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Greenhill is a leader in international advisory, with exceptional global relationships and execution capabilities.

With 12 offices on 4 continents, Greenhill has one of the most global and experienced advisory teams in the industry. Our managing directors and professionals work seamlessly across offices and geographies to provide clients a global solution to their cross-border advisory needs. Our network of global relationships allows us to provide our clients with a complete view of their global strategic alternatives and to provide superior transaction execution capabilities.

Below we highlight selected cross-border transactions on which we have advised:

DATE	$	COMPANY/ASSET ACQUIRED	ACQUIROR
20-May-2013 Pending	$8.5 billion	Warner Chilcott, plc Advising Actavis, Inc., a global, integrated specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, brand and biosimilar products on its acquisition of Warner Chilcott plc	Actavis, Inc.
01-May-2013	NA	Jeminex’s Industrial & Safety division Advised AMP Capital on the sale of Jeminex’s Industrial & Safety division, Australia’s second largest industrial and safety business with branches across Australia, to Bunzl plc	Bunzl plc
25-Apr-2013 Pending	$3.8 billion	GrainCorp Limited Advising 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	Archer Daniels Midland Company
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
21-Dec-2012	$3.7 billion	NewPage Corp. Advised Stora Enso Oyj, a global paper, packaging and wood products producer headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, in connection with the Chapter 11 proceeding of NewPage, the largest North American coated-paper manufacturer
21-Dec-2012	$75 million	Australian Portable Buildings Advised CHAMP Ventures on the sale of its portfolio company Australian Portable Buildings, a leading Australian manufacturer of customized modular buildings, to a consortium comprising Black Diamond Group and WEQ Britco	Black Diamond Group Limited and WEQ Britco LP
20-Dec-2012 Pending	NA	Germanischer Lloyd Advised Det Norske Veritas on its merger with Germanischer Lloyd to create the third largest player in the Testing, Inspection and Certification industry, focused on ship classification, oil & gas and energy	Det Norske Veritas
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.
23-Nov-2012	NA	SAS Group Advised the Norwegian Government in relation to some specific issues in connection with the restructuring of SAS, the leading airline group in Northern Europe	Norwegian Government
01-Nov-2012	$180 million	SKY Network Television Limited Advised Todd Corporation, a major New Zealand family office, on the divestment of its 11.1% holding in SKY Network Television Limited, New Zealand’s leading provider of pay television services
23-Oct-2012	$5.7 billion	Target Corporation’s REDcard credit card assets Advised The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group on its acquisition of Target Corporation’s REDcard credit card assets	The Toronto-Dominion Bank Group
17-Oct-2012 Pending	$2.6 billion	Cymer, Inc. Advising 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	ASML Holding NV
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
20-Sep-2012	$1.0 billion	Becker Underwood Advised Norwest Equity Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Becker Underwood, a global leader in the development and commercialization of yield-improving seed-applied biological products for the Agricultural market, to BASF, the world’s largest chemical company	BASF
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.
09-Jul-2012	$4.7 billion	ASML Holding NV (minority stake) Advised the Supervisory Board of ASML on the establishment of a Customer Co-Investment Program including the issue of 23% equity stake and $1.7 billion of R&D funding	Customers including Intel Corporation, TSMC and Samsung Electronics
06-Jul-2012	$730 million	WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG Provided fairness opinion to the Executive Management Board of WMF in connection with the voluntary public takeover offer by Finedining Capital GmbH, a holding company in the possession of funds managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.	Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.
28-Jun-2012	$275 million	Village Roadshow Entertainment Group Advised Village Roadshow Entertainment Group on its $275 million mezzanine and equity capital raise from a group of investors
18-Jun-2012	$386 million	Little World Beverages Advised Lion on the acquisition of Little World Beverages, Australia’s largest listed brewer and one of the country’s leading players in the Craft beer segment	Lion / Kirin
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
20-Jan-2012	NA	Solar PV power plant in Italy Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of a c.20MW solar PV power plant in Italy	Antin Infrastructure Partners
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
22-Dec-2011	NA	KEMA Advised Det Norske Veritas, a global provider of services for managing risk, on its acquisition of a 74.3% stake in KEMA, a leading provider of energy consulting and testing & certification services	Det Norske Veritas AS
21-Nov-2011	$689 million	iNova Pharmaceuticals Advised Archer Capital and Ironbridge Capital on the sale of iNova Pharmaceuticals, a leading pharmaceuticals company that sells and distributes a range of prescription and over-the-counter products in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Southern Africa, to Valeant Pharmaceuticals	Valeant Pharmaceuticals
10-Nov-2011	$318 million	MSF Sugar Advised MSF Sugar, Australia’s third largest producer and second largest exporter of sugar, on an acquisition proposal from Mitr Phol Sugar Corp. of Thailand at an offer value of ~31% premium to previous close	Mitr Phol Group
27-Sep-2011	$259 million	Goodman Fielder Limited Advised Goodman Fielder Limited, an Australian consumer foods manufacturer and distributor, on its equity capital raising via a rights issue
10-Aug-2011	$65 million	Grupo Aeromexico S.A. de C.V Advised Delta Air Lines, Inc. in connection with its strategic minority investment in Grupo Aeromexico S.A. de C.V	Delta Air Lines, Inc.
08-Aug-2011	$11.0 billion	Coal and Allied Industries Limited Advised Coal and Allied Industries Limited, an Australian based coal mining company, in relation to an acquisition proposal from Rio Tinto Limited and Mitsubishi Corporation to acquire all the outstanding shares in the company not already held by Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi	Rio Tinto Limited / Mitsubishi Corporation
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	$609 million	Diabetes-related patent estate and royalty stream of Astellas Pharma subsidiary, Prosidion Advised Royalty Pharma, a leading acquiror of biopharmaceutical royalty interests, on the acquisition of the DPP-IV patent estate and associated royalty stream of Astellas Pharma subsidiary, Prosidion	Royalty Pharma
22-Jun-2011	NA	KemFine Group Oy Advised 3i on the disposal of KemFine Group Oy, a leading custom manufacturer of fine chemicals, to CABB AG	CABB AG
20-Jun-2011	$2.0 billion	Capital Power Income L.P. Advised Capital Power Income L.P., a Canadian power trust with a portfolio of 20 power generation assets located in Canada and the United States (total net generating capacity of 1,400 MW), on its sale to Atlantic Power Corporation	Atlantic Power Corporation
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
23-May-2011	$130 million	Territory Resources Limited Advised Exxaro Resources, a diversified South African-based mining company, on its proposed acquisition of Territory Resources, an Australian-based iron producer	Exxaro Resources Limited
18-May-2011	$146 million	Portfolio of solar PV power plants from Kinexia SpA Advised Antin Infrastructure Partners on the acquisition of a portfolio of solar PV power plants in Italy	Antin Infrastructure Partners
11-Apr-2011	~$198 million	HSBC Afore (subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc) Advised Principal Financial Group, Inc., a leading asset accumulation, asset management and retirement services franchise in the United States and abroad on its acquisition of HSBC Afore, HSBC’s pension business in Mexico	Principal Financial Group, Inc.
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
02-Mar-2011	NA	TSmarine Advised CHAMP Ventures on the sale of its portfolio company TSmarine, a provider of subsea services to the offshore oil and gas industry, to Fugro, among the world's leading service providers for the collection and interpretation of data relating to the earth's surface and sub-surface and for associated services	Fugro N.V.
01-Mar-2011	$128 million	Tyndall Investments Advised Suncorp, on the sale of its investment management business, Tyndall Investments, in Australia and New Zealand to Nikko Asset Management, a leading Asian mutual funds management company	Nikko Asset Management
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
29-Dec-2010	$1.8 billion	TOWER Australia Group Limited Advised TOWER Australia Group Limited, the largest mono-line life insurance company in Australia, in relation to the offer from The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited to acquire all of the shares in TOWER that it does not already own by way of a scheme of arrangement	The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
24-Dec-2010	NA	Tegel Foods Limited Advised Pacific Equity Partners and ANZ, the shareholders of Tegel Foods (Tegel), on the sale of Tegel, New Zealand’s preeminent producer of poultry products, to Affinity Equity Partners	Affinity Equity Partners
15-Dec-2010	$550 million	FirstRand STI Holdings Limited Advised FirstRand Limited, one of the largest financial services groups in Africa, on the sale of its 45% stake in FirstRand STI Holdings Limited (OUTsurance), South Africa’s leading direct personal lines insurer, to RMB Holdings Limited	RMB Holdings Limited
15-Dec-2010	$12.9 billion	Alcon, Inc. Advised the Independent Director Committee of Alcon, Inc., an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, on the sale of Alcon’s outstanding publicly held interest to Novartis AG, a global pharmaceutical company	Novartis AG
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)
01-Dec-2010	NA	Planar Solutions, LLC Advised Wacker Chemie AG on the sale of Wacker Chemical Corporation’s 50% equity stake in Planar Solutions LLC, a dedicated CMP slurry manufacturer, to its JV partner, FUJIFILM Corporation	FUJIFILM Corporation
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.
04-Nov-2010	~$370 million	J. Malucelli Participacao em Seguros E Resseguros S.A Advised Travelers, the largest listed property and casualty insurance company in the U.S., on the acquisition of a ~43% stake in J. Malucelli Participacao em Seguros E Resseguros, the leading surety insurance company in Brazil, through the issue of new common shares (with an option to increase to 49.9% within 18 months)	The Travelers Companies, Inc.
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
21-Sep-2010	$234 million	Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Advised Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the largest Indian pharmaceutical company by market capitalization, on its acquisition of a majority interest in Israeli based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, a multinational generics pharmaceutical company	Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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
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
30-Jun-2010	$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
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
18-Jun-2010	$ 361.1 million	USEN Corporation Advised 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	$109 million	AT&T Japan (an AT&T Inc. company) Advised 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	$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.
22-Apr-2010	$1.9 billion	Bank of America Corporation Advised 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 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
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
09-Feb-2010	$672 million	SAS Group Advised the Norwegian Government on strategic and financial matters in relation to a refinancing including a conditional capital injection in SAS, the leading airline group in Northern Europe	Norwegian Government
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
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
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.
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.
28-May-2009	$107 million	Tristone Capital Global Inc. Advised Tristone Capital Global Inc., an independent advisory firm focused on the global energy sector, on its sale to Macquarie Group	Macquarie Group
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.
12-Mar-2009	$46.9 billion	Genentech, Inc. Advised Roche Holding Ltd., a world-leading provider of healthcare pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, on its acquisition of the outstanding publicly held interest in Genentech, Inc., a leading biotechnology company	Roche Holding Ltd.
03-Feb-2009	$717 million	SAS Group Advised the Norwegian Government in relation to a capital injection in SAS, the leading airline group in Northern Europe	Norwegian Government
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)
01-Oct-2008	$53 million	Biotage (Biosystems division) Advised Biotage AB (OMX: BIOT), a global biotechnology company, on its strategic review resulting in the disposal of its Biosystems division which offers systems for genetic analysis mainly for use in clinical research	Qiagen NV
15-Sep-2008	$189 million	Fermat International Advised Moody’s Corporation on its acquisition of Fermat International, a leading provider of risk and performance management software to the global banking sector	Moody’s Corporation
19-Aug-2008	NA	Selected Belgian Paints Brands Advised AkzoNobel on the sale of selected Belgian paints brands to Rieu Investissements S.A., a French producer of coatings	Rieu Investissements S.A.
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
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
05-Aug-2008	NA	BARTEC Group Advised Capvis, a leading Swiss private equity firm, on its acquisition of the BARTEC Group, a leading European provider of industrial safety technology, from Allianz Capital Partners, the captive private equity arm of Allianz AG, and the Barlian family (founding family)	Capvis
31-Jul-2008	$10.3 billion	TransAlta Corporation Advised TransAlta Corporation, a power generation and wholesale marketing company, on an unsolicited offer from LS Power Equity Partners / Global Infrastructure Partners	LS Power Equity Partners / Global Infrastructure Partners
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
22-Jan-2008	$3.4 billion	Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Advised Roche Holding Ltd., a world-leading provider of healthcare pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, on its acquisition of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a U.S. based provider of histopathology diagnostic equipment	Roche Holding Ltd.
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
02-Oct-2007	$4.6 billion	Nikko Cordial Corporation Advised Nikko Cordial, one of Japan’s largest securities firms, on its 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-Aug-2007	NA	Schenck Process Holding GmbH Advised HgCapital on the sale of Schenck Process, one of the global market leading providers of industrial weighing, feeding, screening and automation equipment and solutions	Industri Kapital Limited
31-Jul-2007	$491 million	DEUTZ Power Systems Sole advisor to DEUTZ AG on the divestiture of its division DEUTZ Power Systems, a leading manufacturer of gas fired engines for decentralized power generation	3i
18-Jul-2007	NA	SF-Chem AG Sole advisor to CABB, a leading producer of monochloroacetic acid and related specialty intermediates, on the acquisition of SF-Chem, a manufacturer of chlorine and sulphur specialty intermediates	CABB GmbH
05-Jul-2007	$630 million	ALM Media Group Holdings, Inc. Advised Incisive Media, a portfolio company of Apax Partners, on the acquisition of ALM Media, a leading integrated media company focused on the legal and real estate sectors and the largest provider of B2B information to the US legal market	Incisive Media Ltd. (portfolio company of Apax Partners)
30-Jun-2007	$52.0 billion	BCE Inc. Advised the Board of BCE on a review of a range of strategic alternatives that culminated in an agreement to sell to a consortium consisting of Teacher's Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners and Madison Dearborn Partners for $52.0 billion that was ultimately terminated	Teacher's Private Capital, Providence Equity Partners Inc. and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
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
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.
04-Jun-2007	$2.9 billion	Slough Estates USA (subsidiary of Slough Estates plc) Provided oversight of the process and an informal second opinion to the senior management of Slough Estates plc	Health Care Property Investors
29-May-2007	$99.1 billion	ABN AMRO Holding NV Advised Fortis on an offer by Fortis, RBS and Santander for ABN AMRO	Fortis SA/NV, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Banco Santander Central Hispano, SA
03-May-2007	$8.5 billion	IPSCO Inc. Acted as lead financial advisor to SSAB Svenskt Stål AB on its acquisition of IPSCO Inc., a leading Canadian producer of energy tubulars and steel plate in North America with an annual steel making capacity of 4.3 million tons	SSAB Svenskt Stål AB
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
20-Mar-2007	NA	Maher Terminals Acted as sole financial advisor to Maher Terminals in negotiating its sale to RREEF Infrastructure, part of Deutsche Bank’s alternative asset management business. Maher Terminals currently operates the largest independent multi-user container terminal in the United States and is constructing a terminal in Prince Rupert, Canada, expected to be a leading gateway on the western seaboard	RREEF Infrastructure
20-Dec-2006	$424 million	Aton Capital Advised Aton Capital Group, the independent Russian investment bank, on the sale of its Institutional Business to Bank Austria Creditanstalt (part of the UniCredit Group)	Bank Austria Creditanstalt / UniCredit Group
19-Dec-2006	$270 million	Brion Technologies, Inc. Advised ASML Holding N.V., a leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, on its acquisition of Brion Technologies, Inc.	ASML Holding N.V.
18-Dec-2006	NA	InBev SA Advised InBev SA, the world's largest brewery, on the sale of German regional brewery Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu KG	Mr. Wolfgang Dinkelacker
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.
22-Nov-2006	NA	CABB GmbH Advised Gilde Buy Out Partners on the sale of CABB, a leading producer of monochloroacetic acid and related specialty intermediates, to AXA Private Equity	AXA Private Equity
03-Oct-2006	$445 million	Tele2 AB’s fixed telephony and broadband business in France Advised SFR S.A., the second largest mobile telecoms operator in France on the acquisition of the French fixed telephony and broadband business of Tele2 AB	SFR S.A.
08-Aug-2006	$565 million	Emdeon Practice Services, Inc. Advised The Sage Group plc, a leading international supplier of accounting and business management software solutions	The Sage Group plc
04-Aug-2006	$290 million	Republic Companies Group, Inc. Advised Republic Companies Group, Inc., a regional provider of personal and commercial property and casualty insurance products	Delek Capital Ltd.
03-Aug-2006	$136 million	Study Group International (a unit of Daily Mail & General Trust plc) Advised Daily Mail & General Trust plc on the sale of Study Group International to CHAMP Private Equity and Petersen Investments	CHAMP Private Equity / Petersen Investments
17-Jul-2006	$132 million	Leader Price Polska Sp. z.o.o. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Casino) Advised Tesco PLC on the acquisition of the Polish business of Leader Price, a convenience store retailer, from Groupe Casino, a French retailer	Tesco plc
21-Jun-2006	NA	Foster Yeoman Limited Advised Aggregate Industries Limited on a recommended cash offer for Foster Yeoman Limited, a privately-held UK heavy building materials group	Aggregate Industries Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Holcim Ltd)
03-Jun-2006	$607 million	Deutz AG Advised the Executive Board and Supervisory Board of Deutz AG, a leading global engine and power systems manufacturer, regarding the mandatory offer made by Same Deutz-Fahr, a leading international manufacturer of tractors, engines and agricultural machinery, for the outstanding shares of Deutz AG	Same Deutz-Fahr
03-Apr-2006	$3.7 billion	Verizon Communications Inc. (various assets) Provided independent valuation services in connection with the acquisition by América Móvil and Telmex of a 100% stake in Verizon Dominicana, an approximate 52% stake in Telecomunicaciones de Puerto Rico and an approximate 28.5% stake in Compania Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de Venezuela	América Móvil and Telmex
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-Feb-2006	$254 million	Textile Effects (division of Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG) Advised Ciba Specialty Chemicals AG on the sale of its global Textile Effects business	Huntsman Corporation
03-Jan-2006	NA	TQ3 Travel Solutions (divison of TUI AG) Advised TUI AG on the sale of TQ3 Travel Solutions, a leading global provider of business travel services, to BCD Holdings N.V. The transaction value was not disclosed	BCD Holdings N.V.
28-Nov-2005	$103 million	Akzo Nobel N.V. (Ink and Adhesive Resins business) Advised Akzo Nobel N.V., a global leader in coatings, chemicals and healthcare on the sale of its Ink and Adhesive Resins business to Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc	Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc.
11-Nov-2005	$1.2 billion	Refco Inc. Advised Refco Inc. on the sale of substantially all of the assets of Refco's regulated commodities futures business to Man Financial	Man Financial Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Man Group plc
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
13-Sep-2005	NA	AEA Technology plc Advised AEA Technology plc, a UK provider of Rail and Environmental services, on the sale of a portfolio of non-core businesses to Coller Capital. The sale formed part of a wider financial restructuring plan	Coller Capital
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
01-Sep-2005		Minit Group (wholly owned by UBS Capital) Advised UBS Capital on its sale of the Minit Group, the world's largest shoe repair and key cutting services chain, to CVC Capital Partners	CVC Capital Partners
21-Aug-2005	$2.0 billion	CP Ships Ltd Advised TUI AG, Europe’s largest tourism company and a leading container shipping provider, on its acquisition of CP Ships Ltd., a leading Canadian container shipping company	TUI AG
18-Jul-2005	$101 million	TeleCity Plc Advised TeleCity plc on the recommended offer by 3i and Oak Hill Capital	Inhoco 3236 plc (joint venture between 3i and Oak Hill Capital)
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
01-Jun-2005	$1.4 billion	IIR Advised T&F Informa on the acquisition of IIR, a leading provider of performance improvement solutions and organiser of conferences and exhibitions. The acquisition is to be financed via a rights issue of c.$570m and a new debt facility	T&F Informa
13-Jan-2005	$153 million	Deutz AG’s Marine Service business Advised Deutz on the sale of its marine service business for medium and large size engines to Wärtsilä	Wärtsilä Oyj
12-Jan-2005	$4.5 billion	Aggregate Industries PLC Advised Aggregate Industries PLC on the sale of the company to Holcim Ltd	Holcim Ltd.
01-Dec-2004	$1.1 billion	TUI AG (31.3 % stake owned by WestLB) Advised TUI AG, Europe’s largest tourism company, in connection with WestLB’s sale of its 31.3% stake in TUI AG.	Deutsche Bank, Riu Hotel Group, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo, Grupo de Empressas Matutes
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.
16-Jul-2004	$275 million	Malmberg Investments (majority owned by 3i Group plc) Advised 3i and Malmberg's management on the sale of educational publisher Malmberg Investments to SanomaWSOY. The transaction represents 3i's largest exit in Continental Europe.	SanomaWSOY
15-Jul-2003	$1.1 billion	Loral Space and Communications Ltd. Advised Loral with its Chapter 11 proceedings. Advised on the sale of its North American Fixed Satellite Services assets to Intelsat for $1.1 billion	Intelsat Ltd.
18-Mar-2003	$7.0 billion	Wella AG Advised Wella AG, a global market leader in hair care and fragrances, on its sale to The Procter & Gamble Company	The Procter & Gamble Company
31-Jan-2003		Charles Schwab Europe Advised The Charles Schwab Corporation on the sale of its British pound sterling brokerage business, to Barclays PLC.	Barclays PLC
13-Dec-2002	$1.5 billion	Burger King Corp (subsidiary of Diageo plc) Advised Diageo plc on sale of Burger King Corporation restaurant system.	Texas Pacific Group, Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners
14-Nov-2002	$375 million	Sterling Chemicals (Pulp Chemicals Business) Advised Sterling Chemicals on the disposal of its Pulp Chemicals Business. The business is one of the largest providers of chemicals for the processing and bleaching of pulp and paper products.	Superior Propane Income Fund
06-May-2002	$1.4 billion	Pegaso Telecomunicaciones Advised Pegaso, Mexico’s No. 2 wireless provider, on its financial restructuring and subsequent sale of 65% stake to Telefonica	Telefonica Moviles S.A.
30-Jul-2001	$117 million	Kymata Ltd. Advised Kymata Ltd, the Scottish manufacturer of optical components, on its sale to Alcatel Optronics of France.	Alcatel Optronics
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
15-Feb-2001	$850 million	Loews Cineplex Entertainment Advised Onex on its joint acquisition of Loews Cineplex. The acquisition will occur as Loews Cineplex emerges from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.	Onex Corp. , and Oaktree Capital Management
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
16-Jan-2001	$11.5 billion	Ralston Purina Co. Advised Nestlé on the agreed cash offer for the US pet-food company Ralston Purina	Nestlé S.A.
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
22-Sep-2000	$750 million	AerFi Group plc Advised AerFi on its sale to debis AirFinance .	debis AirFinance (subsidiary of Daimler Chrysler AG)
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.
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
15-Feb-2000	$555 million	Seguros Comercial América, S.A. de C.V. (stake owned by Savia S.A. de C.V.) Advised Savia on the sale of a minority stake in Seguros Comercial América, the largest Mexican insurance company, to ING Groep.	ING Groep N.V.