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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06-Apr-10
$153 million
Target:
Virgin Money Holdings (UK) Limited
Acquiror:
W.L. Ross & Co. LLC
Advised Virgin Money Holdings (UK) Limited, Virgin Group’s financial services arm, on the structuring of an investment of £100m from WL Ross & Co.
01-Apr-10
$230 million
Target:
Primerica Inc.
Acquiror:
Warburg Pincus
Advised Primerica Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., on a series of transactions, including the concurrent sale of a minority stake to Warburg Pincus and initial public offering
10-Mar-10
$576 million
Target:
Camelot Group plc
Acquiror:
Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan
Advised the shareholders of Camelot – Cadbury, De La Rue, Fujitsu, Royal Mail and Thales – on the sale of their shareholdings in Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery, to Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan
25-Feb-10
$14.4 billion
Target:
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
Acquiror:
The Coca-Cola Company
Advised the Affiliated Transaction Committee of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. on the sale of its North American bottling operations to The Coca-Cola Company and on its concurrent acquisition of The Coca-Cola Company’s bottling operations in the Nordic region
08-Jan-10
$134 million
Target:
Minerva plc
Acquiror:
KiFin Limited
Advised Minerva plc, a UK real estate development company, on its successful defence following an unsolicited offer from KiFin Limited, a company that makes investments for the benefit of Mr Nathan Kirsh
15-Dec-09
$4.5 billion
Target:
Prudential Financial, Inc.
Acquiror:
Wells Fargo & Company
Advised Wells Fargo on the acquisition of Prudential Financial’s noncontrolling interest in their retail brokerage Joint Venture
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
27-Aug-09
$144 million
Target:
NYFIX, Inc.
Acquiror:
NYSE Euronext
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of NYFIX, Inc., a provider of electronic trading solutions, on its sale to NYSE Euronext
10-Aug-09
$596 million
Target:
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc.
Acquiror:
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world’s largest bookseller, on its acquisition of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Inc.
29-Jul-09
$138 million
Target:
Groupe Aeroplan Inc.
Advised Groupe Aeroplan on its C$150MM participation in a C$600MM credit facility for Air Canada
06-Jul-09
$2.0 billion
Target:
PARIS RE Holdings Ltd.
Acquiror:
PartnerRe Ltd.
Advised PartnerRe Ltd., a leading global reinsurer, providing multi-line reinsurance to insurance companies, on its acquisition of PARIS RE Holdings Ltd., a French-listed, Swiss-based diversified reinsurer
28-May-09
$107 million
Target:
Tristone Capital Global Inc.
Acquiror:
Macquarie Group
Advised Tristone Capital Global Inc., an independent advisory firm focused on the global energy sector, on its sale to Macquarie Group
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.
23-Apr-09
$5.7 billion
Target:
Lion Nathan
Acquiror:
Kirin Holdings
Advised Lion Nathan, a leading brewery in Australia, on the sale of its remaining 54% stake to Kirin Holdings, a leading beverage company in Japan
31-Mar-09
$1.7 billion
Target:
IPC Holdings, Ltd.
Acquiror:
Validus Holdings, Ltd.
Advised Validus Holdings, Ltd., a leading Bermuda-based reinsurer, on its offer to acquire IPC Holdings, Ltd.
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
$NA
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
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
23-Apr-08
$2.8 billion
Target:
Wendy's International, Inc.
Acquiror:
Triarc Companies, Inc.
Advised the special committee of the board of directors in connection with its merger with Triarc Companies, Inc., the operator of the Arby’s franchise. The combined systems will have approximately 10,000 restaurant units and pro forma annual system sales of approximately $12.5 billion, positioning it as the nation’s third largest quick service restaurant company
14-Apr-08
$143 million
Target:
Clayton Holdings, Inc.
Acquiror:
Greenfield Partners
Advised Greenfield Partners on its acquisition of Clayton Holdings, a leading due diligence and surveillance provider
07-Mar-08
$1.5 billion
Target:
Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
Advised a consortium of leading global financial institutions and investors, including but not limited to Banc of America Securities LLC; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; and UBS Securities LLC, on its participation in a recapitalization of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
16-Nov-07
$203 million
Target:
Oakland Mall LLC
Acquiror:
California State Teachers' Retirement System and Urban Retail Properties
Advised the Kogan Family on the sale of Oakland Mall, a regional shopping mall in Troy, Michigan anchored by JC Penney, Sears and Macy's
07-Nov-07
$652 million
Target:
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.
Acquiror:
The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
Advised Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc, the third largest options market in the US and the nation's oldest stock exchange, on its sale to the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
05-Nov-07
$3.4 billion
Target:
American Financial Realty Trust
Acquiror:
Gramercy Capital Corp.
Advised American Financial Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust that acquires properties from and leases properties to regulated financial institutions, on its sale to Gramercy Capital Corp., a commercial real estate specialty finance company
02-Oct-07
$4.6 billion
Target:
Nikko Cordial Corporation
Acquiror:
Citigroup, Inc.
Advised Nikko Cordial, one of Japan’s largest securities firms, on its share exchange with Citigroup Inc., which resulted in Citigroup’s acquisition of the remaining 32% of Nikko Cordial that it did not already own