
Acquiror:
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group
Advised The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on its acquisition of Nordstrom, Inc.’s credit card assets
21-Apr-15
$NA
Target:
Tate & Lyle plc
Acquiror:
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Advised Tate & Lyle plc, a leading provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries, on the re-alignment of Eaststarch C.V., its 50:50 corn wet milling joint venture in Europe with Archer Daniels Midland Company
05-Feb-15
$10.5 billion
Target:
Wireline assets of Verizon Communications in California, Florida and Texas
Acquiror:
Frontier Communications
Advised the Board of Directors of Frontier in connection with its acquisition of wireline assets from Verizon in California, Florida and Texas
21-Jan-15
$3.0 billion
Target:
Hiland Partners, LP
Acquiror:
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Advised Hiland Partners, a leading midstream energy company with operations primarily in the Bakken Shale, on its sale to Kinder Morgan, North America’s largest energy infrastructure company
19-Dec-14
$NA
Target:
NYK Ports LLC
Acquiror:
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners
Advised NYK Ports LLC, a leading port operating and stevedoring company, on the sale of a 49% stake to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, a leading Australian infrastructure fund
30-Sep-14
$NA
Target:
Masco Corporation
Advised Masco Corporation, a leading global provider of home improvement and building products, on the tax-free spin-off of its Installation Services business
05-Aug-14
$1.8 billion
Target:
Cars.com
Acquiror:
Gannett Co., Inc.
Advised Gannett Co., Inc. a media and marketing solutions company, on its acquisition of Cars.com (part of Classified Ventures, LLC), a provider of online auto advertising solutions and consumer content.
01-Aug-14
$NA
Target:
Global Trade Information Services, Inc.
Acquiror:
IHS Inc.
Advised Global Trade Information Services, the world’s leading supplier of international merchandise trade data, on the sale of the company to IHS.
24-Jul-14
$3.0 billion
Target:
QR Energy, LP
Acquiror:
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP
Advised QR Energy, LP on the merger with Breitburn Energy Partners LP to create the largest oil-weighted MLP in the upstream oil & gas sector
13-May-14
$80 million
Target:
Publications International, Ltd. Children’s Division
Acquiror:
Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing and Media Corporation Limited
Advised Publications International, a leading consumer book publisher, on the sale of its Children’s Division to Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing and Media Corporation Limited
08-Apr-14
$NA
Target:
ARTnews
Acquiror:
Skate Capital Corp.
Advised ARTnews, the world's oldest and most widely circulated art magazine, on its sale to Skate Capital Corp., a private art and media industry investment vehicle
01-Apr-14
$NA
Target:
Dillard's, Inc. (Credit Card Assets)
Acquiror:
Wells Fargo & Company
Advised Dillard’s, Inc. on a strategic alliance relating to its credit card business with Wells Fargo & Company
10-Mar-14
$NA
Target:
K-Y brand
Acquiror:
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Advised Reckitt Benckiser, a leading consumer goods manufacturer, on the acquisition of the global rights to the K-Y brand, a leader in intimate lubricants
06-Mar-14
$10.0 billion
Target:
Safeway Inc.
Acquiror:
Albertsons (majority owned by Cerberus Capital Management)
Advised the Board of Directors of Safeway Inc., a leading food and drug retailer, on its acquisition by Albertsons
03-Mar-14
$585 million
Target:
Gannett (Apartments.com)
Acquiror:
CoStar Group
Advised Gannett Co., Inc., a media and marketing solutions company, on the sale of its stake in the online real estate classifieds service Apartments.com (part of Classified Ventures, LLC) to CoStar Group, a provider of information services to the commercial real estate industry
18-Dec-13
$NA
Target:
Global Television
Acquiror:
NEP Group Inc.
Advised Catalyst Investment Managers on the sale of its portfolio company Global Television, Australia’s largest provider of outsourced broadcasting and video production services, to NEP Inc., a leading provider of total broadcast solutions in the US, UK and Brazil. NEP is majority-owned by private funds managed by Crestview Partners
18-Dec-13
$141 million
Target:
Open Colleges Australia Pty Ltd
Acquiror:
Apollo Education Group, Inc.
Advised Open Colleges, Australia’s leading privately owned online provider in the high-growth vocational education and training sector, on the sale of a 70% stake (plus exit arrangements for the balance) to Apollo Education Group, Inc., one of North America’s largest private education providers
17-Dec-13
$2.0 billion
Target:
AT&T (Connecticut Wireline Operations)
Acquiror:
Frontier Communications Corp.
Advised AT&T Inc. on the sale of its wireline operations in the State of Connecticut to Frontier Communications
04-Dec-13
$850 million
Target:
Megapolis Distribution
Acquiror:
Japan Tobacco Inc
Advised Japan Tobacco Inc in connection with the acquisition of a minority stake in Megapolis Distribution B.V., Russia’s leading tobacco distributor
04-Nov-13
$4.9 billion
Target:
Berry Petroleum Co.
Acquiror:
LINN Energy, LLC
Advised the Independent Directors of LINN Energy, LLC, the largest oil & gas upstream MLP, related to the amended terms of the acquisition of Berry Petroleum Company