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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Structural Dynamics Research Corporation
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Advised EDS on its acquisition of SDRC, a developer of enterprise-wide product data management software
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Cable & Wireless Optus Limited
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, 52.5% subsidiary of Cable and Wireless plc Advised C&W on the sale of its 52.5% owned Australian subsidiary, Cable & Wireless Optus, to SingTel
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Ralston Purina Co.
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Advised Nestlé on the agreed cash offer for the US pet-food company Ralston Purina
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Seagram
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(Spirits Division)
Advised Diageo on its joint agreed bid with Pernod Ricard for Seagram’s spirits business.
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Radisson Group, Inc.
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(subsidiary of Carlson Companies, Inc.)
Advised Carlson Companies, Inc., the owner of the Radisson Hotels brand, on the formation of a $750 million Radisson Hotel acquisition fund, Radisson-Olympus Capital Partners.
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Diageo plc
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Advised Diageo on the sale of The Pillsbury Company for $5.1 billion in assumed debt and $5.4 billion in stock to General Mills.
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Dorling Kindersley plc
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Advised Dorling Kindersley, a leading and innovative book publisher, on the sale of the company to Pearson in an all cash transaction.
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AMFM, Inc.
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Advised AMFM on the sale of the company to Clear Channel Communications to form the largest US radio company
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One2One
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(joint venture between Cable and Wireless plc and Media One)
Strategic advice to C&W in connection with the sale of One2One, a UK mobile phone operator, 50% owned by C&W and 50% owned by Media One
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Mirror Group PLC
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Advised Trinity on its merger with Mirror Group to form Trinity Mirror, the UK’s largest newspaper publisher
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Alta Vista Company
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(Compaq Computer Corp.) Advised Compaq Computer Corporation on the sale of an 83% stake in the Alta Vista Company for a combination of CMGI common equity, preferred stock and a note
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TriNet Corporate Realty Trust, Inc.
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Advised TriNet on a stock for stock merger with Starwood Financial, creating a leading player in the specialty real estate finance area
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Aquarion Company
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Advised Kelda Group (formerly Yorkshire Water) on the all-cash purchase of Aquarion Company, a US water utility group.
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Berkshire Realty Company, Inc.
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Advised investor group led by Berkshire Realty Chairman, Goldman Sachs and The Blackstone Group on the buyout of Berkshire Realty, a multi-family REIT that owns 82 apartment communities located in Florida, Texas and the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern US
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iMCI
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, MCI’s Internet Business
Advised C&W on the financing of its iMCI acquisition via the largest equity primary placement to date in the London market
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Olsy SpA (Olivetti SpA)
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Advised Wang on its acquisition of Olsy, the systems and solutions division of Olivetti, for a combination of cash and securities.
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Digital Equipment Corporation
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Advised Compaq on the purchase, for cash and stock, of Digital, a maker of PCs and high performance servers and a provider of enterprise solutions and multi-vendor services. The acquisition is the largest technology transaction to date and creates the second largest enterprise computing company in the world
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Borden Foods International
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Advised Nestlé on its acquisition of Borden Foods International’s businesses, which have sales of more than $400 million.
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Tandem Computers Inc.
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Advised Compaq on the purchase, for stock, of Tandem, a maker of fault-tolerant server and hardware products
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Viacom Inc.
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- various radio assets
Advised Chancellor in the purchase of Viacom’s radio assets