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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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
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
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
$1.2 billion
Target:
Sinclair Knight Merz
Acquiror:
Jacobs Engineering Group
Advised Sinclair Knight Merz, a leading projects firm, with global capability in strategic consulting, engineering and project delivery on its recommended merger with Jacobs Engineering
04-Sep-13
$NA
Target:
Aztec (subsidiary of Dentsu Inc.)
Acquiror:
IRI
Advised Dentsu Inc., Asia’s largest advertising agency, on the sale of its retail data analytics subsidiary Aztec, to IRI, a global market research company
01-Aug-13
$62 million
Target:
Futuris Automotive
Acquiror:
Clearlake Capital
Advised Elders on the sale of Futuris Automotive, Australia’s largest automotive component manufacturer, to Clearlake Capital, a US based private equity firm
17-Jul-13
$600 million
Target:
Lincoln Benefit Life, a subsidiary of the Allstate Corporation
Acquiror:
Resolution Life Holdings
Advised the limited partners of Resolution Life L.P. in the proposed acquisition by its subsidiary, Resolution Life Holdings, Inc., of Lincoln Benefit Life for $600mm
17-Jun-13
$200 million
Target:
Tesoro Hawaii, LLC
Acquiror:
Par Petroleum
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Par Petroleum in connection with its acquisition of Tesoro Hawaii, LLC from Tesoro Corporation
20-May-13
$8.5 billion
Target:
Warner Chilcott, plc
Acquiror:
Actavis, Inc.
Advised Actavis, Inc., a global, integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, branded and biosimilar products on its acquisition of Warner Chilcott plc
08-May-13
$110 million
Target:
Healthcare Finance Group, LLC
Acquiror:
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
Advised Fifth Street Finance Corp., a specialty finance company with approximately $2 billion of assets under management, on the acquisition of Healthcare Finance Group, LLC, a specialty lender providing asset-based lending and term loan products to the healthcare industry
06-May-13
~$7.0 billion
Target:
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP
Acquiror:
Inergy, L.P. / Inergy Midstream L.P.
Advised Inergy, a leading diversified midstream energy company, and its affiliates on their merger with Crestwood Midstream Partners LP and affiliates
25-Apr-13
$3.8 billion
Target:
GrainCorp Limited
Acquiror:
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Advised GrainCorp Limited on the unsolicited takeover offer from Archer Daniels Midland Company, a global agribusiness that converts oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed and energy uses
01-Apr-13
$NA
Target:
Morgans Hotel Group
Advised the Special Transaction Committee of the Board of Morgans Hotel Group on the transfer of its ownership interests in Delano South Beach and The Light Group to The Yucaipa Companies in exchange for the cancellation of certain securities held by Yucaipa (debt, preferred stock and warrants) together with a $100 million rights offering backstopped by Yucaipa
01-Mar-13
$1.7 billion
Target:
50% of El Paso Natural Gas and 50% of El Paso Midstream Investment Company
Acquiror:
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
Advised the Independent Directors of the Board of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners on the acquisition of 50% of El Paso Natural Gas, a ~10,000 mile natural gas pipeline system connecting the Permian Basin in Texas / New Mexico with key consumer markets in Arizona, California and Mexico, and 50% of El Paso Midstream Investment Company which includes oil and gas gathering and processing assets in the Altamont region in Northeast Utah and in the Eagle Ford shale play in Southwest Texas
10-Jan-13
$3.3 billion
Target:
SUPERVALU, Inc.
Acquiror:
Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
Advised SUPERVALU, a leading food retailer, on the sale of its New Albertsons, Inc. subsidiary to an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management L.P. In addition to the sale, Greenhill also advised the Company on a simultaneous equity tender offer by Cerberus for up to a 30% stake in pro forma SUPERVALU
11-Dec-12
$51.6 billion
Target:
American International Group (AIG)
Advised the United States Department of the Treasury (“UST”) on the full reduction of its 92% ownership stake in the insurer through numerous Secondary Public Offering Transactions
11-Dec-12
$862 million
Target:
TNS, Inc.
Acquiror:
Siris Capital Group
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of TNS, Inc., a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions, on its sale to Siris Capital Group, a private equity firm focused on complex, control equity investments in the telecom, technology and technology-enabled business service sectors
26-Nov-12
$16 billion
Target:
Archstone Enterprise LP
Acquiror:
AvalonBay Communities & Equity Residential
Advised AvalonBay on its joint acquisition with Equity Residential of the assets and liabilities of Archstone Enterprise LP, an owner of high-quality apartment communities in major markets in the United States, from Lehman Brothers Holdings
01-Nov-12
$1.9 billion
Target:
JDA Software
Acquiror:
RedPrairie
Advised RedPrairie on the acquisition of JDA Software, a leading provider of supply chain management software
30-Oct-12
$834 million
Target:
Investments of AP Alternative Assets, L.P.
Acquiror:
Athene Holding Ltd.
Advised the Special Committee of the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Athene Holding Ltd. in connection with the purchase of non-cash investment assets of AP Alternative Assets L.P.
23-Oct-12
$5.7 billion
Target:
Target Corporation’s REDcard credit card assets
Acquiror:
The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group
Advised The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on its acquisition of Target Corporation’s REDcard credit card assets
17-Oct-12
$2.6 billion
Target:
Cymer, Inc.
Acquiror:
ASML Holding NV
Advised ASML Holding NV, a leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, on its acquisition of Cymer, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography light sources used by chipmakers to manufacture advanced semiconductor devices
08-Oct-12
$NA
Target:
Phaidon Press Limited
Acquiror:
Leon D. Black family
Advised Phaidon Press Limited (“Phaidon”) and its owner, Richard Schlagman, on the sale of the company to the family of Leon Black. Founded in 1923, Phaidon is a leading branded publishing and media company focused on the visual arts, culture and lifestyle sectors
03-Oct-12
$NA
Target:
Guardian Industries
Acquiror:
Koch Industries
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Guardian Industries, one of the world’s leading glass manufacturers, in connection with its recapitalization and sale of a minority stake to Koch Industries