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-Jun-23
Pending
$595 million
Target:
Lookers Plc
Acquiror:
Alpha Auto Group
Advising JerseyCo, the indirect Holdco of Alpha Auto Group, a Canadian automotive dealership group, on its acquisition of Lookers Plc, a leading UK automotive dealership group
16-Feb-23
Pending
$220 million
Target:
Flavor Specialty Ingredients division of IFF
Acquiror:
Exponent Private Equity
Sole financial adviser to Exponent, one of the UK’s leading private equity firms, on the acquisition of IFF’s Flavor Specialty Ingredients division, a global leader in the base aromas market
13-Sep-22
Undisclosed
Target:
InterGen N.V.’s UK business
Acquiror:
Bortela Capital s.r.o
Advised InterGen N.V., one of the UK’s largest independent power producers with a portfolio of four gas plants and a pipeline of large-scale battery energy storage system projects, on the sale of its business interests in the UK to CREDITAS Group, a Czech entity ultimately owned by Pavel Hubáček, whose energy division UCED is the fourth largest energy distributor in the Czech Republic
08-Aug-22
Undisclosed
Target:
UK Operations of Lion Pty Limited
Acquiror:
Odyssey Inns Ltd
Advised Lion Pty Limited, one of Australasia’s leading beverage companies and a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd., on the divestment of its UK operations to Odyssey Inns Ltd.
28-Jul-22
Pending
$1.6 billion
Target:
Derco Holdings
Acquiror:
Inchcape Plc
Advising and acting as sponsor to Inchcape plc, the leading independent global automotive distributor, on its proposed Class 1 acquisition of Derco, the largest independent automotive distributor by volume in Latin America
07-Dec-21
Pending
Undisclosed
Target:
Interamericana Trading Corporation and Simpson Motors
Acquiror:
Inchcape plc
Advising Inchcape plc, the leading independent global automotive distributor, on the acquisition of Interamericana Trading Corporation (“ITC”), a leading independent automotive distributor in the Caribbean region, and Simpson Motors, the leading automotive retailer in Barbados, from the Simpson Group
05-Oct-21
$175 million
Target:
Kao Data Ltd
Acquiror:
Infratil Ltd
Advised Kao Data Ltd, which is jointly owned by Legal & General Group PLC and Noé Group subsidiary Hockham, on raising an initial £120m-£130m growth capital commitment from Infratil Ltd with the objective of creating a £500m data centre platform
27-Jul-21
Undisclosed
Target:
Pulsant Limited
Acquiror:
Antin Infrastructure Partners
Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition of Pulsant from Oak Hill and Scottish Equity Partners. Pulsant is a hybrid cloud specialist, with a nationwide network of 10 data centres across the UK delivering secure, scalable and resilient cloud, colocation and networking services
07-Jun-21
Undisclosed
Target:
Rights to General, Right Guard and Dry Idea brands
Acquiror:
N/A
Advised Henkel on its brand divestment program (including the sale of the General, Right Guard and Dry Idea brands)
27-May-21
$1.4 billion
Target:
Equiniti Group PLC
Acquiror:
Siris Capital Group LLC
Advised Siris Capital, a private equity firm focused on the technology sector, on its recommended 180p cash offer for Equiniti Group PLC, a technology-led services and payments specialist
17-May-21
Pending
$275 million
Target:
Bruc Energy, one of the largest renewable energy platforms in Spain with c.4 GWp of Solar PV assets under operation, construction and development
Acquiror:
Universities Superannuation Scheme (“USS”)
Advising Bruc OPT Energy Partners (“BROP”), a renewable energy JV owned by OPTrust and Mr. Juan Béjar, on the sale of a 50% stake in Bruc Energy, one of the largest renewable energy platforms in Spain with c.4 GWp of Solar PV assets under operation, construction and development, to funds managed by Universities Superannuation Scheme (“USS”), the largest pension scheme by assets in the UK
05-Apr-21
Undisclosed
Target:
Equity investment in NuScale Power LLC
Acquiror:
Various investors from Japan (led by JGC Holdings Corporation and IHI Corporation), South Korea (Doosan Heavy Industries) and the US (Sargent & Lundy)
Advised Fluor Corporation, a global engineering, procurement and construction company and the majority investor in NuScale, a leading developer of small modular reactor nuclear technology, on the equity capital raise for NuScale
29-Dec-20
$110 million
Target:
Biogix, Inc.
Acquiror:
Alliance Pharma plc
Advised Biogix, Inc., a leader in the development, research and distribution of clinically tested menopause and perimenopause supplements in the U.S. under the flagship brand Amberen, on its sale to Alliance Pharma plc
22-Sep-20
$NA
Target:
VX Fiber
Acquiror:
AMP Capital
Advised VX Fiber, an international infrastructure and technology business focused on Fibre-to-the-Home networks, on its sale to the infrastructure fund AMP Capital
29-Jul-20
$NA
Target:
Community Fibre Limited
Acquiror:
Warburg Pincus LLC, Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners
Advised Warburg Pincus LLC and Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in CommunityFibre Limited, a leading full fibre network infrastructure platform in UK
01-Jul-20
$225 million
Target:
Cello Health plc
Acquiror:
Arsenal Capital Partners
Advised Cello Health, a global healthcare-focused advisory firm, on a recommended cash offer for its entire issued share capital from Arsenal Capital Partners, a specialised private equity firm based in the United States
09-Mar-20
$10.6 billion
Target:
Tesco plc’s Thailand and Malaysia businesses
Acquiror:
Charoen Pokphand Group
Advised Tesco plc, a leading UK retailer, on the sale of its Thailand and Malaysia businesses to Charoen Pokphand Group, the Thai conglomerate
28-Feb-20
$NA
Target:
Rights to Three Skin Care Brands in Mexico
Acquiror:
Grisi Hnos
Advised GlaxoSmithKline plc (“GSK”), the UK listed international pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare company, on the divestiture of the Mexico rights to Hinds, Capent and Eclipsol to Mexico-based Grisi Hnos
20-Feb-20
$NA
Target:
Asia and US rights to Physiogel
Acquiror:
LG Household & Health Care
Advised GlaxoSmithKline plc (“GSK”), the UK listed international pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare company, on the divestiture of the rights to Physiogel Asia and the US to Korea-based LG Household & Health Care Ltd
16-Jan-20
$NA
Target:
Daimler's Mercedes-Benz passenger car and private vans distribution operations in Colombia
Acquiror:
Inchcape PLC
Advised Inchcape, a leading global independent multi-brand automotive distributor, on its acquisition of the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and private vans distribution operations in Colombia from Daimler Colombia
23-Dec-19
$NA
Target:
Infracommerce
Acquiror:
Group of undisclosed Brazilian investors
Advised Brazil-based Infracommerce, a leader in designing, building and delivering the digital B2C and B2B go-to-market strategy for large enterprises, on its Series E funding round
19-Dec-19
$770 million
Target:
Wireless Infrastructure Group Limited
Acquiror:
Brookfield Asset Management
Advised 3i Infrastructure plc on the sale of Wireless Infrastructure Group Limited, a leading independent telecommunications infrastructure provider focusing on mobile towers and indoor connectivity
17-Oct-19
$400 million
Target:
Marshall Retail Group
Acquiror:
WH Smith plc
Advised WH Smith PLC, one of the UK’s leading retailers, on the acquisition of Marshall Retail Group, a market leading US travel retailer with operations across airport, resort and tourist locations, from Brentwood Associates, a consumer-focused private equity firm
28-Jun-19
$NA
Target:
Flormel
Acquiror:
Unbox Capital
Advised the shareholders of Flormel, a leader in healthy snacks and indulgences in Brazil, manufacturing snacks, snack bars, candies, chocolates, and other premium packaged food products, on the sale of a minority stake to Unbox Capital, the investment arm of the controlling shareholders of Magazine Luiza, one of the largest retailers in Brazil
17-Jun-19
$80 million
Target:
Renewi Canada
Acquiror:
Convent Capital
Advised Renewi plc, a leading waste to product company, on the sale of its Canadian operations to Convent Capital, an Amsterdam-based investment firm