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-13
$850 million
Target:
Megapolis Distribution
Acquiror:
Japan Tobacco Inc
Advised Japan Tobacco Inc in connection with the acquisition of a minority stake in Megapolis Distribution B.V., Russia’s leading tobacco distributor
30-Oct-13
$NA
Target:
Leather Services Business Unit of Clariant International Ltd
Acquiror:
Stahl Holdings
Advised Clariant International Ltd, the Swiss specialty chemicals company, on the sale of its Leather Services Business Unit to Stahl Holdings (portfolio company of Wendel), a leading supplier in the leather chemicals and performance coating industries
15-Oct-13
$64 million
Target:
Detergents & Intermediates Business Unit of Clariant International Ltd
Acquiror:
International Chemical Investors Group
Advised Clariant International Ltd, the Swiss specialty chemicals company, on the sale of its Detergents & Intermediates Business Unit to International Chemical Investors Group, a privately owned industrial holding company focusing on mid-sized chemicals and pharmaceutical businesses
02-Oct-13
$NA
Target:
Tesco PLC's Chinese retail operations
Acquiror:
China Resources Enterprise
Advised Tesco PLC on the formation of a joint venture with China Resources Enterprise, a Hong Kong listed, Chinese retailer, to create the leading multi-format retailer in China
20-May-13
$8.5 billion
Target:
Warner Chilcott, plc
Acquiror:
Actavis, Inc.
Advised Actavis, Inc., a global, integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, branded and biosimilar products on its acquisition of Warner Chilcott plc
26-Apr-13
$NA
Target:
Yakult Honsha
Acquiror:
Danone
Advised Danone, a world leading food company, on its business and capital alliance with Yakult Honsha, the largest probiotic dairy product manufacturer in Japan
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
07-Dec-12
$43 million
Target:
Champion Flour Limited
Acquiror:
Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
Advised Goodman Fielder, a leading Australian listed food company, on the sale of its New Zealand flour milling business, Champion Flour, to Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
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
17-Oct-12
$2.6 billion
Target:
Cymer, Inc.
Acquiror:
ASML Holding NV
Advised ASML Holding NV, a leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, on its acquisition of Cymer, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography light sources used by chipmakers to manufacture advanced semiconductor devices
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
12-Jul-12
$5.0 billion
Target:
Aegis Group plc
Acquiror:
Dentsu Inc.
Advised Aegis Group plc, a leading global media and digital communications agency, on its sale to Dentsu Inc., the leading advertising group in Asia
09-Jul-12
$4.7 billion
Target:
ASML Holding NV (minority stake)
Acquiror:
Customers including Intel Corporation, TSMC and Samsung Electronics
Advised the Supervisory Board of ASML on the establishment of a Customer Co-Investment Program including the issue of 23% equity stake and $1.7 billion of R&D funding
06-Jul-12
$730 million
Target:
WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG
Acquiror:
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
Provided fairness opinion to the Executive Management Board of WMF in connection with the voluntary public takeover offer by Finedining Capital GmbH, a holding company in the possession of funds managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
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
16-Jan-12
$428 million
Target:
Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC
Acquiror:
Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller
Advised Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC, the UK’s largest processor of fresh milk, on a recommended offer from Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller S.e.c.s.
22-Dec-11
$NA
Target:
KEMA
Acquiror:
Det Norske Veritas AS
Advised Det Norske Veritas, a global provider of services for managing risk, on its acquisition of a 74.3% stake in KEMA, a leading provider of energy consulting and testing & certification services
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
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.
22-Jun-11
$NA
Target:
KemFine Group Oy
Acquiror:
CABB AG
Advised 3i on the disposal of KemFine Group Oy, a leading custom manufacturer of fine chemicals, to CABB AG
08-Jun-11
$1.7 billion
Target:
Citigroup (selected private equity assets)
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
06-May-11
$NA
Target:
Aker Solutions (Aker Holding)
Acquiror:
Norwegian Government
Advised the Norwegian Government on strategic and financial matters in relation to its investment in Aker Holding, the largest shareholder of Aker Solutions during the demerger of the company’s EPC activities
13-Apr-11
$NA
Target:
Retail Apparel Group
Acquiror:
Navis Capital
Advised CHAMP Ventures on the sale of its portfolio company Retail Apparel Group, an Australian based men’s specialty apparel retailer, to Navis Capital, one of the largest regional private equity business in south-east Asia
21-Mar-11
$NA
Target:
Close Brothers Cayman Limited
Acquiror:
Intertrust Group Holdings SA
Advised Close Brothers plc, an independent financial services group, on the sale of its Cayman based offshore business to Intertrust Group Holdings SA