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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17-Oct-16
$1.4 billion
Target:
Save-A-Lot
Acquiror:
Affiliate of Onex Corporation
Advised SUPERVALU, Inc., one of the largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the US, on the sale of its Save-A-Lot business, a leading hard-discount grocery retailer in the U.S., to an affiliate of Onex Corporation
02-May-16
$NA
Target:
Fairway Group Holdings Corp.
Advised Fairway Group Holdings Corp., a grocery store chain operating fifteen stores in the New York metropolitan area, in connection with its pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan
22-Dec-15
$NA
Target:
Hortifruti
Acquiror:
Partners Group
Advised Hortifruti, Brazil's number one premium retailer of healthy food, on the sale of a significant minority stake to Partners Group, a global private markets investment manager
17-Dec-15
$130 million
Target:
Airopack Technology Group AG
Acquiror:
Apollo Global Management, LLC
Advised Airopack Technology Group, developer of a revolutionary all-plastic dispenser, on a €120 million debt and equity investment from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, and the concurrently announced proposed acquisition of the 50% stake it does not already own in Airolux AG, its joint venture with Resilux NV
09-Nov-15
$777 million
Target:
Lonmin Plc
Advised Lonmin Plc on its c.$777mm recapitalization consisting of c.$370mm of bank facilities at the Plc and in South Africa from the Company’s ten lending banks and a fully underwritten Rights Issue of c.$407mm.
28-Sep-15
$NA
Target:
Alcoa Inc.
Advised Alcoa Inc. on its separation into two independent, publicly-traded companies
26-May-15
$2.2 billion
Target:
Nordstrom, Inc. (Credit Card Assets)
Acquiror:
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group
Advised The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on its acquisition of Nordstrom, Inc.’s credit card assets
21-Apr-15
$NA
Target:
Tate & Lyle plc
Acquiror:
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Advised Tate & Lyle plc, a leading provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries, on the re-alignment of Eaststarch C.V., its 50:50 corn wet milling joint venture in Europe with Archer Daniels Midland Company
09-Mar-15
$1.5 billion
Target:
RTI International Metals, Inc
Acquiror:
Alcoa Inc.
Advised Alcoa Inc. on the acquisition of RTI International Metals, Inc., a leading producer and global supplier of titanium mill products and a manufacturer of fabricated titanium and specialty metal components, principally for the commercial aerospace and defense sectors
02-Mar-15
$107 million
Target:
Lion's Everyday Cheese Business
Acquiror:
Warrnambool Cheese & Butter
Advised Lion, a leading Australasian food and beverage company wholly owned by Japanese conglomerate Kirin, on the sale of its Everyday Cheese business to Warrnambool Cheese & Butter, a listed Australian dairy company controlled by the Canadian dairy player Saputo
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
21-Nov-14
$203 million
Target:
Tipness Limited
Acquiror:
Nippon Television Holdings
Advised Nippon Television Holdings, a media and content company engaged in production and broadcasting primarily in Japan, on the acquisition of Tipness Limited, the fourth largest fitness club company in Japan, from Suntory Holdings and Marubeni Corporation
23-Oct-14
$NA
Target:
Boart Longyear Ltd.
Advised the Board of Directors of Boart Longyear, the world’s leading supplier of drilling services and equipment for mining and drilling companies, on its strategic review process and subsequent comprehensive recapitalization transactions with certain affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
30-Sep-14
$NA
Target:
Masco Corporation
Advised Masco Corporation, a leading global provider of home improvement and building products, on the tax-free spin-off of its Installation Services business
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
01-Apr-14
$NA
Target:
Dillard's, Inc. (Credit Card Assets)
Acquiror:
Wells Fargo & Company
Advised Dillard’s, Inc. on a strategic alliance relating to its credit card business with Wells Fargo & Company
10-Mar-14
$NA
Target:
K-Y brand
Acquiror:
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc
Advised Reckitt Benckiser, a leading consumer goods manufacturer, on the acquisition of the global rights to the K-Y brand, a leader in intimate lubricants
06-Mar-14
$10.0 billion
Target:
Safeway Inc.
Acquiror:
Albertsons (majority owned by Cerberus Capital Management)
Advised the Board of Directors of Safeway Inc., a leading food and drug retailer, on its acquisition by Albertsons
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-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
10-Sep-13
$NA
Target:
Fresh & Easy (owned by Tesco plc)
Acquiror:
YFE Holdings, Inc (affiliate of The Yucaipa Companies, LLC)
Advised Tesco plc, a listed FTSE 100 retailer, on the sale of a substantive part of Fresh & Easy’s operating business to YFE Holdings, Inc, an affiliate of The Yucaipa Companies, LLC
09-Sep-13
$2.1 billion
Target:
Lucozade & Ribena brands (owned by GSK)
Acquiror:
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd
Advised GlaxoSmithKline, the UK listed international pharmaceutical and consumer company, on the sale of its nutritional drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena to Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd
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
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
19-Dec-12
$100 million
Target:
Thiele Kaolin Company
Advised Thiele Kaolin Company, a miner and processor of kaolin clay, on a range of strategic options, resulting in a leveraged recapitalization and special dividend