Greenhill has considerable advisory experience in Asia.  Our managing directors and professionals have advised clients on transactions involving many of the leading companies in the region and have access to a network of corporate relationships throughout Asia. 

For more information on Greenhill’s advisory practice in Asia and our capabilities in the region, please contact Managing Director Kensuke Hotta in our Tokyo office.

DATE	$		COMPANY/ASSET ACQUIRED		ACQUIROR
29-Jul-2010 Pending	$308 million		Mitchell Communication Group Limited Advising Aegis Group plc on its proposed acquisition of Mitchell Communication Group Limited, Australia’s leading independent media buyer		Aegis Group plc
06-Jul-2010 Pending	$231 million		Redflex Holdings Limited Advising Redflex Holdings, an ASX-listed company that owns and operates the world's largest network of digital speed and red-light cameras, on its strategic options in response to an indicative, non-binding and confidential proposal received from Macquarie Group		Macquarie Group Limited
01-Jul-2010 Pending	NA		Media Monitors Advising Media Monitors, the leading media intelligence company in Asia-Pacific, on its sale to Quadrant Private Equity		Quadrant Private Equity
28-Jun-2010 Pending	$1.3 billion		Guinness Peat Group plc Advising GPG plc, a listed investment company, on potential restructuring alternatives
18-Jun-2010 Closed	$ 361.1 million		USEN Corporation Advising USEN Corporation, a diversified media company, on the sale of Intelligence Ltd., its 100% owned human resources staffing subsidiary		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
01-Jun-2010 Closed	$109 million		AT&T Japan (an AT&T Inc. company) Advising AT&T Inc., a premier communications holding company, on its sale of the domestic network outsourcing business of AT&T Japan, its Japanese enterprise unit, to Internet Initiative Japan, one of Japan's leading Internet-access and comprehensive network solutions providers		Internet Initiative Japan
27-May-2010 Pending	$79 million		TOWER Australia Group Limited Advised TOWER Australia, a provider of life insurance, risk, superannuation and retirement solutions, on its non-accelerated, 1 for 7 renounceable entitlement offer
01-Apr-2010 Pending	$9.2 billion		Lihir Gold Limited Advising Lihir Gold Limited, a leading global gold company with operations in Papua New Guinea, Australian and West Africa on an unsolicited takeover proposal from Newcrest Mining Ltd, an international gold company with gold and copper operations		Newcrest Mining Ltd
31-Mar-2010 Closed	$3.3 billion		EMOBILE Ltd. Advising the Independent Committee of eAccess Ltd., Japan's largest DSL wholesaler , on its business combination through a share exchange with EMOBILE, Ltd., the leading mobile data communications provider in Japan		eAccess Ltd.
01-May-2009	$65 million		euNetworks Group Limited Advised euNetworks Group Ltd, a Singapore listed operator of a fibre telecommunications network in Europe, on a repurchase at a discount of the majority of its outstanding convertible bonds, financed by a placement and rights issue
01-Dec-2008	NA		Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd. Advised Cheil Worldwide, Inc, South Korea’s largest marketing agency, on the acquisition of Beattie McGuinness Bungay Ltd, a leading independent UK advertising agency		Cheil Worldwide, Inc.
08-Oct-2008	NA		MAN Ferrostaal AG Advised MAN AG in relation to its 70% sale of MAN Ferrostaal AG, a worldwide supplier of industrial services for the construction of large-scale industrial plants and machine supply, to International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC)		International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC)
02-Oct-2007	$4.6 billion		Nikko Cordial Corporation Advised Nikko Cordial, one of Japan’s largest securities firms, on its proposed share exchange with Citigroup Inc., which resulted in Citigroup’s acquisition of the remaining 32% of Nikko Cordial that it did not already own		Citigroup, Inc.
21-May-2007 Pending	$454 million		Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Advising Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the largest Indian pharmaceutical company by market capitalization, on its acquisition of Israeli based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, a multinational generics pharmaceutical company		Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
15-Dec-2006	$19.1 billion		Gallaher Group plc Advised Gallaher Group plc, the world’s fifth largest tobacco company, on a recommended cash offer from Japan Tobacco Inc		Japan Tobacco Inc.
24-Feb-2006	$860 million		Aquarion Company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kelda Group plc) Advised Kelda Group plc on the sale of Aquarion Company, one of the largest investor-owned water utilities in the US		Macquarie Bank
20-Oct-2005	NA		Drakkar Holdings SA (Adisseo Group) Advised CVC Capital Partners on the divestiture of Adisseo via the sale of Drakkar Holdings SA to China National BlueStar, a subsidiary of state-owned diversified chemicals company China National Chemical Corporation. Adisseo is a leading player in the animal nutrition market		China National Chemical Corporation
09-Sep-2005	$1.0 billion		7-Eleven, Inc. Advised the special committee of 7-Eleven, Inc. in connection with its evaluation of an unsolicited tender offer commenced by Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd		Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd
22-Jun-2005	$198 million		21.5% stake in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings held by Royal & Sun Alliance Advised Royal & Sun Alliance on the sale of its 21.5% shareholding in Rothschilds Continuation Holdings AG to Jardine Strategic Holdings		Jardine Strategic Holdings
15-Oct-2004	$135 million		Akzo Nobel N.V. Advised Akzo Nobel N.V., a global leader in coatings, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, on the sale of its coating resins activities to Nuplex Industries Ltd.		Nuplex Industries Ltd.
19-Apr-2001	$10.0 billion		GKN plc (Industrial Services) Advised Brambles on its merger with the industrial services division of GKN under a dual listed companies structure		Brambles Industries Ltd
25-Mar-2001	$9.7 billion		Cable & Wireless Optus Limited, 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		Singapore Telecommunications Limited
28-Feb-2000	$38.1 billion		Hong Kong Telecom, 54% subsidiary of Cable and Wireless plc Advised C&W on the sale of Hong Kong Telecom (54% owned subsidiary of C&W) to PCCW in non-Japan Asia’s largest ever transaction.		Pacific Century Cyberworks
04-Feb-1998	$75 million		The Ritz-Carlton, Boston (Sumitomo Bank) Advised Sumitomo Bank on the public sale to the Blackstone Group of its promissory note secured by the first mortgage on The Ritz-Carlton, Boston.		Blackstone Capital Partners