Capabilities by Region: 欧州大陸
Greenhill has considerable advisory experience in Continental Europe. Our Managing Directors and professionals have advised clients on transactions involving many of the leading companies in the region and have access to a vast network of corporate relationships throughout Continental Europe. Greenhill established its presence in Continental Europe in November 2000 with the opening of a Frankfurt office. In 2010 we were named "European Boutique of the Year" by the Financial News.
For more information on Greenhill’s advisory practice in Continental Europe and our capabilities in the region, please contact Managing Director/Head of European Corporate Advisory Anthony Parsons in our London office or Managing Director Philip Meyer Horn in our Frankfurt office.
Below we highlight a few of the transactions on which we have advised in this region:
Recent Transactions
KINOLT Group S.A.
Advised 3i Group plc on the sale of KINOLT Group S.A., a manufacturer and supplier of dynamic uninterruptible power supply systems, to Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG, a subsidiary of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
Global rights (excluding North America) to ThermaCare (United Kingdom)
Advised GlaxoSmithKline plc (“GSK”), the UK listed international pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare company, on the divestiture of the global rights (excluding North America) for ThermaCare, including a dedicated manufacturing facility based in Albany, Georgia, USA, to Angelini Pharma
Woodward’s renewable power systems and protective relays business
Advised Woodward, a leading designer, manufacturer, and service provider of control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets, on the divestiture of select assets related to its renewable power systems and protective relays businesses to Aurelius Equity Opportunities
Clover Wireless
Advised Ad Hoc Group of First Lien Term Loan B Lenders on the restructuring of 4L Holdings Corporation
Wildstone
Advised Wildstone, a leading aggregation and digitalization company for outdoor billboards, on its sale to Digital Colony, whilst contemporaneously acquiring Insite Poster Group
Daimler's Mercedes-Benz passenger car and private vans distribution operations in Colombia
Advised Inchcape, a leading global independent multi-brand automotive distributor, on its acquisition of the Mercedes-Benz passenger car and private vans distribution operations in Colombia from Daimler Colombia
Sistemas Informaticos Abiertos, S.A.
Advised Indra (BME:IDR), a leading Spanish IT and transport & defense player, on the acquisition of Sistemas Informáticos Abiertos S.A. (“SIA”), the #3 cybersecurity player in Spain
Nitta Casings and Nitta Casings Canada（新田ゼラチン子会社）
スペインの食肉用人工ケーシング世界最大手Viscofanのバイサイド・アドバイザー（単独）として、国内ゼラチン大手の新田ゼラチンの米国及びカナダの食肉用人工ケーシング子会社の買収をサポート
Mann+Hummel
Advised Mann+Hummel, a leading global filtration company, on the placement of a green bonded loan
TT International
英国の大手独立系資産運用会社TT Internationalのセルサイド・アドバイザーとして、三井住友フィナンシャルグループに対する同社の売却をサポート
Renewi Canada
Advised Renewi plc, a leading waste to product company, on the sale of its Canadian operations to Convent Capital, an Amsterdam-based investment firm
Grupo Electro Stocks
Advised Apax Partners, a global investment firm, on the sale of Grupo Electro Stocks, a leading Spanish distributor of electrical materials, to the Electrical Wholesale business unit within the Würth Group, a global leader in the distribution of assembling and fastening materials
FTTH network including 933,000 BU’s
Advising MasMovil, the fourth largest Spanish telecom operator, in the sale of part of its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network to an international infrastructure fund. The transaction perimeter includes 933,000 homes across 5 main Spanish cities
The Laundress Inc.
Advised The Laundress Inc., a laundry and home cleaning products brand, on its sale to Unilever, a British-Dutch consumer goods company
Storz & Bickel GmbH, related entities and IP
Advised Canopy Growth, a leading diversified cannabis company, on its acquisition of Storz & Bickel, a premium manufacturer of vaporization devices
49% of 250MW Concentrated Solar Power ("CSP") portfolio in Spain from ContourGlobal
Advised Credit Suisse Energy Infrastructure Partners (“CSEIP”), an investment boutique within the Asset Management business of Credit Suisse AG, on the acquisition of the 49% stake of 250MW Concentrated Solar Power (“CSP”) portfolio in Spain from ContourGlobal, an international owner and operator of contracted wholesale power generation businesses
Portfolio of 2 wind farms of Grupo Empresarial Enhol
Advised Grupo Empresarial Enhol, a leading independent renewable power generator, on the divestment of its controlling stakes in two wind farms located in Spain with a total installed capacity of 48 MW
Tri-Dim Filter Corporation
Advised Mann+Hummel, a leading global filtration company, on the acquisition of Tri-Dim Filter Corporation, the single largest privately-held air filtration company in North America
Greenpark Aparcamientos
Advised Oak Hill Advisors in the sale of Greenpark Aparcamientos, a leading off-street car park operator, to Parkia, a portfolio company of First State Investments
Babcock & Wilcox Inc.’s industrial environmental technology business
Advised Dürr AG, a German mechanical and plant engineering company, on the acquisition of Babcock & Wilcox’s industrial environmental technology business (MEGTEC and Universal)
Aventics GmbH
Advised Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global technology and industrial company, on the acquisition of Aventics GmbH, a leading designer and manufacturer of pneumatic devices and systems
Sika
Advised Cascade Investments LLC and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust on the resistance to the sale of the Burkard Family’s controlling stake in Sika AG (17% of capital equivalent to 53% of voting rights) to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
Frutarom
Advised IFF, a leading innovator of specialty ingredients, on its acquisition of Frutarom, creating a global leader in Taste, Scent and Nutrition
The Alpha Corporation (AOC Resins)
Advised AOC Resins, a leading global producer of polyester and vinyl ester resins, gel coats, colorants dispersions and specialty additives for composites and cast polymer applications, on its sale to CVC Capital Partners
IslaLink
Advised EQT, a leading alternative investments firm with more than EUR 37 billion of AUM on the sale of its portfolio company IslaLink, a leading neutral and independent submarine fiber infrastructure operator in the Balearic Islands