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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20-Sep-12
$1.0 billion
Target:
Becker Underwood
Acquiror:
BASF
Advised Norwest Equity Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Becker Underwood, a global leader in the development and commercialization of yield-improving seed-applied biological products for the Agricultural market, to BASF, the world’s largest chemical company
27-Oct-22
$950 million
Target:
Minnesota Rubber and Plastics
Acquiror:
Trelleborg
Facilitated the sale of KKR’s portfolio company Minnesota Rubber and Plastics, a leading provider of materials science-based elastomer and thermoplastic solutions, to Trelleborg
16-Mar-16
$942 million
Target:
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.
Acquiror:
Coherent, Inc.
Advised Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial laser sources and laser-based solutions and components, on its sale to Coherent, Inc., a leading provider of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial customers
16-May-16
$874 million
Target:
Equinix Data Center Assets
Acquiror:
Digital Realty Trust
Advised Digital Realty Trust, the world's largest wholesale colocation services and data center solutions provider, on its acquisition of a portfolio of eight carrier-neutral European data centers from Equinix
27-Jul-11
$850 million
Target:
The Synovate Group
Acquiror:
Ipsos S.A.
Advised Aegis Group plc on the sale of The Synovate Group, a leading global provider of custom market research, to Ipsos S.A.
19-Apr-22
$800 million
Target:
Portfolio of Towers from PLDT
Acquiror:
edotco Group
Advising edotco Group, the leading pan-Asian telecom tower infrastructure company, on the acquisition of 2,973 towers from PLDT, one of the largest telecommunication service providers in the Philippines, through a sale and leaseback transaction
14-Jul-17
$775 million
Target:
Programmed Maintenance Services Limited
Acquiror:
PERSOL HOLDINGS CO LTD.
Advised PERSOL HOLDINGS, one of Japan’s largest HR service companies, on its acquisition of ASX-listed Programmed Maintenance Services, a leading Australian and New Zealand based provider of staffing and maintenance services
07-Dec-15
$755 million
Target:
Stork
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
22-Sep-00
$750 million
Target:
AerFi Group plc
Acquiror:
debis AirFinance (subsidiary of Daimler Chrysler AG)
Advised AerFi on its sale to debis AirFinance .
08-Apr-21
$651 million
Target:
Whinstone Inc. – Subsidiary of Northern Data AG
Acquiror:
Riot Blockchain Inc.
Advising Northern Data AG, a Germany based developer and operator of high-performance computing (“HPC”) infrastructure solutions, on the sale of its U.S. subsidiary Whinstone Inc., an HPC data center operator based in Rockdale, Texas, to Riot Blockchain Inc., a U.S. based publicly-traded bitcoin miner
03-Feb-20
$650 million
Target:
Clover Wireless
Acquiror:
First Lien Term Loan B Lenders
Advised Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Term Loan B Lenders on the restructuring of 4L Holdings Corporation
28-Nov-22
Pending
$650 million
Target:
Brambles (CHEP China)
Acquiror:
Loscam Greater China
Adviser to Brambles on the merger of its China business (CHEP China) with Loscam Greater China
17-May-18
$622 million
Target:
Aventics GmbH
Acquiror:
Emerson Electric Co.
Advised Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global technology and industrial company, on the acquisition of Aventics GmbH, a leading designer and manufacturer of pneumatic devices and systems
26-Jun-23
$583 million
Target:
Mandala Multifinance
Acquiror:
MUFG and Adira Finance
Advised JG Motor and certain other shareholders on the sale of Mandala Multifinance, a leading consumer finance company listed in Indonesia to MUFG and Adira Finance
19-Oct-20
$546 million
Target:
Learning Materials for the K-12 Segment in Spain
Acquiror:
Sanoma Oyj
Advising Sanoma Oyj (HEL: SAA1V), a European learning and media company listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, on the acquisition of Santillana Spain, a leading Spanish provider of K-12 learning materials, from Promotora de Informaciones S.A. (Grupo Prisa, BME: PRS)
08-Aug-18
$538 million
Target:
Suncorp Group Limited’s Australian Life Insurance Business
Acquiror:
TAL
Advised TAL, Australia’s largest and leading insurance business that is 100% owned by Dai-ichi Life of Japan, on the acquisition of Suncorp Group Limited’s Australian Life Insurance business
01-Jun-22
$537 million
Target:
NAC 33 & NAC 34, subsidiaries of Nordic Aviation Capital
Acquiror:
Azorra Aviation
Advised Azorra Aviation, a leading commercial aircraft lessor backed by Oaktree Capital Management, on the chapter 11 restructuring and related investment in NAC 33 & 34, two exiting subsidiaries of Nordic Aviation Capital
03-Jan-17
$536 million
Target:
LCH.Clearnet SA
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
19-Feb-18
$531 million
Target:
Faster S.p.A.
Acquiror:
Sun Hydraulics Corporation
Advised Capvis Equity Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Faster Group, a producer of quick-release hydraulic couplings, to Sun Hydraulics
31-Jul-07
$491 million
Target:
DEUTZ Power Systems
Acquiror:
3i
Sole advisor to DEUTZ AG on the divestiture of its division DEUTZ Power Systems, a leading manufacturer of gas fired engines for decentralized power generation
20-Dec-06
$424 million
Target:
Aton Capital
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)
12-Nov-15
$406 million
Target:
Lane Industries Incorporated
Acquiror:
Salini Impregilo S.p.A.
Advised Lane Industries Incorporated, a privately-held construction company specializing in heavy civil projects, including design-build and public private partnerships, on its sale to Salini Impregilo S.p.A.
27-Apr-23
$403 million
Target:
Distrelec BV
Acquiror:
RS Group plc
Advised RS Group plc on the acquisiton of Distrelec, a high-service, digital-led distributor of industrial MRO and electronic products
18-Jun-10
$361.1 million
Target:
USEN Corporation
Acquiror:
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
Advised USEN Corporation, a diversified media company, on the sale of Intelligence Ltd., its 100% owned human resources staffing subsidiary
10-Nov-11
$318 million
Target:
MSF Sugar
Acquiror:
Mitr Phol Group
Advised MSF Sugar, Australia’s third largest producer and second largest exporter of sugar, on an acquisition proposal from Mitr Phol Sugar Corp. of Thailand at an offer value of ~31% premium to previous close