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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05-Apr-10
$225 million
Target:
Medegen, Inc
Acquiror:
CareFusion Corporation
Advised Medegen, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets clinically superior disposable intravenous therapy products on its sale to CareFusion, a global medical devices company
01-Apr-10
$230 million
Target:
Primerica Inc.
Acquiror:
Warburg Pincus
Advised Primerica Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., on a series of transactions, including the concurrent sale of a minority stake to Warburg Pincus and initial public offering
03-Mar-10
$NA
Target:
Puerta Mexico Transportation Facility
Acquiror:
Kansas City Southern
Advised Ports America, Inc., a portfolio company of Highstar Capital, on its sale of Puerta Mexico, a state-of-the-art customs-clearing intermodal transportation facility located in the Mexico City market
25-Feb-10
$14.4 billion
Target:
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
Acquiror:
The Coca-Cola Company
Advised the Affiliated Transaction Committee of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. on the sale of its North American bottling operations to The Coca-Cola Company and on its concurrent acquisition of The Coca-Cola Company’s bottling operations in the Nordic region
23-Feb-10
$NA
Target:
Heartscape Technologies, Inc.
Acquiror:
Roper Industries, Inc.
Advised Heartscape Technologies, a medical device company on its sale of substantially all its assets to Roper Industries, a diversified growth company
09-Feb-10
$672 million
Target:
SAS Group
Acquiror:
Norwegian Government
Advised the Norwegian Government on strategic and financial matters in relation to a refinancing including a conditional capital injection in SAS, the leading airline group in Northern Europe
20-Dec-09
$1.3 billion
Target:
Mining Division of Terex Corp.
Acquiror:
Bucyrus International
Advised Bucyrus International, Inc., a global mining equipment manufacturer, on the acquisition of the mining division of Terex Corp., a diversified equipment company
15-Dec-09
$4.5 billion
Target:
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Acquiror:
Wells Fargo & Company
Advised Wells Fargo on the acquisition of Prudential Financial’s noncontrolling interest in their retail brokerage Joint Venture
09-Nov-09
$327 million
Target:
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Acquiror:
Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals
Advised Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company on the sale of its specialty pharmaceutical business to Sigma-Tau, an Italian pharmaceutical company
06-Oct-09
$1.2 billion
Target:
Avocent Corporation
Acquiror:
Emerson Electric Co.
Advised Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global technology and industrial company, on its acquisition of Avocent Corporation, a manufacturer of software and hardware products
06-Oct-09
$263 milllion
Target:
ICT Group
Acquiror:
Sykes Enterprises
Advised ICT Group on its merger with Sykes Enterprises, both leading global providers of outsourced customer contact management solutions and services
31-Aug-09
$5.5 billion
Target:
BJ Services Company
Acquiror:
Baker Hughes Incorporated
Advised BJ Services Company, a leading pressure pumping company, on its merger with Baker Hughes Incorporated, a global oilfield services company
27-Aug-09
$144 million
Target:
NYFIX, Inc.
Acquiror:
NYSE Euronext
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of NYFIX, Inc., a provider of electronic trading solutions, on its sale to NYSE Euronext
10-Aug-09
$596 million
Target:
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc.
Acquiror:
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world’s largest bookseller, on its acquisition of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc.
10-Aug-09
$1.5 billion
Target:
Dynegy, Inc.
Acquiror:
LS Power Equity Partners
Advised Dynegy, Inc., a merchant power generator, on its sale of 9 power plants to LS Power Equity Partners in exchange for cash and Dynegy shares
06-Jul-09
$2.0 billion
Target:
PARIS RE Holdings Ltd.
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
05-Jul-09
$1.2 billion
Target:
Alcan Packaging’s Food Americas business (business unit of Rio Tinto plc)
Acquiror:
Bemis Company, Inc.
Advised Bemis Company, Inc., a global supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials, on its acquisition of Alcan Packaging’s Food Americas business
23-Jun-09
$155 million
Target:
Monogram Biosciences, Inc.
Acquiror:
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
Advised LabCorp on the acquisition of Monogram Biosciences, a molecular diagnostics company focused on guiding and improving the treatment of serious infectious diseases and cancer
31-Mar-09
$1.7 billion
Target:
IPC Holdings, Ltd.
Acquiror:
Validus Holdings, Ltd.
Advised Validus Holdings, Ltd., a leading Bermuda-based reinsurer, on its offer to acquire IPC Holdings, Ltd.
12-Mar-09
$46.9 billion
Target:
Genentech, Inc.
Acquiror:
Roche Holding Ltd.
Advised Roche Holding Ltd., a world-leading provider of healthcare pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, on its acquisition of the outstanding publicly held interest in Genentech, Inc., a leading biotechnology company
09-Mar-09
$18.6 billion
Target:
Rohm & Haas Company
Acquiror:
The Dow Chemical Company
Advised The Dow Chemical Company during its negotiations pertaining to the Rohm & Haas settlement resolution
07-Aug-08
$NA
Target:
Scholastic Corporation’s US direct-to-home continuities business
Acquiror:
Sandvik AS
Advised Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, on the sale of its US direct-to-home continuities business to Sandvik AS
31-Jul-08
$10.3 billion
Target:
TransAlta Corporation
Acquiror:
LS Power Equity Partners / Global Infrastructure Partners
Advised TransAlta Corporation, a power generation and wholesale marketing company, on an unsolicited offer from LS Power Equity Partners / Global Infrastructure Partners
12-Jun-08
$6.7 billion
Target:
Applied Biosystems Group
Acquiror:
Invitrogen Corporation
Provided fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of the Applera Corporation on the merger of its Applied Biosystems business, which serves the life science industry, with the Invitrogen Corporation, creating a global leader in biotechnology reagents and systems
23-Apr-08
$2.8 billion
Target:
Wendy's International, Inc.
Acquiror:
Triarc Companies, Inc.
Advised the special committee of the board of directors in connection with its merger with Triarc Companies, Inc., the operator of the Arby’s franchise. The combined systems will have approximately 10,000 restaurant units and pro forma annual system sales of approximately $12.5 billion, positioning it as the nation’s third largest quick service restaurant company