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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23-May-18
$93 million
Target:
Dairy Crest Group PLC
Advised Dairy Crest, a leading British dairy company, on a non-pre-emptive cash placing, raising proceeds of approximately £70 million
07-May-18
$7.1 billion
Target:
Frutarom
Acquiror:
International Flavors and Fragrances
Advised IFF, a leading innovator of specialty ingredients, on its acquisition of Frutarom, creating a global leader in Taste, Scent and Nutrition
27-Mar-18
$13.0 billion
Target:
Novartis AG’s 36.5% stake in Consumer Health Joint Venture
Acquiror:
GlaxoSmithKline plc
Advised and acted as sponsor to GlaxoSmithKline plc, the UK’s leading pharmaceutical company, on the buyout of Novartis’ 36.5% stake in their Consumer Health Joint Venture
27-Mar-18
$1.6 billion
Target:
Yakult
Acquiror:
Danone
Advised Danone, a leading global food & beverage company, on renewing its strategic partnership with Yakult, a global leader in probiotic beverages, as well as the sale of part of its stake in Yakult
26-Mar-18
$284 million
Target:
Grupo Rudelman
Acquiror:
Inchcape PLC
Advised Inchcape PLC, a global leader in automotive and distribution, on the acquisition of Grupo Rudelman, a Suzuki-focused distribution business in Costa Rica and Panama
22-Jan-18
$375 million
Target:
Lonmin
Advising Lonmin PLC, a major fully integrated producer of Platinum Group Metals, on the amendment of its debt facilities to support the review and implementation of its strategic options
08-Dec-17
$NA
Target:
London & Country Mortgages Limited (“L&C”)
Acquiror:
Experian plc
Advised Experian plc, the world’s leading global information services company, in connection with the acquisition of a 25% stake in L&C, the UK’s largest fee free mortgage adviser
30-Nov-17
$NA
Target:
Grupo Sidecu
Acquiror:
Portobello Capital
Advised the shareholders of Grupo Sidecu, the leading concessional sport center operator in Spain, on its sale of a controlling stake to Portobello Capital, a local private equity fund
02-Oct-17
$NA
Target:
Mãe Terra Produtos Naturais Ltda.
Acquiror:
The Unilever Group
Advised Mãe Terra Produtos Naturais Ltda., Brazil’s leading Natural & Organic food products company, on its sale to The Unilever Group
12-Jul-17
$227 million
Target:
Wells Fargo Share Registration & Service business
Acquiror:
Equiniti Group plc
Advised Equiniti Group plc, a UK based specialist technology outsourcer providing non-discretionary payment and administration services, on the acquisition of Wells Fargo's Shareowner Services business, and acted as joint sponsor to Equiniti's associated £122 million rights issue
03-Apr-17
$400 million
Target:
Cheetahmail
Acquiror:
Vector Capital
Advised Vector Capital on the acquisition of Cheetahmail from Experian plc
27-Jan-17
$4.6 billion
Target:
Booker Group plc
Acquiror:
Tesco plc
Advised Tesco plc, the UK’s leading retailer, on its merger with Booker Group plc, the UK’s leading food wholesaler, to create the UK’s leading food business
22-Dec-16
$290 million
Target:
Subsidiaries and affiliates of Empresas Indumotora S.A.
Acquiror:
Inchcape PLC
Advised Inchcape PLC, a global leader in automotive retail and distribution, on the acquisition of a multi-country scale distribution business in Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Argentina for $290m (approximately £234m)
06-Dec-16
$1.8 billion
Target:
Host Europe Group
Acquiror:
GoDaddy
Advised GoDaddy, the largest domain name registrar worldwide and a leading web hosting provider, on its acquisition of Host Europe Group, the largest privately owned web services provider in Europe
14-Nov-16
$748 million
Target:
Peacock Foods
Acquiror:
Greencore Group plc
Advised Greencore Group plc, a leading international manufacturer of convenience foods based in Ireland, on the proposed acquisition of Peacock Foods, a manufacturing partner for consumer packaged goods companies in the US.
03-Nov-16
$NA
Target:
Fragrance Resources Group
Acquiror:
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
Advised IFF, one of the world’s largest flavors and fragrances businesses, on the acquisition of Fragrance Resources Group, a family-owned fragrance company headquartered in Switzerland
17-Jun-16
$310 million
Target:
Dobbies Garden Centres
Acquiror:
Investor group led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital
Advised Tesco plc, a listed FTSE 100 retailer, on its sale of Dobbies Garden Centres to an investor group led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital
10-Jun-16
$NA
Target:
Giraffe restaurants
Acquiror:
Boparan Private Office
Advised Tesco plc, a listed FTSE 100 retailer, on its sale of the Giraffe casual dining restaurant chain to the Boparan Private Office, the private investment vehicle of the British businessman Ranjit Boparan
16-May-16
$874 million
Target:
Equinix Data Center Assets
Acquiror:
Digital Realty Trust
Advised Digital Realty Trust, the world's largest wholesale colocation services and data center solutions provider, on its acquisition of a portfolio of eight carrier-neutral European data centers from Equinix
16-Mar-16
$942 million
Target:
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.
Acquiror:
Coherent, Inc.
Advised Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial laser sources and laser-based solutions and components, on its sale to Coherent, Inc., a leading provider of lasers and laser-based technology for scientific, commercial and industrial customers
26-Feb-16
$NA
Target:
Policard
Acquiror:
Groupe Up
Advised Policard, one of the largest electronic payment companies in Brazil, on the combination of its business with the Brazilian operations of Groupe Up, one of the leading employee benefits, public, social and loyalty programs providers in the world
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.
16-Oct-15
$2.1 billion
Target:
Stemcor Holdings Limited
Advised Stemcor Holdings Limited, the global steel trader, on their restructuring of $1.0bn of senior and junior debt and the refinancing of a $1.1bn working capital facility
29-May-15
$4.1 billion
Target:
Telecity Group plc
Acquiror:
Equinix, Inc.
Advised Telecity Group plc, Europe’s leading provider of premium carrier-neutral data centres, on a recommended cash and share offer from Equinix, Inc. a leading US provider of colocation data centre services globally