Recent Transactions

29-May-07
$99.1 billion
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Target: 

ABN AMRO Holding NV

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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

06-Aug-08
$10.7 billion
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Target: 

Lonmin plc

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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

25-Jun-07
$8.1 billion
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Target: 

Energy East Corporation

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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

18-Dec-17
$6.0 billion
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Target: 

CB&I

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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

25-Oct-05
$2.1 billion
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Target: 

BHW Holding AG

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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

06-Jul-09
$2.0 billion
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Target: 

PARIS RE Holdings Ltd.

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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
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Target: 

Bank of America Corporation

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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

08-Jun-11
$1.7 billion
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Target: 

Citigroup (selected private equity assets)

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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

11-Mar-11
$1.0 billion
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Target: 

Troika Dialog Group Limited

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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

07-Dec-15
$755 million
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Target: 

Stork

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Acquiror: 
Fluor Corporation

Advised Arle Capital Partners on the sale of Stork, an international provider of maintenance, modification and asset integrity services for large existing industrial facilities in the oil and gas, chemicals, industrial and power markets, to Fluor Corporation, one of the world’s largest publicly-traded engineering, procurement and construction companies

26-Oct-23
~$755 million
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Target: 

Innergex France

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Acquiror: 
Crédit Agricole Assurances

Advised Crédit Agricole Assurances, France’s largest insurance Group, in relation to its long-term partnership agreement with Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX: INE) and the acquisition of a 30% minority stake in Innergex France, the French operating and development activities of Innergex Renewable Energy Inc, for an enterprise value of €715m (@ 100%)

22-Sep-00
$750 million
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Target: 

AerFi Group plc

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Acquiror: 
debis AirFinance (subsidiary of Daimler Chrysler AG)

Advised AerFi on its sale to debis AirFinance .

16-Dec-22
Pending
$617 million
Target: 

Asterion Energies

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Acquiror: 
Repsol

Advising Asterion Industrial Partners, a leading independent investment management firm, on the sale of their portfolio company Asterion Energies, a leading Pan-European renewable energy platform with over 7.7 GW of Solar PV and Wind assets in Spain, Italy and France

03-Jan-17
$536 million
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Target: 

LCH.Clearnet SA

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Acquiror: 
Euronext N.V.

Advised LCH.Clearnet Group Limited, a leading multi-asset class European clearing house, on a sale of LCH.Clearnet SA, its French-regulated operating subsidiary, to Euronext N.V. that was ultimately terminated

20-Dec-06
$424 million
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Target: 

Aton Capital

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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)

04-Nov-10
~$370 million
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J. Malucelli Participacao em Seguros E Resseguros S.A

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Acquiror: 
The Travelers Companies, Inc.

Advised Travelers, the largest listed property and casualty insurance company in the U.S., on the acquisition of a ~43% stake in J. Malucelli Participacao em Seguros E Resseguros, the leading surety insurance company in Brazil, through the issue of new common shares (with an option to increase to 49.9% within 18 months)

14-Nov-16
$346 million
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Etrion Corporation's Italian solar photovoltaic platform

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Acquiror: 
Ultor S.p.A.

Advised Etrion Corporation, a solar independent power producer and developer, on the sale of its 60MW Italian solar photovoltaic platform to Ultor S.p.A. (a joint venture owned equally by Enel Green Power S.p.A. and F2i Fondi Italiani per le infrastrutture) for an Enterprise Value of €323mm

02-Feb-16
$314 million
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Target: 

11 Private Equity Fund Positions Managed by NBGI Private Equity and Team’s Spinout

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Acquiror: 
Deutsche Bank Private Equity and Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Advised the National Bank of Greece SA, the leading bank in Greece by deposits and total assets, on the disposal of 100% of its interests in eleven funds managed by NBGI Private Equity. The management responsibility of the funds and underlying investments will continue to be performed by the current management team along with other persons appointed by the buyers, under a new management vehicle created expressly for this purpose

17-May-21
Pending
$275 million
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Target: 

Bruc Energy, one of the largest renewable energy platforms in Spain with c.4 GWp of Solar PV assets under operation, construction and development

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Acquiror: 
Universities Superannuation Scheme (“USS”)

Advising Bruc OPT Energy Partners (“BROP”), a renewable energy JV owned by OPTrust and Mr. Juan Béjar, on the sale of a 50% stake in Bruc Energy, one of the largest renewable energy platforms in Spain with c.4 GWp of Solar PV assets under operation, construction and development, to funds managed by Universities Superannuation Scheme (“USS”), the largest pension scheme by assets in the UK

28-Oct-21
Pending
$217 million
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Target: 

Ferrovial Servicios

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Acquiror: 
Portobello Capital

Advised Portobello Capital, a leading Spanish private equity firm with more than $1.75bn AuM, on the acquisition through a carve out process of a controlling stake in Ferrovial Servicios, a leading infrastructure service business in Spain owned by Ferrovial

22-Jun-05
$198 million
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Target: 

Rothschilds Continuation Holdings

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Acquiror: 
Jardine Strategic Holdings

held by Royal & Sun Alliance
Advised Royal & Sun Alliance on the sale of its 21.5% shareholding in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings AG to Jardine Strategic Holdings

11-Apr-11
~$198 million
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Target: 

HSBC Afore (subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc)

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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

06-Dec-18
$153 million
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Target: 

49% of 250MW Concentrated Solar Power ("CSP") portfolio in Spain from ContourGlobal

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Acquiror: 
Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Europe 1

Advised Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners (“CSEIP”), an investment boutique within the Asset Management business of Credit Suisse AG, on the acquisition of the 49% stake of 250MW Concentrated Solar Power (“CSP”) portfolio in Spain from ContourGlobal, an international owner and operator of contracted wholesale power generation businesses

18-May-11
$146 million
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Target: 

Portfolio of solar PV power plants from Kinexia SpA

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Acquiror: 
Antin Infrastructure Partners

Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of a portfolio of solar PV power plants in Italy

01-Dec-16
$116 million
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Target: 

Rico

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Acquiror: 
XP Investimentos

Advised the founding shareholders of Rico, a leading independent online investment platform in Brazil, on its 100% sale to XP Investimentos, a Brazilian investment firm

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