The transactions highlighted below are representative of Greenhill engagements. In addition, the Firm has completed many engagements that were not publicly-disclosed.
Recent Transactions
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06-Mar-14
$10.0 billion
Target:
Safeway Inc.
Acquiror:
Albertsons (majority owned by Cerberus Capital Management)
Advised the Board of Directors of Safeway Inc., a leading food and drug retailer, on its acquisition by Albertsons
03-Mar-14
$3.6 billion
Target:
hibu plc (formerly Yell Group plc)
Advised hibu, a full service provider of digital and print marketing services for SMEs and owner of print directory brands Yellow Pages (UK), Yellowbook (US) and Paginas Amarillas (Spain), on the comprehensive restructuring of its £2.2 billion balance sheet debt
03-Mar-14
$585 million
Target:
Gannett (Apartments.com)
Acquiror:
CoStar Group
Advised Gannett Co., Inc., a media and marketing solutions company, on the sale of its stake in the online real estate classifieds service Apartments.com (part of Classified Ventures, LLC) to CoStar Group, a provider of information services to the commercial real estate industry
24-Feb-14
$887 million
Target:
Essar Energy plc
Acquiror:
Essar Global Fund Limited
Advised the Independent Committee of the Board of Essar Energy plc in connection with possible offers from Essar Global Fund Limited, its 78% shareholder, for the remaining shares it does not already own and $550mm convertible bonds issued by Essar Energy plc
21-Feb-14
$NA
Target:
BancTec, Inc.
Acquiror:
HandsOn3, LLC
Advised BancTec, Inc., a leading business process outsourcing company, on its acquisition by HandsOn3, LLC and subsequent combination with Dataforce Group to create one of the largest pure-play BPO businesses, spanning over 50 countries
18-Feb-14
$25.1 billion
Target:
Forest Laboratories Inc.
Acquiror:
Actavis plc
Advised Actavis plc, a global, integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, brand and biosimilar products on its acquisition of Forest Laboratories Inc.
14-Feb-14
$175 million
Target:
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
Advised New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. on the refinancing of its $145 million credit with facility with a new $175 million credit facility
05-Feb-14
$NA
Target:
Unfors Raysafe AB
Acquiror:
Fluke Biomedical Corporation
Advised the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund on the sale of Unfors Raysafe AB, a provider of easy-to-use products that help to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure, to Fluke Biomedical Corp., a subsidiary of Danaher Corp. that manufactures biomedical test and simulation products
04-Feb-14
$156 million
Target:
Thiele Kaolin Company
Advised Thiele Kaolin Company, a miner and processor of kaolin clay, on a leveraged capitalization and repurchase of a 40% stock interest from Stora Enso Oyj
10-Jan-14
$144 million
Target:
Residential property portfolio of Grainger plc
Acquiror:
Clifden Holdings Limited
Advised Grainger plc on the sale of a portfolio of 1,203 residential home reversion properties located across the UK to Clifden Holdings Limited
18-Dec-13
$NA
Target:
Fidelis SeniorCare Inc. (Michigan Heath Plan)
Acquiror:
Centene Corporation
Advised Fidelis SeniorCare Inc., a healthcare provider focused on the care of the elderly, on the sale of a majority of its SecureCare Michigan health plan to Centene Corporation, a managed care provider focused on the Medicaid space
18-Dec-13
$NA
Target:
Global Television
Acquiror:
NEP Group Inc.
Advised Catalyst Investment Managers on the sale of its portfolio company Global Television, Australia’s largest provider of outsourced broadcasting and video production services, to NEP Inc., a leading provider of total broadcast solutions in the US, UK and Brazil. NEP is majority-owned by private funds managed by Crestview Partners
18-Dec-13
$141 million
Target:
Open Colleges Australia Pty Ltd
Acquiror:
Apollo Education Group, Inc.
Advised Open Colleges, Australia’s leading privately owned online provider in the high-growth vocational education and training sector, on the sale of a 70% stake (plus exit arrangements for the balance) to Apollo Education Group, Inc., one of North America’s largest private education providers
17-Dec-13
$2.0 billion
Target:
AT&T (Connecticut Wireline Operations)
Acquiror:
Frontier Communications Corp.
Advised AT&T Inc. on the sale of its wireline operations in the State of Connecticut to Frontier Communications
09-Dec-13
$NA
Target:
Lazada Group GmbH
Acquiror:
Tesco plc
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
04-Dec-13
$850 million
Target:
Megapolis Distribution
Acquiror:
Japan Tobacco Inc
Advised Japan Tobacco Inc in connection with the acquisition of a minority stake in Megapolis Distribution B.V., Russia’s leading tobacco distributor
04-Nov-13
$4.9 billion
Target:
Berry Petroleum Co.
Acquiror:
LINN Energy, LLC
Advised the Independent Directors of LINN Energy, LLC, the largest oil & gas upstream MLP, related to the amended terms of the acquisition of Berry Petroleum Company
30-Oct-13
$NA
Target:
Leather Services Business Unit of Clariant International Ltd
Acquiror:
Stahl Holdings
Advised Clariant International Ltd, the Swiss specialty chemicals company, on the sale of its Leather Services Business Unit to Stahl Holdings (portfolio company of Wendel), a leading supplier in the leather chemicals and performance coating industries
28-Oct-13
$1.1 billion
Target:
US Forestlands and Partnership Interest in the South Carolina Real Estate Assets of MeadWestvaco
Acquiror:
Plum Creek Timber
Provided fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of MeadWestvaco Corporation on the sale of its US forestlands and a partnership stake in its South Carolina Real Estate assets to Plum Creek Timber
21-Oct-13
$4.8 billion
Target:
Devon Energy Corporation (US Midstream Assets)
Acquiror:
Crosstex Energy, Inc. & Crosstex Energy, L.P.
Advised Crosstex Energy, Inc. & Crosstex Energy, L.P., a leading US based midstream company, on the creation of a new midstream energy partnership with Devon Energy Corporation, a top-five US independent exploration & production company
15-Oct-13
$64 million
Target:
Detergents & Intermediates Business Unit of Clariant International Ltd
Acquiror:
International Chemical Investors Group
Advised Clariant International Ltd, the Swiss specialty chemicals company, on the sale of its Detergents & Intermediates Business Unit to International Chemical Investors Group, a privately owned industrial holding company focusing on mid-sized chemicals and pharmaceutical businesses
03-Oct-13
$75 million
Target:
Electronics Manufacturing Solutions Segment of CTS Corporation
Acquiror:
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.
Advised CTS Corporation on the sale of its Electronics Manufacturing Solutions segment, an electronics contract manufacturing service provider, to Benchmark Electronics
02-Oct-13
$NA
Target:
Tesco PLC's Chinese retail operations
Acquiror:
China Resources Enterprise
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
10-Sep-13
$NA
Target:
Fresh & Easy (owned by Tesco plc)
Acquiror:
YFE Holdings, Inc (affiliate of The Yucaipa Companies, LLC)
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
09-Sep-13
$2.1 billion
Target:
Lucozade & Ribena brands (owned by GSK)
Acquiror:
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd
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