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COMPANY/ASSET ACQUIRED |
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ACQUIROR |
12-Aug-2010
Pending |
NA |
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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 |
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Capital One Financial Corporation |
10-Mar-2010
Pending |
$576 million |
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Camelot Group plc
Advising 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 |
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Ontario Teachers’ Pensions Plan |
25-Feb-2010
Pending |
$14.4 billion |
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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 |
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The Coca-Cola Company |
10-Aug-2009
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$596 million |
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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. |
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. |
29-Jul-2009
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$138 million |
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Groupe Aeroplan Inc.
Advised Groupe Aeroplan on its C$150MM participation in a C$600MM credit facility for Air Canada |
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28-Jul-2008
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$2.1 billion |
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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 |
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Tesco plc |
21-May-2008
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$85 million |
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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 |
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Tesco plc |
23-Apr-2008
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$2.8 billion |
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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 |
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Triarc Companies, Inc. |
16-Jul-2007
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$2.1 billion |
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Applebee’s International, Inc.
Sole advisor to IHOP Corp., the fastest growing family dining concept in the US, on its acquisition of Applebee's
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IHOP Corp. |
08-Jun-2007
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$448 million |
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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 |
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Tesco plc |
30-Mar-2007
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$24.4 billion |
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Alliance Boots plc
Advised Alliance Boots plc, the leading international pharmacy-led health and beauty group, on a proposal regarding a possible offer for the company from a consortium comprising of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano Pessina |
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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano Pessina |
18-Dec-2006
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NA |
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InBev SA
Advised InBev SA, the world's largest brewery, on the sale of German regional brewery Dinkelacker-Schwaben Bräu KG |
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Mr. Wolfgang Dinkelacker |
15-Dec-2006
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$19.1 billion |
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Gallaher Group plc
Advised Gallaher Group plc, the world’s fifth largest tobacco company, on a recommended cash offer from Japan Tobacco Inc |
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Japan Tobacco Inc. |
12-Apr-2006
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WH Smith PLC
Advised WH Smith PLC on the demerger of its Retail business |
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09-Sep-2005
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$1.0 billion |
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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 |
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Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd |
08-Mar-2004
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$840 million |
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International Multifoods Corporation
Advised International Multifoods Corporation, whose brands include Pillsbury, Martha White, Hungry Jack and Robin Hood, on its sale to the J.M Smucker Company. |
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JM Smucker Company |
23-Oct-2003
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$3.1 billion |
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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 |
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Baroness Retail (a consortium of CVC, TPG and Merrill Lynch) |
18-Mar-2003
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$7.0 billion |
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Wella AG
Advised Wella AG, a global market leader in hair care and fragrances, on its sale to The Procter & Gamble Company |
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The Procter & Gamble Company |
13-Dec-2002
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$1.5 billion |
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Burger King Corp (subsidiary of Diageo plc)
Advised Diageo plc on sale of Burger King Corporation restaurant system. |
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Texas Pacific Group, Bain Capital, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners |
30-Oct-2002
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$588 million |
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T&S Stores Plc
Advised Tesco PLC, Britain’s largest retailing group, on its acquisition of T&S Stores plc, a publicly listed convenience store retailer operating in the UK. |
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Tesco PLC |
27-Mar-2002
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$168 million |
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Morton’s Restaurant Group Inc.
Advised the Special Committee of Morton’s on sale of the Company. |
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Castle Harlan, Inc. |
16-Jan-2001
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$11.5 billion |
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Ralston Purina Co.
Advised Nestlé on the agreed cash offer for the US pet-food company Ralston Purina |
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Nestlé S.A. |
19-Dec-2000
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$8.2 billion |
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Seagram (Spirits Division)
Advised Diageo on its joint agreed bid with Pernod Ricard for Seagram’s spirits business. |
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Diageo plc and Pernod Ricard |
17-Jul-2000
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$10.5 billion |
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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. |
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General Mills, Inc. |
16-Jan-1998
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Borden Foods International
Advised Nestlé on its acquisition of Borden Foods International’s businesses, which have sales of more than $400 million. |
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Nestlé S.A. |
