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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18-Mar-03
$7.0 billion
Target:
Wella AG
Acquiror:
The Procter & Gamble Company
Advised Wella AG, a global market leader in hair care and fragrances, on its sale to The Procter & Gamble Company
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.
13-Dec-02
$1.5 billion
Target:
Burger King Corp
Acquiror:
Texas Pacific Group, Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners
(subsidiary of Diageo plc) Advised Diageo plc on sale of Burger King Corporation restaurant system.
27-Mar-02
$168 million
Target:
Morton’s Restaurant Group Inc.
Acquiror:
Castle Harlan, Inc.
Advised the Special Committee of Morton’s on sale of the Company.
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
30-Jul-01
$117 million
Target:
Kymata Ltd.
Acquiror:
Alcatel Optronics
Advised Kymata Ltd, the Scottish manufacturer of optical components, on its sale to Alcatel Optronics of France.
23-May-01
$950 million
Target:
Structural Dynamics Research Corporation
Acquiror:
EDS Corp
Advised EDS on its acquisition of SDRC, a developer of enterprise-wide product data management software
23-May-01
$170 million
Target:
Unigraphics Solutions Inc.
Acquiror:
EDS Corp
(14%)
Advised EDS on its acquisition of the outstanding publicly held shares (14%) of Unigraphics Solutions, a provider of product data management software
16-Jan-01
$11.5 billion
Target:
Ralston Purina Co.
Acquiror:
Nestlé S.A.
Advised Nestlé on the agreed cash offer for the US pet-food company Ralston Purina
19-Dec-00
$8.2 billion
Target:
Seagram
Acquiror:
Diageo plc and Pernod Ricard
(Spirits Division)
Advised Diageo on its joint agreed bid with Pernod Ricard for Seagram’s spirits business.
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.
17-Jul-00
$10.5 billion
Target:
Diageo plc
Acquiror:
General Mills, Inc.
Advised Diageo on the sale of The Pillsbury Company for $5.1 billion in assumed debt and $5.4 billion in stock to General Mills.
29-Jun-99
$3.0 billion
Target:
Alta Vista Company
Acquiror:
CMGI Inc.
(Compaq Computer Corp.) Advised Compaq Computer Corporation on the sale of an 83% stake in the Alta Vista Company for a combination of CMGI common equity, preferred stock and a note
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
01-Jun-99
$601 million
Target:
Aquarion Company
Acquiror:
Kelda Group plc
Advised Kelda Group (formerly Yorkshire Water) on the all-cash purchase of Aquarion Company, a US water utility group.
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
16-Jul-98
$1.5 billion
Target:
iMCI
Acquiror:
Cable and Wireless plc
, MCI’s Internet Business
Advised C&W on the financing of its iMCI acquisition via the largest equity primary placement to date in the London market
02-Mar-98
$400 million
Target:
Olsy SpA (Olivetti SpA)
Acquiror:
Wang Laboratories Inc.
Advised Wang on its acquisition of Olsy, the systems and solutions division of Olivetti, for a combination of cash and securities.
26-Jan-98
$9.6 billion
Target:
Digital Equipment Corporation
Acquiror:
Compaq Computer Corporation
Advised Compaq on the purchase, for cash and stock, of Digital, a maker of PCs and high performance servers and a provider of enterprise solutions and multi-vendor services. The acquisition is the largest technology transaction to date and creates the second largest enterprise computing company in the world
16-Jan-98
$NA
Target:
Borden Foods International
Acquiror:
Nestlé S.A.
Advised Nestlé on its acquisition of Borden Foods International’s businesses, which have sales of more than $400 million.
23-Jun-97
$4.4 billion
Target:
Tandem Computers Inc.
Acquiror:
Compaq Computer Corporation
Advised Compaq on the purchase, for stock, of Tandem, a maker of fault-tolerant server and hardware products
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.