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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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.
06-Aug-99
$12.8 billion
Target:
One2One
Acquiror:
Deutsche Telekom AG
(joint venture between Cable and Wireless plc and Media One)
Strategic advice to C&W in connection with the sale of One2One, a UK mobile phone operator, 50% owned by C&W and 50% owned by Media One
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 .
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.
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
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
19-Dec-06
$270 million
Target:
Brion Technologies, Inc.
Acquiror:
ASML Holding N.V.
Advised ASML Holding N.V., a leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, on its acquisition of Brion Technologies, Inc.
20-Dec-06
$424 million
Target:
Aton Capital
Acquiror:
Bank Austria Creditanstalt / UniCredit Group
Advised Aton Capital Group, the independent Russian investment bank, on the sale of its Institutional Business to Bank Austria Creditanstalt (part of the UniCredit Group)
26-Mar-07
$1.0 billion
Target:
Wolters Kluwer Education
Acquiror:
Bridgepoint Capital Limited
Advised Bridgepoint Capital Limited on its acquisition of Wolters Kluwer Education, the pan-European educational publishing division of quoted Dutch-based information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer NV
29-May-07
$99.1 billion
Target:
ABN AMRO Holding NV
Acquiror:
Fortis SA/NV, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Banco Santander Central Hispano, SA
Advised Fortis on an offer by Fortis, RBS and Santander for ABN AMRO
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
02-Jul-08
$NA
Target:
NewSmith Capital
Acquiror:
UniCredit SpA
Advised NewSmith Capital, an independent investment management group, on a strategic agreement with UniCredit whereby UniCredit will acquire NewSmith’s Financial Products credit advisory business, assume a 5% stake in NewSmith Capital and become an investor in NewSmith funds
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)
15-Sep-08
$189 million
Target:
Fermat International
Acquiror:
Moody’s Corporation
Advised Moody’s Corporation on its acquisition of Fermat International, a leading provider of risk and performance management software to the global banking sector
06-Jul-09
$2.0 billion
Target:
PARIS RE Holdings Ltd.
Acquiror:
PartnerRe Ltd.
Advised PartnerRe Ltd., a leading global reinsurer, providing multi-line reinsurance to insurance companies, on its acquisition of PARIS RE Holdings Ltd., a French-listed, Swiss-based diversified reinsurer
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
22-Apr-10
$1.9 billion
Target:
Bank of America Corporation
Acquiror:
AXA Private Equity
Advised AXA Private Equity, a leading European diversified private equity firm, on the acquisition of a portfolio of limited partnership interests in private equity funds from Bank of America
11-Mar-11
$1.0 billion
Target:
Troika Dialog Group Limited
Acquiror:
Sberbank
Advised TD Advisors Limited, a major shareholder of Troika Dialog Group, Russia’s leading investment bank, on the sale of their stake as part of the acquisition of Troika Dialog Group by Sberbank, the largest commercial bank in Russia
21-Mar-11
$NA
Target:
Close Brothers Cayman Limited
Acquiror:
Intertrust Group Holdings SA
Advised Close Brothers plc, an independent financial services group, on the sale of its Cayman based offshore business to Intertrust Group Holdings SA
08-Jun-11
$1.7 billion
Target:
Citigroup (selected private equity assets)
Acquiror:
AXA Private Equity
Advised AXA Private Equity, a leading European diversified private equity firm, on its acquisition of a $1.7 billion portfolio of limited partnership interests in private equity buyout funds and a portfolio of direct stakes in companies from Citigroup
27-Jul-11
$850 million
Target:
The Synovate Group
Acquiror:
Ipsos S.A.
Advised Aegis Group plc on the sale of The Synovate Group, a leading global provider of custom market research, to Ipsos S.A.
09-Jul-12
$4.7 billion
Target:
ASML Holding NV (minority stake)
Acquiror:
Customers including Intel Corporation, TSMC and Samsung Electronics
Advised the Supervisory Board of ASML on the establishment of a Customer Co-Investment Program including the issue of 23% equity stake and $1.7 billion of R&D funding
12-Jul-12
$5.0 billion
Target:
Aegis Group plc
Acquiror:
Dentsu Inc.
Advised Aegis Group plc, a leading global media and digital communications agency, on its sale to Dentsu Inc., the leading advertising group in Asia
17-Oct-12
$2.6 billion
Target:
Cymer, Inc.
Acquiror:
ASML Holding NV
Advised ASML Holding NV, a leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, on its acquisition of Cymer, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography light sources used by chipmakers to manufacture advanced semiconductor devices
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