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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21-Nov-14
$203 million
Target:
Tipness Limited
Acquiror:
Nippon Television Holdings
Advised Nippon Television Holdings, a media and content company engaged in production and broadcasting primarily in Japan, on the acquisition of Tipness Limited, the fourth largest fitness club company in Japan, from Suntory Holdings and Marubeni Corporation
12-Jun-07
$184 million
Target:
Jane’s Information Group
Acquiror:
IHS Inc.
Advised The Woodbridge Company Limited, the holding company for the Thomson family’s investments, on the sale of Jane’s Information Group, a world-leading provider of information and analysis on global defence and security, to IHS Inc.
01-Nov-12
$180 million
Target:
SKY Network Television Limited
Advised Todd Corporation, a major New Zealand family office, on the divestment of its 11.1% holding in SKY Network Television Limited, New Zealand’s leading provider of pay television services
05-Oct-21
$175 million
Target:
Kao Data Ltd
Acquiror:
Infratil Ltd
Advised Kao Data Ltd, which is jointly owned by Legal & General Group PLC and Noé Group subsidiary Hockham, on raising an initial £120m-£130m growth capital commitment from Infratil Ltd with the objective of creating a £500m data centre platform
15-Nov-21
$166 million
Target:
Netomnia
Acquiror:
Avenue Capital, Advencap
Advised Netomnia, a UK-based fibre operator, on its first large-scale fundraise of £123m
16-Dec-22
$165 million
Target:
Portfolio of Towers from PLDT
Acquiror:
Unity Digital Infrastructure Inc. (JV between Partners Group and Aboitiz InfraCapital)
Advising Unity Digital Infrastructure Inc., a leading Philippine-based joint venture telecommunications infrastructure platform by Aboitiz InfraCapital and Partners Group, on the acquisition of 650 towers from PLDT, one of the largest telecommunication service providers in the Philippines, through a sale and leaseback transaction
27-Jun-16
$156 million
Target:
ReachLocal
Acquiror:
Gannett
Served as independent financial advisor to the Board of Directors of Gannett in connection with its acquisition of ReachLocal
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
25-May-17
$115 million
Target:
F+W Media
Advised F+W Media, a content and e-commerce company focused on a variety of special interest categories, on the out-of-court restructuring of its c.$100 million term loan and a $15 million new money investment from existing lenders
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
07-Apr-16
$105 million
Target:
Wireless Infrastructure Group
Acquiror:
3i Infrastructure plc
Advised 3i Infrastructure plc, a leading UK listed investor in infrastructure businesses and assets, on its acquisition of a 36% economic interest in Wireless Infrastructure Group, the UK’s 2nd largest independent telecommunications tower company
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
14-Jan-15
$55 million
Target:
Peoplebank Holdings PTY LTD
Acquiror:
Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd
Advised Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd, the leading global staffing services company in Japan, on the acquisition of Peoplebank Holdings PTY LTD, Australasia’s leading IT&T recruitment company
17-Dec-19
~$35 million
Target:
Sye business area of Net Insight AB
Acquiror:
Amazon.com, Inc.
Advised Net Insight AB, a global leader in media networks, on the sale of Sye, a market-leading true live “over-the-top” (OTT) technology for low-latency live streaming, to Amazon.com, Inc.
13-Aug-12
$32 million
Target:
Journal Communications, Inc.
Advised the Board of Directors of Journal Communications, Inc., a diversified media company with newspaper and broadcasting interests, in connection with the repurchase of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of its Class C Common Stock from successors to the Company’s founding family
25-Jun-19
$NA
Target:
W Magazine
Acquiror:
Future Media Group
Advised Condé Nast on the sale of W, a leading fashion, entertainment, art and culture brand, to Future Media Group
04-Sep-13
$NA
Target:
Aztec (subsidiary of Dentsu Inc.)
Acquiror:
IRI
Advised Dentsu Inc., Asia’s largest advertising agency, on the sale of its retail data analytics subsidiary Aztec, to IRI, a global market research company
19-Jun-17
$NA
Target:
CareerBuilder, LLC
Acquiror:
Investor group led by Apollo Global Management, LLC and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
Advised TEGNA, Inc., a leading broadcasting company, on the sale of its 53% ownership stake in CareerBuilder, LLC for $250 million of cash proceeds and 12.5% ongoing ownership
20-Nov-20
Undisclosed
Target:
Vorboss Limited
Acquiror:
Fern Fibre Limited (Advised by Octopus Investments)
Advised Vorboss Limited, a London-based fibre operator, on its sale to Fern Fibre Limited / Octopus Investments, securing a funding commitment enabling an ambitious fibre deployment program
08-Nov-21
Undisclosed
Target:
Unison Site Management
Acquiror:
Ardian US LLC
Advised Ardian US LLC, on its investment in wireless infrastructure asset aggregator Unison Site Management
02-Dec-10
$NA
Target:
IAC / InterActiveCorp.
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of IAC, a leading Internet company, on the repurchase of all IAC shares owned by Liberty Media in exchange for a combination of cash and two operating businesses, Evite and Gifts.com
23-Sep-19
$NA
Target:
2Get Participações
Acquiror:
Heidrick & Struggles
Advised 2Get, the largest independent search firm in Brazil, on its sale to Heidrick & Struggles, a leading global player in executive search and consulting
02-Aug-22
Pending
Undisclosed
Target:
Wildstone
Acquiror:
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Advising DigitalBridge, one of the largest global digital infrastructure investors, on the sale of Wildstone, Europe’s largest owner of independent outdoor media infrastructure, to Antin Infrastructure Partners
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
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