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-Oct-12
$834 million
Target:
Investments of AP Alternative Assets, L.P.
Acquiror:
Athene Holding Ltd.
Advised the Special Committee of the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Athene Holding Ltd. in connection with the purchase of non-cash investment assets of AP Alternative Assets L.P.
23-Oct-12
$5.7 billion
Target:
Target Corporation’s REDcard credit card assets
Acquiror:
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group
Advised The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on its acquisition of Target Corporation’s REDcard credit card assets
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.
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
20-Aug-12
$7.3 billion
Target:
Coventry Health Care Inc.
Acquiror:
Aetna
Advised Coventry Health Care Inc., a diversified managed health care company that offers a full portfolio of managed care products serving the commercial group and individual, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Medicaid markets, on its acquisition by Aetna
06-Aug-12
$6.2 billion
Target:
Tennessee Gas Pipeline and 50% of El Paso Natural Gas
Acquiror:
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
Advised the Independent Directors of the Board of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners on the acquisition of Tennessee Gas Pipeline, a ~14,000 mile natural gas pipeline system connecting Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico with the northeastern US, and 50% of El Paso Natural Gas, a ~10,000 mile natural gas pipeline system connecting the Permian Basin in Texas / New Mexico with key consumer markets in Arizona, California and Mexico
13-Jul-12
$NA
Target:
Timberland Assets of Forest Capital Partners, LLC
Acquiror:
Hancock Timber Resources Group and Molpus Woodlands Group
Advised Hancock Timber Resources Group, the largest Timber Investment Management Organization globally and a subsidiary of Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc., and Molpus Woodlands Group on the acquisition of 1.9 million acres of timberlands from Forest Capital Partners, LLC
27-Apr-12
$NA
Target:
Merlin Securities LLC
Acquiror:
Wells Fargo & Company
Advised Merlin Securities LLC, a leading prime brokerage company in the US, on its sale to Wells Fargo
26-Apr-12
$1.8 billion
Target:
Retail Propane Operations of Inergy, L.P.
Acquiror:
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
Advised Inergy, L.P., a master limited partnership with propane and midstream natural gas operations, on the sale of its retail propane operations to Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a national propane retailer
23-Apr-12
$2.0 billion
Target:
Moorebank Intermodal Terminal
Acted as independent advisor to the Australian Government in a peer review of the proposed intermodal terminal linking Sydney’s major port with Australia’s road and rail system
26-Mar-12
$513 million
Target:
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Acquiror:
Bausch + Lomb, Inc.
Advised ISTA Pharmaceuticals, an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, on its sale to Bausch + Lomb, Inc., a global ophthalmic products company
20-Jan-12
$NA
Target:
Solar PV power plant in Italy
Acquiror:
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of a c.20MW solar PV power plant in Italy
16-Dec-11
$NA
Target:
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Advised ISTA Pharmaceuticals, an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, on its defense against an unsolicited offer from Valeant Pharmaceuticals and on its review of strategic alternatives
21-Nov-11
$689 million
Target:
iNova Pharmaceuticals
Acquiror:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Advised Archer Capital and Ironbridge Capital on the sale of iNova Pharmaceuticals, a leading pharmaceuticals company that sells and distributes a range of prescription and over-the-counter products in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Southern Africa, to Valeant Pharmaceuticals
17-Nov-11
$1.5 billion
Target:
Northern Rock
Acquiror:
Virgin Money
Advised Virgin Money, a financial services provider, on the acquisition of Northern Rock, a UK retail mortgage and savings bank, from UK Financial Investments Ltd, which manages the UK Government’s investments in financial institutions
07-Nov-11
$398 million
Target:
American Dental Partners, Inc.
Acquiror:
JLL Partners
Advised American Dental Partners, Inc. (NASD: ADPI), one of the nation’s leading business partners to dental group practices, on its sale to JLL Partners, a leading private equity firm
10-Oct-11
$3.2 billion
Target:
Complete Production Services
Acquiror:
Superior Energy Services
Advised Superior Energy Services on its acquisition of Complete Production Services, a leading provider of oilfield services in North America
14-Jul-11
$340 million
Target:
Edge Oilfield Services
Acquiror:
Key Energy Services, Inc.
Advised Key Energy Services, the largest onshore, rig-based well servicing contractor, on its acquisition of Edge Oilfield Services, a provider of onshore oilfield rental equipment
30-Jun-11
$609 million
Target:
Diabetes-related patent estate and royalty stream of Astellas Pharma subsidiary, Prosidion
Acquiror:
Royalty Pharma
Advised Royalty Pharma, a leading acquiror of biopharmaceutical royalty interests, on the acquisition of the DPP-IV patent estate and associated royalty stream of Astellas Pharma subsidiary, Prosidion
20-Jun-11
$2.0 billion
Target:
Capital Power Income L.P.
Acquiror:
Atlantic Power Corporation
Advised Capital Power Income L.P., a Canadian power trust with a portfolio of 20 power generation assets located in Canada and the United States (total net generating capacity of 1,400 MW), on its sale to Atlantic Power Corporation
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
06-May-11
$NA
Target:
Aker Solutions (Aker Holding)
Acquiror:
Norwegian Government
Advised the Norwegian Government on strategic and financial matters in relation to its investment in Aker Holding, the largest shareholder of Aker Solutions during the demerger of the company’s EPC activities
11-Apr-11
~$198 million
Target:
HSBC Afore (subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc)
Acquiror:
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
Advised Principal Financial Group, Inc., a leading asset accumulation, asset management and retirement services franchise in the United States and abroad on its acquisition of HSBC Afore, HSBC’s pension business in Mexico
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
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