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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21-Jan-15
$3.0 billion
Target:
Hiland Partners, LP
Acquiror:
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
Advised Hiland Partners, a leading midstream energy company with operations primarily in the Bakken Shale, on its sale to Kinder Morgan, North America’s largest energy infrastructure company
19-Dec-14
$NA
Target:
NYK Ports LLC
Acquiror:
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners
Advised NYK Ports LLC, a leading port operating and stevedoring company, on the sale of a 49% stake to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners, a leading Australian infrastructure fund
15-Dec-14
$NA
Target:
TITAL GmbH
Acquiror:
Alcoa Inc.
Advised Alcoa Inc. on the acquisition of TITAL GmbH, a privately-held German manufacturer of aluminum and titanium castings predominately for the aerospace and defense end markets
12-Aug-14
$NA
Target:
Faster S.p.A.
Acquiror:
Capvis
Advised Capvis, one of the leading buyout firms in Switzerland, on the acquisition of Faster S.p.A., one of the top 2 global manufacturers of quick-release hydraulic couplings
24-Jul-14
$3.0 billion
Target:
QR Energy, LP
Acquiror:
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP
Advised QR Energy, LP on the merger with Breitburn Energy Partners LP to create the largest oil-weighted MLP in the upstream oil & gas sector
26-Jun-14
$2.9 billion
Target:
Firth Rixson Limited
Acquiror:
Alcoa Inc.
Advised Alcoa Inc. on the acquisition of Firth Rixson Limited, a leading provider of highly engineered rings, industrial forgings and specialized metal products primarily to the aerospace industry
10-Apr-14
$NA
Target:
Flint Group
Acquiror:
Consortium of Goldman Sachs MBD and Koch Industries
Advised Flint Group, a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners and a global leader in the manufacturing of printing inks and consumables on its sale to a consortium consisting of Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking and the private equity arm of Koch Industries
04-Feb-14
$156 million
Target:
Thiele Kaolin Company
Advised Thiele Kaolin Company, a miner and processor of kaolin clay, on a leveraged capitalization and repurchase of a 40% stock interest from Stora Enso Oyj
04-Nov-13
$4.9 billion
Target:
Berry Petroleum Co.
Acquiror:
LINN Energy, LLC
Advised the Independent Directors of LINN Energy, LLC, the largest oil & gas upstream MLP, related to the amended terms of the acquisition of Berry Petroleum Company
21-Oct-13
$4.8 billion
Target:
Devon Energy Corporation (US Midstream Assets)
Acquiror:
Crosstex Energy, Inc. & Crosstex Energy, L.P.
Advised Crosstex Energy, Inc. & Crosstex Energy, L.P., a leading US based midstream company, on the creation of a new midstream energy partnership with Devon Energy Corporation, a top-five US independent exploration & production company
17-Jun-13
$200 million
Target:
Tesoro Hawaii, LLC
Acquiror:
Par Petroleum
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Par Petroleum in connection with its acquisition of Tesoro Hawaii, LLC from Tesoro Corporation
06-May-13
~$7.0 billion
Target:
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
Acquiror:
Inergy, L.P. / Inergy Midstream L.P.
Advised Inergy, a leading diversified midstream energy company, and its affiliates on their merger with Crestwood Midstream Partners LP and affiliates
01-Mar-13
$1.7 billion
Target:
50% of El Paso Natural Gas and 50% of El Paso Midstream Investment Company
Acquiror:
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
Advised the Independent Directors of the Board of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners on the acquisition of 50% of El Paso Natural Gas, a ~10,000 mile natural gas pipeline system connecting the Permian Basin in Texas / New Mexico with key consumer markets in Arizona, California and Mexico, and 50% of El Paso Midstream Investment Company which includes oil and gas gathering and processing assets in the Altamont region in Northeast Utah and in the Eagle Ford shale play in Southwest Texas
10-Jan-13
$3.3 billion
Target:
SUPERVALU, Inc.
Acquiror:
Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
Advised SUPERVALU, a leading food retailer, on the sale of its New Albertsons, Inc. subsidiary to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management L.P. In addition to the sale, Greenhill also advised the Company on a simultaneous equity tender offer by Cerberus for up to a 30% stake in pro forma SUPERVALU
20-Dec-12
$NA
Target:
Germanischer Lloyd
Acquiror:
Det Norske Veritas
Advised Det Norske Veritas on its merger with Germanischer Lloyd to create the third largest player in the Testing, Inspection and Certification industry, focused on ship classification, oil & gas and energy
11-Dec-12
$862 million
Target:
TNS, Inc.
Acquiror:
Siris Capital Group
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of TNS, Inc., a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions, on its sale to Siris Capital Group, a private equity firm focused on complex, control equity investments in the telecom, technology and technology-enabled business service sectors
12-Nov-12
~$100 million
Target:
Aurelian Oil & Gas PLC
Acquiror:
San Leon Energy PLC
Advised Aurelian Oil & Gas, an AIM-listed E&P company primarily focused on natural gas exploration in Central Europe, on its recommended merger with AIM-listed peer San Leon Energy PLC
30-Aug-12
$4.9 billion
Target:
Performance Coatings division of E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
Acquiror:
The Carlyle Group
Advised E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, a global diversified chemicals company, on the sale of its Performance Coatings division to an affiliate of The Carlyle Group, a leading private equity firm
06-Aug-12
$6.2 billion
Target:
Tennessee Gas Pipeline and 50% of El Paso Natural Gas
Acquiror:
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
Advised the Independent Directors of the Board of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners on the acquisition of Tennessee Gas Pipeline, a ~14,000 mile natural gas pipeline system connecting Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico with the northeastern US, and 50% of El Paso Natural Gas, a ~10,000 mile natural gas pipeline system connecting the Permian Basin in Texas / New Mexico with key consumer markets in Arizona, California and Mexico
13-Jul-12
$NA
Target:
Timberland Assets of Forest Capital Partners, LLC
Acquiror:
Hancock Timber Resources Group and Molpus Woodlands Group
Advised Hancock Timber Resources Group, the largest Timber Investment Management Organization globally and a subsidiary of Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc., and Molpus Woodlands Group on the acquisition of 1.9 million acres of timberlands from Forest Capital Partners, LLC
26-Apr-12
$1.8 billion
Target:
Retail Propane Operations of Inergy, L.P.
Acquiror:
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
Advised Inergy, L.P., a master limited partnership with propane and midstream natural gas operations, on the sale of its retail propane operations to Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a national propane retailer
01-Mar-12
$NA
Target:
Minority stake in Stadler Rail
Acquiror:
Peter Spuhler
Advised Capvis, one of the leading buyout firms in Switzerland and one of the main mid-market private equity firms in German-speaking Europe, on the staged exit from of its 20% minority stake in Stadler Rail, by selling to Peter Spuhler, CEO and majority shareholder in Stadler Rail
20-Jan-12
$NA
Target:
Solar PV power plant in Italy
Acquiror:
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of a c.20MW solar PV power plant in Italy
10-Oct-11
$3.2 billion
Target:
Complete Production Services
Acquiror:
Superior Energy Services
Advised Superior Energy Services on its acquisition of Complete Production Services, a leading provider of oilfield services in North America
14-Jul-11
$340 million
Target:
Edge Oilfield Services
Acquiror:
Key Energy Services, Inc.
Advised Key Energy Services, the largest onshore, rig-based well servicing contractor, on its acquisition of Edge Oilfield Services, a provider of onshore oilfield rental equipment