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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01-Apr-10
$230 million
Target:
Primerica Inc.
Acquiror:
Warburg Pincus
Advised Primerica Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., on a series of transactions, including the concurrent sale of a minority stake to Warburg Pincus and initial public offering
03-Mar-10
$NA
Target:
Puerta Mexico Transportation Facility
Acquiror:
Kansas City Southern
Advised Ports America, Inc., a portfolio company of Highstar Capital, on its sale of Puerta Mexico, a state-of-the-art customs-clearing intermodal transportation facility located in the Mexico City market
20-Dec-09
$1.3 billion
Target:
Mining Division of Terex Corp.
Acquiror:
Bucyrus International
Advised Bucyrus International, Inc., a global mining equipment manufacturer, on the acquisition of the mining division of Terex Corp., a diversified equipment company
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
06-Oct-09
$1.2 billion
Target:
Avocent Corporation
Acquiror:
Emerson Electric Co.
Advised Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global technology and industrial company, on its acquisition of Avocent Corporation, a manufacturer of software and hardware products
06-Oct-09
$263 milllion
Target:
ICT Group
Acquiror:
Sykes Enterprises
Advised ICT Group on its merger with Sykes Enterprises, both leading global providers of outsourced customer contact management solutions and services
31-Aug-09
$5.5 billion
Target:
BJ Services Company
Acquiror:
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Advised BJ Services Company, a leading pressure pumping company, on its merger with Baker Hughes Incorporated, a global oilfield services company
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
10-Aug-09
$1.5 billion
Target:
Dynegy, Inc.
Acquiror:
LS Power Equity Partners
Advised Dynegy, Inc., a merchant power generator, on its sale of 9 power plants to LS Power Equity Partners in exchange for cash and Dynegy shares
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
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.
31-Jul-08
$10.3 billion
Target:
TransAlta Corporation
Acquiror:
LS Power Equity Partners / Global Infrastructure Partners
Advised TransAlta Corporation, a power generation and wholesale marketing company, on an unsolicited offer from LS Power Equity Partners / Global Infrastructure Partners
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
26-Nov-07
$11.4 billion
Target:
Kelda Group plc
Acquiror:
Citi Infrastructure Investors, GIC Special Investments, Infracapital Partners and HSBC Bank
Advised Kelda Group plc, a leading provider of water and waste water services in the UK, on a recommended cash offer from a consortium of international infrastructure investors
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
25-Jun-07
$8.1 billion
Target:
Energy East Corporation
Acquiror:
Iberdrola SA
Advised Energy East Corporation, a super-regional electric and gas utility with nearly 3 million regulated customers in the northeast US, on its sale to Iberdrola SA
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
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
18-Apr-07
$950 million
Target:
Trans Mountain Pipeline System
Acquiror:
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
Advised Independent Committee of the Board of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners on the acquisition of Trans Mountain Pipeline System, an ~800 mile pipeline which transports crude oil and refined products from Alberta to British Columbia and Washington State
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
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
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.
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