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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04-Dec-09
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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
21-Jul-09
$2.8 billion
Target:
Quebecor World Inc
Acted as financial advisor to Quebecor World on its CCAA / Chapter 11 restructuring
01-Dec-08
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Target:
Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd.
Acquiror:
Cheil Worldwide, Inc.
Advised Cheil Worldwide, Inc, South Korea’s largest marketing agency, on the acquisition of Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd, a leading independent UK advertising agency
07-Aug-08
$NA
Target:
Scholastic Corporation’s US direct-to-home continuities business
Acquiror:
Sandvik AS
Advised Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, on the sale of its US direct-to-home continuities business to Sandvik AS
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
30-Jun-08
$720 million
Target:
THUS Group plc
Acquiror:
Cable & Wireless plc
Advised THUS Group plc, a fixed line business telecommunications provider, on a cash offer from Cable & Wireless plc
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
11-Oct-07
$1.2 billion
Target:
Foseco plc
Acquiror:
Cookson Group plc
Advised Foseco plc, a provider of consumables to the Foundry and Steel industries, on a recommended cash offer from Cookson Group plc
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
30-Jun-07
$52.0 billion
Target:
BCE Inc.
Acquiror:
Teacher's Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Advised the Board of BCE on a review of a range of strategic alternatives that culminated in an agreement to sell to a consortium consisting of Teacher's Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners for $52.0 billion that was ultimately terminated
12-Jun-07
$184 million
Target:
Jane’s Information Group
Acquiror:
IHS Inc.
Advised The Woodbridge Company Limited, the holding company for the Thomson family’s investments, on the sale of Jane’s Information Group, a world-leading provider of information and analysis on global defence and security, to IHS Inc.
21-May-07
$6.3 billion
Target:
EMI Group plc
Acquiror:
Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited
Acted as lead financial advisor to global music industry player EMI Group plc, on a recommended cash offer from Maltby Limited, a company formed at the direction of Terra Firma
14-May-07
$1.0 billion
Target:
Datamonitor plc
Acquiror:
Informa plc
Acted as financial adviser to Informa plc on its recommended acquisition of Datamonitor plc, a leading global provider of market intelligence
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
03-Apr-06
$3.7 billion
Target:
Verizon Communications Inc.
Acquiror:
América Móvil and Telmex
(various assets)
Provided independent valuation services in connection with the acquisition by América Móvil and Telmex of a 100% stake in Verizon Dominicana, an approximate 52% stake in Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico and an approximate 28.5% stake in Compania Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela
21-Jun-05
$714 million
Target:
Scottish Radio Holdings plc
Acquiror:
EMAP plc
Advised UK radio and regional press company Scottish Radio Holdings plc on a recommended offer by EMAP plc
01-Jun-05
$1.4 billion
Target:
IIR
Acquiror:
T&F Informa
Advised T&F Informa on the acquisition of IIR, a leading provider of performance improvement solutions and organiser of conferences and exhibitions. The acquisition is to be financed via a rights issue of c.$570mm and a new debt facility
02-Mar-04
$2.1 billion
Target:
Taylor & Francis Group Plc
Acquiror:
Informa Group Plc
Advised Informa Group on its merger with Taylor & Francis. Following the merger, Informa shareholders own 51% of the combined company
15-Jul-03
$1.1 billion
Target:
Loral Space and Communications Ltd.
Acquiror:
Intelsat Ltd.
Advised Loral with its Chapter 11 proceedings. Advised on the sale of its North American Fixed Satellite Services assets to Intelsat for $1.1 billion
09-Aug-02
$17.6 billion
Target:
Adelphia Communications
Acquiror:
Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp.
Advised the Unsecured Creditors of Adelphia Communications representing $14.5 billion of value in Adelphia’s Chapter 11 proceedings. Advised on the sale of Adelphia’s assets to Time Warner and Comcast for $17.6 billion
25-Mar-01
$9.7 billion
Target:
Cable & Wireless Optus Limited
Acquiror:
Singapore Telecommunications Limited
, 52.5% subsidiary of Cable and Wireless plc Advised C&W on the sale of its 52.5% owned Australian subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Optus, to SingTel
31-Mar-00
$498 million
Target:
Dorling Kindersley plc
Acquiror:
Pearson plc
Advised Dorling Kindersley, a leading and innovative book publisher, on the sale of the company to Pearson in an all cash transaction.
04-Oct-99
$23.5 billion
Target:
AMFM, Inc.
Acquiror:
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
Advised AMFM on the sale of the company to Clear Channel Communications to form the largest US radio company
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
30-Jul-99
$2.5 billion
Target:
Mirror Group PLC
Acquiror:
Trinity plc
Advised Trinity on its merger with Mirror Group to form Trinity Mirror, the UK’s largest newspaper publisher