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-09
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Target:
Verivox Holding Limited
Acquiror:
Oakley Capital Private Equity LP
Advised the shareholders of Verivox Holdings Limited, comprising Independent News & Media plc and the founders and joint CEOs of Verivox, on the sale of 51% in Verivox, Germany’s leading price comparison website for energy and telecommunications services, to Oakley Capital Private Equity
08-Oct-09
$455 million
Target:
Ladbrokes Plc
Acted as Joint Financial Adviser to Ladbrokes plc, a leading UK based betting and gaming company, on its rights issue
29-Jul-09
$573 million
Target:
Rexam plc
Acted as Financial Adviser and Joint Sponsor to Rexam plc, a leading global consumer packaging group, on its rights issue
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
18-May-09
$114 million
Target:
Close Brothers Corporate Finance Holdings Ltd.
Acquiror:
Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe Ltd.
Advised Close Brothers Group plc, an independent financial services group, on the sale of its corporate finance subsidiary to Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe Ltd.
01-Dec-08
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Target:
Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd.
Acquiror:
Cheil Worldwide, Inc.
Advised Cheil Worldwide, Inc, South Korea’s largest marketing agency, on the acquisition of Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd, a leading independent UK advertising agency
28-Jul-08
$2.1 billion
Target:
Tesco Personal Finance Group Limited
Acquiror:
Tesco plc
Advised Tesco plc in relation to its acquisition of the 50% interest it does not already own in Tesco Personal Finance Group Limited, a joint venture with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. Tesco Personal Finance offers a range of retail insurance and banking products under the Tesco brand
02-Jul-08
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Target:
NewSmith Capital
Acquiror:
UniCredit SpA
Advised NewSmith Capital, an independent investment management group, on a strategic agreement with UniCredit whereby UniCredit will acquire NewSmith’s Financial Products credit advisory business, assume a 5% stake in NewSmith Capital and become an investor in NewSmith funds
30-Jun-08
$720 million
Target:
THUS Group plc
Acquiror:
Cable & Wireless plc
Advised THUS Group plc, a fixed line business telecommunications provider, on a cash offer from Cable & Wireless plc
21-May-08
$85 million
Target:
Dobbies Garden Centres plc
Acquiror:
Tesco plc
Advised Tesco plc in relation to its public cash offer to acquire the 35% of Dobbies Garden Centres plc which it does not already own
11-Oct-07
$1.2 billion
Target:
Foseco plc
Acquiror:
Cookson Group plc
Advised Foseco plc, a provider of consumables to the Foundry and Steel industries, on a recommended cash offer from Cookson Group plc
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
05-Jul-07
$630 million
Target:
ALM Media Group Holdings, Inc.
Acquiror:
Incisive Media Ltd. (portfolio company of Apax Partners)
Advised Incisive Media, a portfolio company of Apax Partners, on the acquisition of ALM Media, a leading integrated media company focused on the legal and real estate sectors and the largest provider of B2B information to the US legal market
12-Jun-07
$184 million
Target:
Jane’s Information Group
Acquiror:
IHS Inc.
Advised The Woodbridge Company Limited, the holding company for the Thomson family’s investments, on the sale of Jane’s Information Group, a world-leading provider of information and analysis on global defence and security, to IHS Inc.
08-Jun-07
$448 million
Target:
Dobbies Garden Centres plc
Acquiror:
Tesco plc
Acted as financial adviser to Tesco plc on its recommended acquisition of Dobbies Garden Centres plc, one of the UK's largest garden centre retailers
04-Jun-07
$2.9 billion
Target:
Slough Estates USA (subsidiary of Slough Estates plc)
Acquiror:
Health Care Property Investors
Provided oversight of the process and an informal second opinion to the senior management of Slough Estates plc
21-May-07
$6.3 billion
Target:
EMI Group plc
Acquiror:
Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited
Acted as lead financial advisor to global music industry player EMI Group plc, on a recommended cash offer from Maltby Limited, a company formed at the direction of Terra Firma
14-May-07
$1.0 billion
Target:
Datamonitor plc
Acquiror:
Informa plc
Acted as financial adviser to Informa plc on its recommended acquisition of Datamonitor plc, a leading global provider of market intelligence
30-Mar-07
$1.2 billion
Target:
Initial Electronic Security Group
Acquiror:
United Technologies Corp.
(the electronic security division of Rentokil Initial plc)
Advised Rentokil Initial on the sale of its electronic security division to United Technologies Corp.
30-Mar-07
$24.4 billion
Target:
Alliance Boots plc
Acquiror:
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano Pessina
Advised Alliance Boots plc, the leading international pharmacy-led health and beauty group, on a proposal regarding an offer for the company from a consortium comprising of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano Pessina
26-Mar-07
$1.0 billion
Target:
Wolters Kluwer Education
Acquiror:
Bridgepoint Capital Limited
Advised Bridgepoint Capital Limited on its acquisition of Wolters Kluwer Education, the pan-European educational publishing division of quoted Dutch-based information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer NV
15-Dec-06
$19.1 billion
Target:
Gallaher Group plc
Acquiror:
Japan Tobacco Inc.
Advised Gallaher Group plc, the world’s fifth largest tobacco company, on a recommended cash offer from Japan Tobacco Inc
10-Nov-06
$1.9 billion
Target:
John Laing plc
Acquiror:
Henderson Equity Partners
Advised John Laing plc, the leading UK infrastructure investor and developer, on a recommended cash offer
08-Aug-06
$565 million
Target:
Emdeon Practice Services, Inc.
Acquiror:
The Sage Group plc
Advised The Sage Group plc, a leading international supplier of accounting and business management software solutions
04-Aug-06
$290 million
Target:
Republic Companies Group, Inc.
Acquiror:
Delek Capital Ltd.
Advised Republic Companies Group, Inc., a regional provider of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products