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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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
08-Aug-11
$11.0 billion
Target:
Coal and Allied Industries Limited
Acquiror:
Rio Tinto Limited / Mitsubishi Corporation
Advised Coal and Allied Industries Limited, an Australian based coal mining company, in relation to an acquisition proposal from Rio Tinto Limited and Mitsubishi Corporation to acquire all the outstanding shares in the company not already held by Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi
06-Aug-08
$10.7 billion
Target:
Lonmin plc
Acquiror:
Xstrata plc
Advised Lonmin plc, a major producer of Platinum Group Metals, regarding an unsolicited pre-conditional offer for the company by Xstrata plc, a global diversified mining company
19-Apr-01
$10.0 billion
Target:
GKN plc
Acquiror:
Brambles Industries Ltd
(Industrial Services)
Advised Brambles on its merger with the industrial services division of GKN under a dual listed companies structure
01-Apr-10
$9.2 billion
Target:
Lihir Gold Limited
Acquiror:
Newcrest Mining Ltd
Advised Lihir Gold Limited, a leading global gold company with operations in Papua New Guinea, Australian and West Africa on an unsolicited takeover proposal from Newcrest Mining Ltd, an international gold company with gold and copper operations
03-May-07
$8.5 billion
Target:
IPSCO Inc.
Acquiror:
SSAB Svenskt Stål AB
Acted as lead financial advisor to SSAB Svenskt Stål AB on its acquisition of IPSCO Inc., a leading Canadian producer of energy tubulars and steel plate in North America with an annual steel making capacity of 4.3 million tons
22-Jun-21
Pending
$8.2 billion
Target:
Milton Corporation
Acquiror:
Washington H. Soul Pattinson
Adviser to Milton Corporation on its merger with Washington H. Soul Pattinson effected via scheme of arrangement
11-Oct-22
Pending
$7.9 billion
Target:
Westinghouse Electric Company
Acquiror:
Brookfield Renewable Partners and Cameco
Advising the Independent Committee of Brookfield Renewable Partners, the flagship listed renewable power company of Brookfield Asset Management, in consortium with Cameco and other institutional partners, on the acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company, one of the world’s largest nuclear services businesses, from Brookfield Business Partners
06-Nov-21
Pending
~$7.6 billion
Target:
Equans
Acquiror:
Bouygues Group
Advising Bouygues Group, a France-based leading diversified group active in construction, media and telecommunication, on the acquisition of Equans, a leading multi-technical services provider. Equans was created on 1 July 2021, as a separate division within Engie
04-Sep-23
Pending
$6.6 billion AUD
Target:
Liontown Resources Limited
Acquiror:
Albemarle Corporation
Advising Australian-based lithium company Liontown Resources Limited on its response to change of control proposals from Albemarle Corporation
18-Nov-22
Pending
$6.4 billion
Target:
OZ Minerals Limited
Acquiror:
BHP Group Limited
Advising Australian-based copper company OZ Minerals Limited, on its response to two change of control proposals from BHP Group Limited, the world’s largest diversified resources company
18-Dec-17
$6.0 billion
Target:
CB&I
Acquiror:
McDermott International, Inc.
Advised McDermott International, Inc., a leading provider of integrated engineering, procurement, construction, installation and module fabrication services for upstream field developments worldwide, on its combination with CB&I, a leading provider of technology and infrastructure for the energy industry
12-Oct-08
$6.0 billion
Target:
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Acquiror:
Albert Ballin KG
Advised TUI AG, Europe’s largest tourism company, on its sale of its shipping division Hapag-Lloyd AG, one of the leading global container shipping companies
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
11-May-18
$4.0 billion
Target:
Sika
Acquiror:
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
Advised Cascade Investments LLC and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust on the resistance to the sale of the Burkard Family’s controlling stake in Sika AG (17% of capital equivalent to 53% of voting rights) to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
25-Apr-13
$3.8 billion
Target:
GrainCorp Limited
Acquiror:
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Advised GrainCorp Limited on the unsolicited takeover offer from Archer Daniels Midland Company, a global agribusiness that converts oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed and energy uses
18-Aug-16
$3.2 billion
Target:
Valves & Controls Business of Pentair
Acquiror:
Emerson
Advised Emerson, a diversified global technology and industrial company, on the acquisition of the Valves & Controls business of Pentair
26-May-15
$2.2 billion
Target:
Nordstrom, Inc. (Credit Card Assets)
Acquiror:
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group
Advised The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on its acquisition of Nordstrom, Inc.’s credit card assets
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
11-Mar-21
$2.1 billion
Target:
Education Australia’s 40% Stake in IDP Education
Acquiror:
Education Australia’s 38 University Shareholders
Advising ASX-listed IDP Education on the restructure of Education Australia’s 40% ownership stake in the business
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
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
29-Dec-10
$1.8 billion
Target:
TOWER Australia Group Limited
Acquiror:
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
Advised TOWER Australia Group Limited, the largest mono-line life insurance company in Australia, in relation to the offer from The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited to acquire all of the shares in TOWER that it does not already own by way of a scheme of arrangement
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
28-Jul-22
Pending
$1.6 billion
Target:
Derco Holdings
Acquiror:
Inchcape Plc
Advising and acting as sponsor to Inchcape plc, the leading independent global automotive distributor, on its proposed Class 1 acquisition of Derco, the largest independent automotive distributor by volume in Latin America