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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Lion's Everyday Cheese Business
![Australia Australia flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/australia.gif)
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
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Tipness Limited
![Japan Japan flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/japan.gif)
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
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Modern Star Pty Ltd
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Advised Modern Star, Australia and New Zealand’s #1 supplier of education resources and educational toys, on the sale of 90% of its shares to Navis Capital, a leading private equity group focused on investments in South and Southeast Asia
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Stakes in David Jones and Country Road
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Advised Solomon Lew in reviewing his strategic options in relation to David Jones and Country Road. Mr Lew ultimately sold his 11.8% stake in the tightly held Country Road to Woolworths Holdings. Woolworths Holdings also acquired David Jones, Australia’s premier department store, in which Mr Lew held a 9.9% stake
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TUI Travel Plc
![Germany Germany flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/germany.gif)
Advised TUI AG on the merger with TUI Travel Plc creating the world’s number one integrated leisure tourism business (+Transaction value represents enterprise value of combined entity)
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AA Limited
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Advised the management buy-in team on the acquisition by leading institutional investors of AA Limited from Acromas and simultaneous listing on the London Stock Exchange
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K-Y brand
![United Kingdom United Kingdom flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/uk.gif)
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
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Residential property portfolio of Grainger plc
![United Kingdom United Kingdom flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/uk.gif)
Advised Grainger plc on the sale of a portfolio of 1,203 residential home reversion properties located across the UK to Clifden Holdings Limited
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Lazada Group GmbH
![United Kingdom United Kingdom flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/uk.gif)
Advised Tesco plc, a listed FTSE 100 retailer, on its acquisition of a significant minority shareholding in Lazada, the leading online general merchandise retailer in South East Asia
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Megapolis Distribution
![Japan Japan flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/japan.gif)
Advised Japan Tobacco Inc in connection with the acquisition of a minority stake in Megapolis Distribution B.V., Russia’s leading tobacco distributor
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Tesco PLC's Chinese retail operations
![China China flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/china.gif)
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
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Fresh & Easy (owned by Tesco plc)
![United States United States flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/usa_0.gif)
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
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Lucozade & Ribena brands (owned by GSK)
![Japan Japan flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/japan.gif)
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
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Yakult Honsha
![France France flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/france.gif)
Advised Danone, a world leading food company, on its business and capital alliance with Yakult Honsha, the largest probiotic dairy product manufacturer in Japan
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Trivett Automotive Group
![United Kingdom United Kingdom flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/uk.gif)
Advised Inchcape plc, the leading independent international automotive distributor and retailer, on the acquisition of Trivett Automotive Group, the leading luxury and premium automotive group in Australia
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Champion Flour Limited
![Japan Japan flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/japan.gif)
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.
![Australia Australia flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/australia.gif)
Dick Smith Electronics, a subsidiary of Woolworths Limited
![Australia Australia flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/australia.gif)
Advised Woolworths Limited, Australia’s largest supermarket operator, on the sale of its Consumer Electronics retail chain, Dick Smith Electronics, to Anchorage Capital Partners
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ITX (Mobile Phone Retailing Business)
![Japan Japan flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/japan.gif)
Advised Japan Industrial Partners, a leading private equity firm in Japan, on the acquisition of mobile phone retailing business from ITX, a mobile phones marketer and distributor in Japan
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Pension Trustees of Howden Joinery Group plc
Advised the Pension Trustees of Howden Joinery Group plc in negotiating a revised schedule of deficit reduction payments, and with regards to their security position relative to the Company’s lenders
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Little World Beverages
![Australia, Japan flags](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/aus-japan_45376.gif)
Advised Lion on the acquisition of Little World Beverages, Australia’s largest listed brewer and one of the country’s leading players in the Craft beer segment
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Armajaro Trading Limited
![United States United States flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/usa_0.gif)
Advised Armajaro Trading Limited, a global soft commodity trading house and supply chain manager, on raising mezzanine capital from the International Finance Corporation, a unit of the World Bank
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Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC
![Germany Germany flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/germany.gif)
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.
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The Miller Group
Advised The Miller Group, the UK’s largest private homebuilder, on the recapitalization of its balance sheet comprising a substantial new equity capital raising and a significant debt for equity swap
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PGM Holdings K.K. (majority owned by Lone Star Funds)
![Japan Japan flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/japan.gif)
Advised Heiwa Corporation, a leading provider of pachinko amusement machines, on the tender offer to acquire 80.5% of PGM Holdings K.K., one of the largest golf club owners and operators in Japan, including 64.2% Lone Star Funds’ holding
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Rebel Group Limited
![Australia Australia flag](https://www.greenhill.com/sites/default/files/australia.gif)
Advised Super Retail Group on the acquisition of Rebel Group Limited, Australia’s largest retailer of sporting goods, for A$610 million and the associated A$334 million capital raising used to fund the acquisition