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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15-Dec-09
$4.5 billion
Target:
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Acquiror:
Wells Fargo & Company
Advised Wells Fargo on the acquisition of Prudential Financial’s noncontrolling interest in their retail brokerage Joint Venture
27-Aug-09
$144 million
Target:
NYFIX, Inc.
Acquiror:
NYSE Euronext
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of NYFIX, Inc., a provider of electronic trading solutions, on its sale to NYSE Euronext
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
28-May-09
$107 million
Target:
Tristone Capital Global Inc.
Acquiror:
Macquarie Group
Advised Tristone Capital Global Inc., an independent advisory firm focused on the global energy sector, on its sale to Macquarie Group
18-May-09
$114 million
Target:
Close Brothers Corporate Finance Holdings Ltd.
Acquiror:
Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe Ltd.
Advised Close Brothers Group plc, an independent financial services group, on the sale of its corporate finance subsidiary to Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe Ltd.
31-Mar-09
$1.7 billion
Target:
IPC Holdings, Ltd.
Acquiror:
Validus Holdings, Ltd.
Advised Validus Holdings, Ltd., a leading Bermuda-based reinsurer, on its offer to acquire IPC Holdings, Ltd.
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
21-May-08
$85 million
Target:
Dobbies Garden Centres plc
Acquiror:
Tesco plc
Advised Tesco plc in relation to its public cash offer to acquire the 35% of Dobbies Garden Centres plc which it does not already own
14-Apr-08
$143 million
Target:
Clayton Holdings, Inc.
Acquiror:
Greenfield Partners
Advised Greenfield Partners on its acquisition of Clayton Holdings, a leading due diligence and surveillance provider
07-Mar-08
$1.5 billion
Target:
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
Advised a consortium of leading global financial institutions and investors, including but not limited to Banc of America Securities LLC; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; and UBS Securities LLC, on its participation in a recapitalization of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
07-Nov-07
$652 million
Target:
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Acquiror:
The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
Advised Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc, the third largest options market in the US and the nation's oldest stock exchange, on its sale to the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
02-Oct-07
$4.6 billion
Target:
Nikko Cordial Corporation
Acquiror:
Citigroup, Inc.
Advised Nikko Cordial, one of Japan’s largest securities firms, on its share exchange with Citigroup Inc., which resulted in Citigroup’s acquisition of the remaining 32% of Nikko Cordial that it did not already own
18-Jul-07
$NA
Target:
SF-Chem AG
Acquiror:
CABB GmbH
Sole advisor to CABB, a leading producer of monochloroacetic acid and related specialty intermediates, on the acquisition of SF-Chem, a manufacturer of chlorine and sulphur specialty intermediates
05-Jul-07
$630 million
Target:
ALM Media Group Holdings, Inc.
Acquiror:
Incisive Media Ltd. (portfolio company of Apax Partners)
Advised Incisive Media, a portfolio company of Apax Partners, on the acquisition of ALM Media, a leading integrated media company focused on the legal and real estate sectors and the largest provider of B2B information to the US legal market
08-Jun-07
$448 million
Target:
Dobbies Garden Centres plc
Acquiror:
Tesco plc
Acted as financial adviser to Tesco plc on its recommended acquisition of Dobbies Garden Centres plc, one of the UK's largest garden centre retailers
30-May-07
$5.3 billion
Target:
Ceridian Corporation
Acquiror:
Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial
Acted as sole financial adviser to Ceridian Corporation, an information services provider to the human resource, transportation and retail markets, on its sale to Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial
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
16-Apr-07
$25.0 billion
Target:
SLM Corporation
Acquiror:
J.C. Flowers, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase
Advised the Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of SLM Corporation, commonly known as Sallie Mae, on the sale to a consortium consisting of J.C. Flowers, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase
25-Jan-07
$3.3 billion
Target:
Cardinal Health, Inc., Pharmaceutical Technologies and Services division
Acquiror:
The Blackstone Group
Provided fairness opinion to the board of directors of Cardinal Health, Inc., a global company serving the health-care industry, on the sale of its Pharmaceutical Technologies and Services business, which provides outsourced services and proprietary technologies to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries
22-Dec-06
$115 million
Target:
The 401(K) Company (a subsidiary of Nationwide Financial)
Acquiror:
The Charles Schwab Corporation
Advised The Charles Schwab Corporation on its acquisition of The 401(K) Company from Nationwide Financial. The 401(K) Company is a leading provider of defined contribution retirement administration services
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)
06-Nov-06
$4.2 billion
Target:
Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Acquiror:
Abbott Laboratories
Advised Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical provider of cardiovascular and respiratory drugs, on its sale to Abbott Laboratories
11-Oct-06
$NA
Target:
Visa USA
Advised Visa USA in its announced plans to merge with Visa Canada and Visa International to form Visa Inc., a new public global corporation
21-Sep-06
$385 million
Target:
Incisive Media plc
Acquiror:
Apax Partners Worldwide LLP
Advised the Independent Directors of Incisive Media plc, a B2B media publisher, on a recommended MBO approach backed by Apax
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