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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04-Aug-06
$290 million
Target:
Republic Companies Group, Inc.
Acquiror:
Delek Capital Ltd.
Advised Republic Companies Group, Inc., a regional provider of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products
03-Aug-06
$6.0 billion
Target:
Reckson Associates Realty Corporation
Acquiror:
SL Green Realty Corporation
Advised the independent directors of Reckson, a real estate investment trust specializing in properties located in New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area, on the sale of Reckson to SL Green
19-May-06
$1.4 billion
Target:
London Stock Exchange Group plc
Acquiror:
The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
(25.1% stake)
Advised The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., the largest electronic equity securities market in the United States, on the acquisition of a 25.1% stake in London Stock Exchange plc
06-Jan-06
$164 million
Target:
Acadia Realty Trust
Acquiror:
GDC Properties
(selected assets) Advised GDC Properties on its acquisition of a 77.8% interest in a one million square foot Wilmington, Delaware shopping center portfolio previously held by institutional investors in Acadia Realty Trust Fund I
12-Dec-05
$83 million
Target:
Ibbotson Associates
Acquiror:
Morningstar Inc.
Advised Ibbotson Associates on its sale to Morningstar Inc. for $83 million
25-Oct-05
$2.1 billion
Target:
BHW Holding AG
Acquiror:
Deutsche Postbank AG
Advised BHW Holding AG, a retail financial services group, in connection with its sale to Deutsche Postbank AG, Germany’s largest retail bank
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
13-Sep-05
$NA
Target:
AEA Technology plc
Acquiror:
Coller Capital
Advised AEA Technology plc, a UK provider of Rail and Environmental services, on the sale of a portfolio of non-core businesses to Coller Capital. The sale formed part of a wider financial restructuring plan
22-Jun-05
$198 million
Target:
Rothschilds Continuation Holdings
Acquiror:
Jardine Strategic Holdings
held by Royal & Sun Alliance
Advised Royal & Sun Alliance on the sale of its 21.5% shareholding in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings AG to Jardine Strategic Holdings
20-Apr-05
$1.4 billion
Target:
Archipelago Holdings Inc
Acquiror:
New York Stock Exchange
Provided financial advisory services and a fairness opinion to Archipelago Holdings, Inc. in its definitive merger agreement with the NYSE to create the NYSE Group, Inc
29-Aug-04
$3.8 billion
Target:
LNR Property Corporation
Acquiror:
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of LNR Property Corporation, one of the US’ leading real estate investment, finance and management companies, on its sale to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and its real estate affiliate, Blackacre Institutional Capital Management, LLC
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
31-Jan-03
$NA
Target:
Charles Schwab Europe
Acquiror:
Barclays PLC
Advised The Charles Schwab Corporation on the sale of its British pound sterling brokerage business, to Barclays PLC.
11-Oct-01
$1.3 billion
Target:
Regal Cinemas, Inc.
Acquiror:
The Anschutz Corporation
Advised Regal Cinemas, the largest theatre chain in the United States, on its prepackaged bankruptcy plan and acquisition by The Anschutz Corporation
22-Sep-00
$750 million
Target:
AerFi Group plc
Acquiror:
debis AirFinance (subsidiary of Daimler Chrysler AG)
Advised AerFi on its sale to debis AirFinance .
10-Aug-00
$750 million
Target:
Radisson Group, Inc.
Acquiror:
Olympus Real Estate Fund (Hicks, Muse)
(subsidiary of Carlson Companies, Inc.)
Advised Carlson Companies, Inc., the owner of the Radisson Hotels brand, on the formation of a $750 million Radisson Hotel acquisition fund, Radisson-Olympus Capital Partners.
16-Jun-99
$2.5 billion
Target:
TriNet Corporate Realty Trust, Inc.
Acquiror:
Starwood Financial Trust
Advised TriNet on a stock for stock merger with Starwood Financial, creating a leading player in the specialty real estate finance area
14-Apr-99
$1.3 billion
Target:
Berkshire Realty Company, Inc.
Acquiror:
Berkshire Chairman, Goldman Sachs and The Blackstone Group
Advised investor group led by Berkshire Realty Chairman, Goldman Sachs and The Blackstone Group on the buyout of Berkshire Realty, a multi-family REIT that owns 82 apartment communities located in Florida, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern US
12-Mar-99
$3.1 billion
Target:
M&G Group plc
Acquiror:
Prudential Corp. plc
Advised M&G Group on the sale of the company for cash to Prudential, the United Kingdom’s largest life insurer and fund manager.
09-Jun-97
$540 million
Target:
Robertson Stephens & Company
Acquiror:
Bank America Corporation
Advised Robertson, Stephens & Co. on the sale of 100% of this privately-held securities firm to BankAmerica in a friendly all-cash transaction.