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

Greenhill established its presence in the United Kingdom in January 1998 with the opening of a London office.  In 2010 we were named "European Boutique of the Year" by the Financial News.

For more information on Greenhill’s advisory practice in the United Kingdom and our capabilities in the region, please contact Head of European Corporate Advisory David Wyles in our London Office.

DATE	$		COMPANY/ASSET ACQUIRED		ACQUIROR
20-Feb-2013	$120 million		Trivett Automotive Group Advised Inchcape plc, the leading independent international automotive distributor and retailer, on the acquisition of Trivett Automotive Group, the leading luxury and premium automotive group in Australia		Inchcape plc
07-Dec-2012	$43 million		Champion Flour Limited Advised Goodman Fielder, a leading Australian listed food company, on the sale of its New Zealand flour milling business, Champion Flour, to Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.		Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
12-Nov-2012	~$100 million		Aurelian Oil & Gas PLC Advised Aurelian Oil & Gas, an AIM-listed E&P company primarily focused on natural gas exploration in Central Europe, on its recommended merger with AIM-listed peer San Leon Energy PLC		San Leon Energy PLC
09-Nov-2012	~$1.7 billion		Lonmin plc Advised Lonmin plc, the world’s third largest primary producer of Platinum Group Metals, on a comprehensive refinancing of its balance sheet, including an underwritten ~$817m rights issue and amendments to its existing ~$929m debt facilities
08-Oct-2012	NA		Phaidon Press Limited 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		Leon D. Black family
02-Sep-2012	$285 million		DMG Radio Australia, a subsidiary of Daily Mail and Guardian Trust Plc Advised Daily Mail and Guardian Trust plc (DMGT), on the sale of its remaining 50% interest in its Radio business in Australia to Illyria Pty, a private investment company of Lachlan Murdoch. The Radio operations comprise two national music networks in Australia		Illyria Pty
12-Jul-2012	$5.0 billion		Aegis Group plc Advised Aegis Group plc, a leading global media and digital communications agency, on its sale to Dentsu Inc., the leading advertising group in Asia		Dentsu Inc.
18-Jun-2012	NA		Pension Trustees of Howden Joinery Group plc Advised the Pension Trustees of Howden Joinery Group plc in negotiating a revised schedule of deficit reduction payments, and with regards to their security position relative to the Company’s lenders
21-May-2012	NA		Robbins-Gioia Inc. Advised Informa plc on the sale of its subsidiary, Robbins-Gioia Inc., to a group of private investors		Private Investors
04-May-2012	$55 million		Armajaro Trading Limited Advised Armajaro Trading Limited, a global soft commodity trading house and supply chain manager, on raising mezzanine capital from the International Finance Corporation, a unit of the World Bank		International Finance Corporation
15-Mar-2012	$650 million		Viridian Group Advised the Board of Viridian, the leading energy utility company in the all-Ireland market, on its refinancing comprising the issue of €313 million and $250 million notes due April 2017
16-Jan-2012	$428 million		Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC Advised Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC, the UK’s largest processor of fresh milk, on a recommended offer from Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller S.e.c.s.		Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller
30-Dec-2011	$410 million		Advantage Resourcing America, Inc. & Advantage Resourcing Europe B.V. Advised Recruit Co. Ltd, a leading staffing and publishing company in Japan, on the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Advantage Resourcing America, Inc. & Advantage Resourcing Europe B.V, wholly owned by investment vehicles affiliated with Cerberus Capital Management L.P.		Recruit Co. Ltd
19-Dec-2011	$1.6 billion		The Miller Group Advised The Miller Group, the UK’s largest private homebuilder, on the recapitalization of its balance sheet comprising a substantial new equity capital raising and a significant debt for equity swap
17-Nov-2011	$1.5 billion		Northern Rock Advised Virgin Money, a financial services provider, on the acquisition of Northern Rock, a UK retail mortgage and savings bank, from UK Financial Investments Ltd, which manages the UK Government’s investments in financial institutions		Virgin Money
16-Sep-2011	NA		Mako Global Derivatives Executive LLP Advised Close Brothers Group plc, an independent financial services group, on the sale of its 49.9% stake in Mako Global, a market maker in exchange traded derivatives, to Mako’s management		Mako Executive Directors and Staff
27-Jul-2011	$850 million		Aegis Group plc Advised Aegis Group plc on the sale of The Synovate Group, a leading global provider of custom market research, to Ipsos S.A.		Ipsos S.A.
30-Jun-2011	$1.7 billion		Minerva plc Advised Minerva plc, a property investment and development company, on a recommended offer from a consortium consisting of AREA Property Partners and Delancey Real Estate Asset Management		Jupiter Properties (owned by AREA Property Partners and Delancey Real Estate Asset Mgmt)
26-May-2011	$192 million		Centrebet International Limited Advised Centrebet International, a leading International online wagering and gaming operator on the recommended cash offer by Sportingbet plc		Sportingbet plc
21-Mar-2011	NA		Close Brothers Cayman Limited Advised Close Brothers plc, an independent financial services group, on the sale of its Cayman based offshore business to Intertrust Group Holdings SA		Intertrust Group Holdings SA
15-Mar-2011	NA		CABB GmbH Advised Bridgepoint Advisors Limited on the acquisition of CABB GmbH, a German global provider of fine and specialty chemicals and custom manufacturing solutions		Bridgepoint Advisors Limited
11-Feb-2011	$986 million		Findel plc Advised Findel plc, a UK listed multi-channel retailer, on the restructuring of its balance sheet comprising an equity capital raising and refinancing of its debt and pension obligations
15-Jan-2011	$105 million		telerob Holding GmbH Advised the shareholders of telerob Holding GmbH, a German-based market leader in the development and manufacture of advanced bomb disposal robots and integrated threat response vehicles, on the sale of the Company to Cobham plc, the UK-based, internationally operating aerospace, defence and security technology group		Cobham plc
13-Dec-2010	$256 million		Maxinutrition Group Holdings Limited Advised GlaxoSmithKline Plc, the UK listed international pharmaceutical and consumer company, on its acquisition of Maxinutrition Group Holdings Limited, a UK based sports nutrition business, from Darwin Private Equity		GlaxoSmithKline Plc
01-Dec-2010	$100 million		Clyde Process Solutions plc Advised S-Process Equipment International S.à r.l. (“Schenck Process”), a global leader in bulk material handling, providing applications incorporating weighing, feeding, screening and automation solutions, on its acquisition of Clyde Process Solutions plc, a global provider of pneumatic conveying and air filtration solutions for process industries		S-Process Equipment International S.à r.l. (Schenck Process)
26-Nov-2010	$118 million		Healthcare Australia Advised CHAMP Private Equity on the sale of Healthcare Australia, a leading provider of nursing agency staff to public and private health institutions in Australia, to Healthcare Locums, a healthcare recruitment agency based in the UK		Healthcare Locums
12-Nov-2010	NA		Money Controls (subsidiary of Coin Acceptors, Inc.) Advised Coin Acceptors, Inc. (“CoinCo”), a privately-owned US-based manufacturer of payment solutions for the automated point-of-sale industry, on the sale of its UK-based Money Controls subsidiary to Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products		Crane Co.
24-Sep-2010	$371 million		Intec Telecom Systems plc Advised CSG Systems, a leading provider of customer management and billing solutions in North America, on its acquisition of Intec Telecom Systems plc, a global provider of BSS solutions		CSG Systems
16-Sep-2010	NA		KemFine UK Ltd Advised KemFine Group Oy, a 3i portfolio company, on the sale of its UK-based fine chemicals business, KemFine UK Ltd, to AURELIUS AG		AURELIUS AG
29-Jul-2010	$328 million		Mitchell Communication Group Limited Advised Aegis Group plc on its acquisition of Mitchell Communication Group Limited, Australia’s leading independent media buyer		Aegis Group plc
07-Jul-2010	$1.8 billion		Viridian Advised Viridian, one of the leading electricity companies in the all Ireland market, on the sale of NIE, its regulated electricity transmission and distribution businesses in Northern Ireland, to ESB, the state owned vertically integrated utility in Republic of Ireland		ESB
28-Jun-2010	$1.3 billion		Guinness Peat Group plc Advised GPG plc, a listed investment company, on potential restructuring alternatives
28-Jun-2010	$336 million		Scott Wilson Group plc Advised Scott Wilson Group plc, a LSE listed global integrated design and engineering consultancy, on its sale to URS Corporation, a global provider of engineering, construction and technical services		URS Corporation
04-Jun-2010	$232 million		Manx Telecom Advised HgCapital, a leading European private equity investor, on its acquisition of Manx Telecom, the Isle of Man's main telecommunications and internet provider and a subsidiary of Telefónica S.A.		HgCapital
12-May-2010	NA		Experian plc Advised Experian plc, the FTSE100 global information services company, on the sale of certain UK database marketing activities into a newly formed joint venture with British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC		British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
26-Apr-2010	$1.5 billion		Chloride Group plc Advised 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.
06-Apr-2010	$153 million		Virgin Money Holdings (UK) Limited Advised 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
10-Mar-2010	$576 million		Camelot Group plc Advised the shareholders of Camelot – Cadbury, De La Rue, Fujitsu, Royal Mail and Thales – on the sale of their shareholdings in Camelot, the operator of the UK National Lottery, to Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan		Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan
08-Jan-2010	$134 million		Minerva plc Advised Minerva plc, a UK real estate development company, on its successful defence following an unsolicited offer from KiFin Limited, a company that makes investments for the benefit of Mr Nathan Kirsh		KiFin Limited
04-Dec-2009	NA		Verivox Holding Limited Advised the shareholders of Verivox Holdings Limited, comprising Independent News & Media plc and the founders and joint CEOs of Verivox, on the sale of 51% in Verivox, Germany’s leading price comparison website for energy and telecommunications services, to Oakley Capital Private Equity		Oakley Capital Private Equity LP
08-Oct-2009	$455 million		Ladbrokes Plc Acted as Joint Financial Adviser to Ladbrokes plc, a leading UK based betting and gaming company, on its rights issue
18-Sep-2009	$81 million		UKAEA Limited Advised United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Non Departmental Public Body, arm of the UK Government, on the sale of UKAEA Limited, its commercial nuclear decommissioning services business, to Babcock International Group plc		Babcock International Group plc
29-Jul-2009	$573 million		Rexam plc Acted as Financial Adviser and Joint Sponsor to Rexam plc, a leading global consumer packaging group, on its rights issue
16-Jul-2009	NA		Pension Trustees of Galiform PLC Advised the Pension Trustees of the Galiform PLC Defined Benefit Pension Scheme to negotiate a revised schedule of payments to fund its deficit
05-Jul-2009	$1.2 billion		Alcan Packaging’s Food Americas business (business unit of Rio Tinto plc) Advised Bemis Company, Inc., a global supplier of flexible packaging and pressure sensitive materials, on its acquisition of Alcan Packaging’s Food Americas business		Bemis Company, Inc.
21-May-2009	$111 million		Shanks Group plc Acted as Financial Adviser and Sponsor to Shanks Group plc, a leading European waste management group, on its rights issue
18-May-2009	$114 million		Close Brothers Corporate Finance Holdings Ltd. Advised Close Brothers Group plc, an independent financial services group, on the sale of its corporate finance subsidiary to Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe Ltd.		Daiwa Securities SMBC Europe Ltd.
19-Mar-2009	$349 million		Inchcape plc Provided financial advice to Inchcape, the leading independent international automotive retailer, on its assessment of funding and strategic options, resulting in a significant rights issue to strengthen the balance sheet
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.
19-Aug-2008	NA		Crown Paints Advised AkzoNobel on the sale of its Crown Paints decorative paints business in the United Kingdom and Ireland to Endless LLP, an independent private equity house		Endless LLP
06-Aug-2008	$10.7 billion		Lonmin plc Advised Lonmin plc, a major producer of Platinum Group Metals, regarding an unsolicited pre-conditional offer for the company by Xstrata plc, a global diversified mining company		Xstrata plc
28-Jul-2008	$2.1 billion		Tesco Personal Finance Group Limited Advised Tesco plc in relation to its acquisition of the 50% interest it does not already own in Tesco Personal Finance Group Limited, a joint venture with The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. Tesco Personal Finance offers a range of retail insurance and banking products under the Tesco brand		Tesco plc
02-Jul-2008	NA		NewSmith Capital Advised NewSmith Capital, an independent investment management group, on a strategic agreement with UniCredit whereby UniCredit will acquire NewSmith’s Financial Products credit advisory business, assume a 5% stake in NewSmith Capital and become an investor in NewSmith funds		UniCredit SpA
30-Jun-2008	$720 million		THUS Group plc Advised THUS Group plc, a fixed line business telecommunications provider, on a cash offer from Cable & Wireless plc		Cable & Wireless plc
21-May-2008	$85 million		Dobbies Garden Centres plc Advised Tesco plc in relation to its public cash offer to acquire the 35% of Dobbies Garden Centres plc which it does not already own		Tesco plc
20-Mar-2008	$89 million		ArmorGroup International plc Advised G4S plc on its public offer for ArmorGroup International plc, a leading provider of defensive and protective security services to national governments, multinational corporations and international peace and security organisations operating in hostile environments		G4S plc
18-Dec-2007	$715 million		Global Solutions Limited Advised G4S plc on the acquisition of Global Solutions Limited, an international leader in the provision of critical primary and support services for governments, companies and public authorities. GSL is a pioneer of outsourced justice services on three continents		G4S plc
26-Nov-2007	$11.4 billion		Kelda Group plc Advised Kelda Group plc, a leading provider of water and waste water services in the UK, on a recommended cash offer from a consortium of international infrastructure investors		Citi Infrastructure Investors, GIC Special Investments, Infracapital Partners and HSBC Bank
11-Oct-2007	$1.2 billion		Foseco plc Advised Foseco plc, a provider of consumables to the Foundry and Steel industries, on a recommended cash offer from Cookson Group plc		Cookson Group plc
12-Jun-2007	$184 million		Jane’s Information Group Advised The Woodbridge Company Limited, the holding company for the Thomson family’s investments, on the sale of Jane’s Information Group, a world-leading provider of information and analysis on global defence and security, to IHS Inc.		IHS Inc.
08-Jun-2007	$448 million		Dobbies Garden Centres plc Acted as financial adviser to Tesco plc on its recommended acquisition of Dobbies Garden Centres plc, one of the UK's largest garden centre retailers		Tesco plc
21-May-2007	$6.3 billion		EMI Group plc Acted as lead financial advisor to global music industry player EMI Group plc, on a recommended cash offer from Maltby Limited, a company formed at the direction of Terra Firma		Terra Firma Capital Partners Limited
14-May-2007	$1.0 billion		Datamonitor plc Acted as financial adviser to Informa plc on its recommended acquisition of Datamonitor plc, a leading global provider of market intelligence		Informa plc
30-Mar-2007	$1.2 billion		Initial Electronic Security Group (the electronic security division of Rentokil Initial plc) Advised Rentokil Initial on the sale of its electronic security division to United Technologies Corp.		United Technologies Corp.
30-Mar-2007	$24.4 billion		Alliance Boots plc Advised Alliance Boots plc, the leading international pharmacy-led health and beauty group, on a proposal regarding an offer for the company from a consortium comprising of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano Pessina		Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano Pessina
26-Mar-2007	$1.0 billion		Wolters Kluwer Education Advised Bridgepoint Capital Limited on its acquisition of Wolters Kluwer Education, the pan-European educational publishing division of quoted Dutch-based information services and publishing company Wolters Kluwer NV		Bridgepoint Capital Limited
21-Mar-2007	$53 million		BuckHickman InOne Advised Premier Farnell plc, a global distributor of electronic components and industrial products, on the sale of its UK industrial tools distribution division		The BSS Group plc
29-Jan-2007	$900 million		Eggborough CTA Bonds Advised an ad hoc committee of bondholders representing over 70% of the debt in Eggborough Power Limited, a UK power station, on (a) the formation of a new company for the purpose of acquiring and holding a controlling interest in the Eggborough CTA Bonds and (b) an associated US$600m financing. The Eggborough CTA Bonds include an option to purchase Eggborough power station in March 2010		Ampere plc (a newly formed company)
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.
10-Nov-2006	$1.9 billion		John Laing plc Advised John Laing plc, the leading UK infrastructure investor and developer, on a recommended cash offer		Henderson Equity Partners
12-Apr-2006			WH Smith PLC Advised WH Smith PLC on the demerger of its Retail business
27-Oct-2004	$3.0 billion		Warner Chilcott PLC Advised Warner Chilcott on approaches received and on recommended proposed acquisition by Waren Acquisition Limited, a vehicle funded by DLJ Merchant Banking and J.P. Morgan Partners, later joined by Bain Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners		Waren Acquisition Limited
02-Mar-2004	$2.1 billion		Taylor & Francis Group Plc Advised Informa Group on its merger with Taylor & Francis. Following the merger, Informa shareholders own 51% of the combined company		Informa Group Plc
23-Oct-2003	$3.1 billion		Debenhams plc Advised the independent committee of the Board of Directors of Debenhams plc, a leading UK department store chain, with regards to the sale of the company		Baroness Retail (a consortium of CVC, TPG and Merrill Lynch)
29-Aug-2002	$6.2 billion		Marconi plc Advised the official committee of bondholders of Marconi, a leading telecom equipment provider, on the financial restructuring of Marconi's £4 billion of externally held financial indebtedness
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
19-Dec-2000	$8.2 billion		Seagram (Spirits Division) Advised Diageo on its joint agreed bid with Pernod Ricard for Seagram’s spirits business.		Diageo plc and Pernod Ricard
12-Mar-1999	$3.1 billion		M&G Group plc Advised M&G Group on the sale of the company for cash to Prudential, the United Kingdom’s largest life insurer and fund manager.		Prudential Corp. plc