Greenhill has considerable advisory experience in the United States.  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 United States.   

Greenhill established its presence in the United States in January 1996 with the opening of its office in New York.  Greenhill further expanded its U.S. presence with the opening of a Dallas office in 2005, Chicago and San Francisco offices in 2008 and Los Angeles and Houston offices in 2009.

For more information on Greenhill’s advisory practice in the United States and our capabilities in the region, please contact Chief Executive Officer Scott Bok in our New York office.

DATE	$		COMPANY/ASSET ACQUIRED		ACQUIROR
30-Aug-2010 Pending	$150 million		Windward Investment Management Advising The Charles Schwab Corporation on its acquisition of Windward Investment Management, an investment advisory firm		The Charles Schwab Corporation
23-Aug-2010 Pending	NA		LANDesk Software Advising Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global manufacturing and technology company, on its carve-out and sale of LANDesk Software, a provider of systems, security and IT service management software, to Thoma Bravo		Thoma Bravo
13-Aug-2010 Pending	$4.7 billion		Dynegy, Inc. Advising Dynegy Inc., an independent power producer, on its sale to an affiliate of The Blackstone Group in an all-cash transaction		The Blackstone Group
12-Aug-2010 Pending	NA		Kohl’s Corporation Private Label Credit Card Business Advising Kohl’s Corporation on a strategic alliance relating to its private label credit card business with Capital One Financial Corporation		Capital One Financial Corporation
12-Jul-2010 Closed	NA		Breast Care Business of Ethicon-Endo Surgery Advised GTCR and Devicor Medical Products, Inc., a portfolio company of GTCR, on the acquisition of the Breast Care Business of Ethicon-Endo Surgery		Devicor Medical Products, Inc. (a GTCR portfolio company)
30-Jun-2010 Pending	$820 million		Trident Resources Corporation Advised Chilton Investment Company on Trident’s financial restructuring and emergence from CCAA / Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection including the negotiation of a new equity investment
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.
14-Jun-2010 Closed	$82 million		Bemis Company, Inc. (certain of its recently acquired packaging assets) Advising Bemis Company, Inc. on the sale of certain of its recently acquired flexible packaging assets as required by the U.S. Department of Justice as a condition to the closing of its $1.2 billion acquisition of the Alcan Packaging Food Americas business (business unit of Rio Tinto plc)		Exopack Holding Company
10-Jun-2010	$580 million		Tishman Speyer Washington D.C. Portfolio Advised term loan and credit facility lenders to the Tishman Speyer partnership holding a portfolio of 28 office buildings in Washington D.C. and the surrounding area on a restructuring which resulted in payoff of the facilities in full
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
26-Apr-2010 Pending	$1.5 billion		Chloride Group plc Advising Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global technology and industrial company, on its acquisition of Chloride Group plc, a manufacturer of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems		Emerson Electric Co.
22-Apr-2010 Closed	$1.9 billion		Bank of America Corporation Advising AXA Private Equity, a leading European diversified private equity firm, on the acquisition of a portfolio of limited partnership interests in private equity funds from Bank of America		AXA Private Equity
06-Apr-2010	$153 million		Virgin Money Holdings (UK) Limited Advising Virgin Money Holdings (UK) Limited, Virgin Group’s financial services arm, on the structuring of an investment of £100m from WL Ross & Co.		W.L. Ross & Co. LLC
05-Apr-2010 Closed	$225 million		Medegen, Inc Advising Medegen, Inc., a medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets clinically superior disposable intravenous therapy products on its sale to CareFusion, a global medical devices company		CareFusion Corporation
01-Apr-2010	$230 million		Primerica Inc. 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		Warburg Pincus
03-Mar-2010	NA		Puerta Mexico Transportation Facility Advised Ports America, Inc., a portfolio company of Highstar Capital, on its sale of Puerta Mexico, a state-of-the-art customs-clearing intermodal transportation facility located in the Mexico City market		Kansas City Southern
25-Feb-2010 Pending	$14.4 billion		Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. Advising 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		The Coca-Cola Company
23-Feb-2010	NA		Heartscape Technologies, Inc. Advised Heartscape Technologies, a medical device company on its sale of substantially all its assets to Roper Industries, a diversified growth company		Roper Industries, Inc.
04-Jan-2010 Pending	$11.2 billion+		Alcon Inc. Advising the Independent Directors of Alcon Inc., an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, on the sale of Alcon’s outstanding publicly held interest to Novartis, a global pharmaceutical company		Novartis AG
20-Dec-2009	$1.3 billion		Mining Division of Terex Corp. Advising Bucyrus International, Inc., a global mining equipment manufacturer, on the acquisition of the mining division of Terex Corp., a diversified equipment company		Bucyrus International
15-Dec-2009	$4.5 billion		Prudential Financial, Inc. Advised Wells Fargo on the acquisition of Prudential Financial’s noncontrolling interest in their retail brokerage Joint Venture		Wells Fargo & Company
09-Nov-2009	$327 million		Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Advised Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company on the sale of its specialty pharmaceutical business to Sigma-Tau, an Italian pharmaceutical company		Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals
27-Oct-2009	$325 million		Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. Advised Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. on the sale of substantially all of its assets, pursuant to multiple Section 363 sales		Various
06-Oct-2009	$1.2 billion		Avocent Corporation Advised Emerson Electric Co., a diversified global technology and industrial company, on its acquisition of Avocent Corporation, a manufacturer of software and hardware products		Emerson Electric Co.
06-Oct-2009	$263 milllion		ICT Group Advised ICT Group on its proposed merger with Sykes Enterprises, both leading global providers of outsourced customer contact management solutions and services		Sykes Enterprises
06-Oct-2009	NA		Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Advised the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the "PBGC") on Delphi’s reorganization and the structure and terms of the PBGC’s recovery on account of Delphi’s pension plan termination
31-Aug-2009	$5.5 billion		BJ Services Company Advised BJ Services Company, a leading pressure pumping company, on its proposed merger with Baker Hughes Incorporated, a global oilfield services company		Baker Hughes Incorporated
27-Aug-2009	$144 million		NYFIX, Inc. Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of NYFIX, Inc., a provider of electronic trading solutions, on its sale to NYSE Euronext		NYSE Euronext
14-Aug-2009	$724 million		NCI Building Systems, Inc. Advised NCI Building Systems, Inc., one of North America’s largest integrated manufacturers and marketers of metal products for the non-residential construction industry, on its financial restructuring, which included a majority investment by CD&R and a restructuring of NCI’s outstanding debt
10-Aug-2009	$596 million		Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, 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.		Barnes & Noble, Inc.
10-Aug-2009	$1.5 billion		Dynegy, Inc. Advised Dynegy, Inc., a merchant power generator, on its sale of 9 power plants to LS Power Equity Partners in exchange for cash and Dynegy shares		LS Power Equity Partners
21-Jul-2009	$2.8 billion		Quebecor World Inc Acted as financial advisor to Quebecor World on its CCAA / Chapter 11 restructuring
06-Jul-2009	$2.0 billion		PARIS RE Holdings 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		PartnerRe Ltd.
23-Jun-2009	$155 million		Monogram Biosciences, Inc. Advised LabCorp on the acquisition of Monogram Biosciences, a molecular diagnostics company focused on guiding and improving the treatment of serious infectious diseases and cancer		Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings
04-May-2009	NA		Constar International Inc. Advised Constar International Inc. in connection with its pre-arranged Chapter 11 proceedings
30-Apr-2009	NA		Chrysler LLC Advised Chrysler in connection with the chapter 11 proceedings to effectuate the sale of substantially all of its operating assets and certain liabilities to a newly created entity that will be jointly owned by Fiat S.p.A., the VEBA Trust (responsible for the healthcare benefits of current and former employees of Chrysler), the US Treasury and the Canadian government
29-Apr-2009	NA		U.S. Shipping Partners L.P. Advised U.S. Shipping Partners L.P. in connection with its pre-arranged Chapter 11 proceedings
31-Mar-2009	$1.7 billion		IPC Holdings, Ltd. Advised Validus Holdings, Ltd., a leading Bermuda-based reinsurer, on its offer to acquire IPC Holdings, Ltd.		Validus Holdings, Ltd.
23-Mar-2009	NA		BearingPoint, Inc. Advised BearingPoint, Inc. on the sale of substantially all of its assets, pursuant to a Section 363 process		Various
09-Mar-2009	$18.6 billion		Rohm & Haas Company Advised The Dow Chemical Company during its negotiations pertaining to the Rohm & Haas settlement resolution		The Dow Chemical Company
07-Aug-2008	NA		Scholastic Corporation’s U.S. direct-to-home continuities business Advised Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, on the sale of its U.S. direct-to-home continuities business to Sandvik AS		Sandvik AS
12-Jun-2008	$6.7 billion		Applied Biosystems Group Provided fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of the Applera Corporation on the merger of its Applied Biosystems business, which serves the life science industry, with the Invitrogen Corporation, creating a global leader in biotechnology reagents and systems		Invitrogen Corporation
23-Apr-2008	$2.8 billion		Wendy's International, Inc. Advised the special committee of the board of directors in connection with its proposed 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		Triarc Companies, Inc.
14-Apr-2008	$17.7 billion+		Northwest Airlines Advised Delta Air Lines in connection with its proposed merger with Northwest Airlines (+Transaction value represents enterprise value of combined entity)		Delta Air Lines
07-Mar-2008	$1.5 billion		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.
19-Feb-2008	$1.7 billion		TimberStar Southwest Advised Hancock Timber Resource Group, the largest global timber investment management organization, on its acquisition of TimberStar Southwest, which owns and manages 900,000 acres of timberlands located in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas		Hancock Timber Resource Group
16-Nov-2007	$203 million		Oakland Mall LLC 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		California State Teachers' Retirement System and Urban Retail Properties
07-Nov-2007	$652 million		Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. Advised Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc, the third largest options market in the U.S. and the nation's oldest stock exchange, on its sale to the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.		The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
05-Nov-2007	$3.4 billion		American Financial Realty Trust 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		Gramercy Capital Corp.
16-Jul-2007	$2.1 billion		Applebee’s International, Inc. Sole advisor to IHOP Corp., the fastest growing family dining concept in the US, on its acquisition of Applebee's		IHOP Corp.
25-Jun-2007	$8.1 billion		Energy East Corporation Advised Energy East Corporation, a super-regional electric and gas utility with nearly 3 million regulated customers in the northeast US, on its sale to Iberdrola SA		Iberdrola SA
30-May-2007	$5.3 billion		Ceridian Corporation Acted as sole financial adviser to Ceridian Corporation, an information services provider to the human resource, transportation and retail markets, on its sale to Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial		Thomas H. Lee Partners and Fidelity National Financial
22-May-2007	$6.5 billion		Crescent Real Estate Equities Company Advised Crescent Real Estate Equities Company, a REIT holding a diversified portfolio of office properties, hotels and resorts and luxury residential developments on its sale to Morgan Stanley Real Estate		Morgan Stanley Real Estate
06-Nov-2006	$4.2 billion		Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Advised Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical provider of cardiovascular and respiratory drugs, on its sale to Abbott Laboratories		Abbott Laboratories
11-Oct-2006	NA		Visa USA Advised Visa USA in its announced plans to merge with Visa Canada and Visa International to form Visa Inc., a new public global corporation
03-Aug-2006	$6.0 billion		Reckson Associates Realty Corporation Advised the independent directors of Reckson, a real estate investment trust specializing in properties located in New York City and the surrounding Tri-State area, on the sale of Reckson to SL Green		SL Green Realty Corporation
17-Oct-2005	$16.8 billion		Refco Acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Refco Inc. in connection with its Chapter 11 proceedings which included the sale of substantially all of the assets of Refco's regulated commodities futures business to Man Financial for $1.2 billion
08-Aug-2005	$2.7 billion		Maytag Corporation Advised Whirlpool Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of major home appliances, on its acquisition of Maytag Corporation		Whirlpool Corporation
19-May-2005	$7.2 billion+		US Airways Group Advised America West Holdings in connection with its proposed merger with US Airways Group. (+Transaction value represents enterprise value of combined entity, including capitalized operating leases of $4.8 billion)		America West Holdings
02-May-2005	$8.9 billion		MCI Inc Advised MCI in connection with its sale to Verizon Communications, Inc		Verizon Communications, Inc.
20-Apr-2005	$1.4 billion		Archipelago Holdings Inc Provided financial advisory services and a fairness opinion to Archipelago Holdings, Inc. in its definitive merger agreement with the NYSE to create the NYSE Group, Inc		New York Stock Exchange
18-Jan-2005	$2.3 billion		MeadWestvaco Corporation / Papers Business Provided fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of MeadWestvaco Corporation on the sale of its Papers business and associated assets to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P		Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
29-Aug-2004	$3.8 billion		LNR Property Corporation Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of LNR Property Corporation, one of the US’ leading real estate investment, finance and management companies, on its sale to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and its real estate affiliate, Blackacre Institutional Capital Management, LLC		Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
09-Aug-2002	$17.6 billion		Adelphia Communications Advised the Unsecured Creditors of Adelphia Communications representing $14.5 billion of value in Adelphia’s Chapter 11 proceedings. Advised on the sale of Adelphia’s assets to Time Warner and Comcast for $17.6 billion		Time Warner Inc. and Comcast Corp.
29-Aug-2001	$5.9 billion		Westvaco Corporation Advised Westvaco Corporation, a packaging and paper products company, on its merger-of-equals with The Mead Corporation		The Mead Corporation
05-Feb-2001	$316 million		General Mills, Inc. (Pillsbury Desserts & Baking Mixes Portfolio) Advised Diageo on divestiture of Pillsbury’s Desserts & Baking Mix business to gain FTC approval for the sale of Pillsbury to General Mills.		International Multifoods Corporation
17-Jul-2000	$10.5 billion		Diageo plc Advised Diageo on the sale of The Pillsbury Company for $5.1 billion in assumed debt and $5.4 billion in stock to General Mills.		General Mills, Inc.