The transactions highlighted below are representative of Greenhill engagements. In addition, the Firm has completed many engagements that were not publicly-disclosed.
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01-Jul-10
$NA
Target:
Media Monitors
Acquiror:
Quadrant Private Equity
Advised Media Monitors, the leading media intelligence company in Asia-Pacific, on its sale to Quadrant Private Equity
18-Jun-10
$361.1 million
Target:
USEN Corporation
Acquiror:
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
Advised USEN Corporation, a diversified media company, on the sale of Intelligence Ltd., its 100% owned human resources staffing subsidiary
10-Jun-10
$580 million
Target:
Tishman Speyer Washington D.C. Portfolio
Advised term loan and credit facility lenders to the Tishman Speyer partnership holding a portfolio of 28 office buildings in Washington D.C. and the surrounding area on a restructuring which resulted in payoff of the facilities in full
04-Jun-10
$232 million
Target:
Manx Telecom
Acquiror:
HgCapital
Advised HgCapital, a leading European private equity investor, on its acquisition of Manx Telecom, the Isle of Man's main telecommunications and internet provider and a subsidiary of Telefónica S.A.
01-Jun-10
$109 million
Target:
AT&T Japan (an AT&T Inc. company)
Acquiror:
Internet Initiative Japan
Advised 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
24-May-10
$1.4 billion
Target:
Sterling Commerce, Inc. (an AT&T Inc. company)
Acquiror:
IBM Corporation
Advised AT&T Inc., a premier communications holding company, on its sale of Sterling Commerce, Inc., an enterprise software and services provider, to IBM Corporation, a global IT products and services provider
12-May-10
$NA
Target:
Experian plc
Acquiror:
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
Advised Experian plc, the FTSE100 global information services company, on the sale of certain UK database marketing activities into a newly formed joint venture with British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC
31-Mar-10
$3.3 billion
Target:
EMOBILE Ltd.
Acquiror:
eAccess Ltd.
Advised 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
10-Mar-10
$576 million
Target:
Camelot Group plc
Acquiror:
Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan
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
08-Jan-10
$134 million
Target:
Minerva plc
Acquiror:
KiFin Limited
Advised Minerva plc, a UK real estate development company, on its successful defence following an unsolicited offer from KiFin Limited, a company that makes investments for the benefit of Mr Nathan Kirsh
04-Dec-09
$NA
Target:
Verivox Holding Limited
Acquiror:
Oakley Capital Private Equity LP
Advised the shareholders of Verivox Holdings Limited, comprising Independent News & Media plc and the founders and joint CEOs of Verivox, on the sale of 51% in Verivox, Germany’s leading price comparison website for energy and telecommunications services, to Oakley Capital Private Equity
08-Oct-09
$455 million
Target:
Ladbrokes Plc
Acted as Joint Financial Adviser to Ladbrokes plc, a leading UK based betting and gaming company, on its rights issue
06-Oct-09
$263 milllion
Target:
ICT Group
Acquiror:
Sykes Enterprises
Advised ICT Group on its merger with Sykes Enterprises, both leading global providers of outsourced customer contact management solutions and services
06-Oct-09
$1.2 billion
Target:
Avocent Corporation
Acquiror:
Emerson Electric Co.
Advised Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global technology and industrial company, on its acquisition of Avocent Corporation, a manufacturer of software and hardware products
21-Jul-09
$2.8 billion
Target:
Quebecor World Inc
Acted as financial advisor to Quebecor World on its CCAA / Chapter 11 restructuring
01-May-09
$65 million
Target:
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
23-Mar-09
$NA
Target:
BearingPoint, Inc.
Acquiror:
Various
Advised BearingPoint, Inc. on the sale of substantially all of its assets, pursuant to a Section 363 process
01-Dec-08
$NA
Target:
Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd.
Acquiror:
Cheil Worldwide, Inc.
Advised Cheil Worldwide, Inc, South Korea’s largest marketing agency, on the acquisition of Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd, a leading independent UK advertising agency
07-Aug-08
$NA
Target:
Scholastic Corporation’s US direct-to-home continuities business
Acquiror:
Sandvik AS
Advised Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, on the sale of its US direct-to-home continuities business to Sandvik AS
05-Aug-08
$NA
Target:
BARTEC Group
Acquiror:
Capvis
Advised Capvis, a leading Swiss private equity firm, on its acquisition of the BARTEC Group, a leading European provider of industrial safety technology, from Allianz Capital Partners, the captive private equity arm of Allianz AG, and the Barlian family (founding family)
30-Jun-08
$720 million
Target:
THUS Group plc
Acquiror:
Cable & Wireless plc
Advised THUS Group plc, a fixed line business telecommunications provider, on a cash offer from Cable & Wireless plc
02-Jan-08
$NA
Target:
E. Brost & J. Funke GmbH & Co. KG (BFK KG) and its 25% stake in Otto Group
Acquiror:
Otto AG für Beteiligungen (investment vehicle of Otto family)
Advised the shareholders of BFK KG, comprising the families who also own German publisher WAZ Media Group, on the sale of their 25% holding in German retailing and services group Otto to the Otto family, which thereby regained full ownership of the business
16-Nov-07
$203 million
Target:
Oakland Mall LLC
Acquiror:
California State Teachers' Retirement System and Urban Retail Properties
Advised the Kogan Family on the sale of Oakland Mall, a regional shopping mall in Troy, Michigan anchored by JC Penney, Sears and Macy's
05-Nov-07
$3.4 billion
Target:
American Financial Realty Trust
Acquiror:
Gramercy Capital Corp.
Advised American Financial Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust that acquires properties from and leases properties to regulated financial institutions, on its sale to Gramercy Capital Corp., a commercial real estate specialty finance company
05-Jul-07
$630 million
Target:
ALM Media Group Holdings, Inc.
Acquiror:
Incisive Media Ltd. (portfolio company of Apax Partners)
Advised Incisive Media, a portfolio company of Apax Partners, on the acquisition of ALM Media, a leading integrated media company focused on the legal and real estate sectors and the largest provider of B2B information to the US legal market