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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30-Jun-07
$52.0 billion
Target:
BCE Inc.
Acquiror:
Teacher's Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Advised the Board of BCE on a review of a range of strategic alternatives that culminated in an agreement to sell to a consortium consisting of Teacher's Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners for $52.0 billion that was ultimately terminated
11-Dec-12
$51.6 billion
Target:
American International Group (AIG)
Advised the United States Department of the Treasury (“UST”) on the full reduction of its 92% ownership stake in the insurer through numerous Secondary Public Offering Transactions
09-Aug-02
$17.6 billion
Target:
Adelphia Communications
Acquiror:
Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp.
Advised the Unsecured Creditors of Adelphia Communications representing $14.5 billion of value in Adelphia’s Chapter 11 proceedings. Advised on the sale of Adelphia’s assets to Time Warner and Comcast for $17.6 billion
17-Oct-05
$16.8 billion
Target:
Refco
Acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Refco Inc. in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings which included the sale of substantially all of the assets of Refco's regulated commodities futures business to Man Financial for $1.2 billion
21-Mar-03
$6.1 billion
Target:
Conseco, Inc.
Advised the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Conseco, Inc., a life insurance and annuities company, on the financial restructuring of the Company’s $6 billion of externally held financial indebtedness
15-Dec-17
$6.0 billion
Target:
Avaya
Advised The Bank of New York Mellon in its role as the Indenture Trustee to selected First Lien Notes throughout Avaya’s Chapter 11 proceedings
30-May-07
$5.3 billion
Target:
Ceridian Corporation
Acquiror:
Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial
Acted as sole financial adviser to Ceridian Corporation, an information services provider to the human resource, transportation and retail markets, on its sale to Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial
03-Mar-14
$3.6 billion
Target:
hibu plc (formerly Yell Group plc)
Advised hibu, a full service provider of digital and print marketing services for SMEs and owner of print directory brands Yellow Pages (UK), Yellowbook (US) and Paginas Amarillas (Spain), on the comprehensive restructuring of its £2.2 billion balance sheet debt
21-Jul-09
$2.8 billion
Target:
Quebecor World Inc
Acted as financial advisor to Quebecor World on its CCAA / Chapter 11 restructuring
10-Sep-20
$2.1 billion
Target:
Skillsoft Limited
Acquiror:
N/A
Advised the Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders on the Chapter 11 restructuring of Skillsoft Limited, a leading provider of e-learning and performance support solutions globally
16-May-19
$2.0 billion
Target:
Gannett Co., Inc.
Advised Gannett Co., Inc., a media and marketing solutions company, in relation to an unsolicited acquisition proposal from and successful proxy contest with MNG Enterprises, Inc.
20-Feb-24
Pending
$1.9 billion
Target:
Audacy Inc.
Advising 1L Ad Hoc Group on the pre-packaged restructuring of Audacy, one of the largest multi-platform audio content and entertainment companies with 221 radio stations in 45 distinct markets
07-Mar-08
$1.5 billion
Target:
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
Advised a consortium of leading global financial institutions and investors, including but not limited to Banc of America Securities LLC; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; and UBS Securities LLC, on its participation in a recapitalization of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
27-Sep-12
$1.5 billion
Target:
The Hartford’s Individual Life Insurance Business
Acquiror:
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Advised The Hartford, a leading provider of insurance and wealth management services, on the divestiture of its Individual Life Insurance Business to Prudential Financial, Inc.
24-Nov-20
$1.5 billion
Target:
Cirque du Soleil
Acquiror:
Ad Hoc Group of Lenders
Advised the Company on its CCAA and Ch.15 proceedings and $1.5bn sale through a Sale and Investment Solicitation Process (SISP)
12-Jun-13
$893 million
Target:
A$1.6bn non-core loan portfolio
Acquiror:
Goldman Sachs Group. Inc.
Advised Suncorp Group Ltd (ASX:SUN), a leading general insurance, retail banking and life insurance group in Australia and New Zealand, on the sale of a A$1.6bn portfolio of performing and non-performing (corporate and property) loans to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., an American multinational investment banking firm
11-Dec-12
$862 million
Target:
TNS, Inc.
Acquiror:
Siris Capital Group
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of TNS, Inc., a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions, on its sale to Siris Capital Group, a private equity firm focused on complex, control equity investments in the telecom, technology and technology-enabled business service sectors
19-Nov-20
$797 million
Target:
iQor Holdings Inc.
Acquiror:
N/A
Advised the ad-hoc Cross-Holder Group of lenders on the fully consensual Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization of iQor Holdings Inc., a business process outsourcing company
14-Jan-20
$760 million
Target:
Fusion Connect, Inc.
Acquiror:
N/A
Advised the Ad Hoc Group of 1L lenders with respect to Fusion's Chapter 11 proceeding
11-Mar-21
$725 million
Target:
Speedcast International Limited
Acquiror:
Centerbridge Partners L.P.
Advised the Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Lenders on the Chapter 11 restructuring of Speedcast International Limited (ASX:SDA)
03-Feb-20
$650 million
Target:
Clover Wireless
Acquiror:
First Lien Term Loan B Lenders
Advised Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Term Loan B Lenders on the restructuring of 4L Holdings Corporation
04-Sep-12
$600 million
Target:
The Hartford’s Retirement Plans Group
Acquiror:
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Advised The Hartford, a leading provider of insurance and wealth management services, on the divestiture of its Retirement Plans Group to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a leading mutual life insurance company
07-Feb-11
$548 million
Target:
Wesco Financial Corporation
Acquiror:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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
17-Nov-20
$497 million
Target:
Gannett Co., Inc.
Acquiror:
N/A
Advised Gannett Co., Inc., a news media and marketing solutions company, on the refinancing of ~$500mm of its term loan with convertible notes
13-Dec-11
$345 million
Target:
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
Advised Cabot Microelectronics Corporation on its new capital management initiative, including a leveraged recapitalization via a special dividend