DATE	$		COMPANY/ASSET ACQUIRED		ACQUIROR
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	NA		Sanyo DI Solution Advised Advantage Partners, a leading private equity fund in Japan, on the acquisition of 100% stake in Sanyo DI Solution, the digital still camera OEM business in SANYO Electric, a group company of Panasonic		Advantage Partners
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 Advising 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
19-Dec-2012	$100 million		Thiele Kaolin Company Advised Thiele Kaolin Company, a miner and processor of kaolin clay, on a range of strategic options, resulting in a leveraged recapitalization and special dividend
11-Dec-2012	$51.6 billion		American International Group (AIG) Advised the United States Department of the Treasury (“UST”) on the full reduction of its 92% ownership stake in the insurer through numerous Secondary Public Offering Transactions
11-Dec-2012	$862 million		TNS, Inc. Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of TNS, Inc., a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions, on its sale to Siris Capital Group, a private equity firm focused on complex, control equity investments in the telecom, technology and technology-enabled business service sectors		Siris Capital Group
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.
26-Nov-2012	$16 billion		Archstone Enterprise LP Advised AvalonBay on its joint acquisition with Equity Residential of the assets and liabilities of Archstone Enterprise LP, an owner of high-quality apartment communities in major markets in the United States, from Lehman Brothers Holdings		AvalonBay Communities & Equity Residential
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
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
01-Nov-2012	$1.9 billion		JDA Software Advised RedPrairie on the acquisition of JDA Software, a leading provider of supply chain management software		RedPrairie
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
30-Oct-2012	$834 million		Investments of AP Alternative Assets, L.P. Advised the Special Committee of the Conflicts Committee of the Board of Directors of Athene Holding Ltd. in connection with the purchase of non-cash investment assets of AP Alternative Assets L.P.		Athene Holding Ltd.
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	$2.6 billion		Cymer, Inc. Advised 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
03-Oct-2012	NA		Guardian Industries Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Guardian Industries, one of the world’s leading glass manufacturers, in connection with its recapitalization and sale of a minority stake to Koch Industries		Koch Industries
27-Sep-2012	$1.5 billion		The Hartford’s Individual Life Insurance Business Advised The Hartford, a leading provider of insurance and wealth management services, on the divestiture of its Individual Life Insurance Business to Prudential Financial, Inc.		Prudential Financial, Inc.
27-Sep-2012	$268 million		Alesco Corporation Limited Advised Alesco, a supplier of building products into the Australian and New Zealand markets, on the unsolicited takeover offer from DuluxGroup, a manufacturer and supplier of paints and other surface coatings, and home improvement and garden care products		DuluxGroup Limited
26-Sep-2012	NA		Dick Smith Electronics, a subsidiary of Woolworths Limited Advised Woolworths Limited, Australia’s largest supermarket operator, on the sale of its Consumer Electronics retail chain, Dick Smith Electronics, to Anchorage Capital Partners		Anchorage Capital Partners
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
19-Sep-2012	$130 million		Ramtron International Corporation Advised Cypress Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of mixed-signal and programmable solutions worldwide, on its unsolicited acquisition of Ramtron International Corporation, a leading provider of ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) devices		Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
04-Sep-2012	$600 million		The Hartford’s Retirement Plans Group Advised The Hartford, a leading provider of insurance and wealth management services, on the divestiture of its Retirement Plans Group to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a leading mutual life insurance company		Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
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
30-Aug-2012	$4.9 billion		Performance Coatings division of E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company Advised E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, a global diversified chemicals company, on the sale of its Performance Coatings division to an affiliate of The Carlyle Group, a leading private equity firm		The Carlyle Group
28-Aug-2012	$177 million		Goodman Fielder’s Australian and New Zealand edible fats and oils business (Integro) Advised Goodman Fielder, Australia’s leading listed food company, on the divestment of its Australian and New Zealand edible fats and oils business to a joint venture between Graincorp, an ASX listed international agribusiness company, and Gardner Smith		Graincorp
27-Aug-2012	$1.1 billion		Deltek, Inc. Advised Deltek, Inc., the leading global provider of enterprise software and information solutions for professional services firms and government contractors, on its acquisition by Thoma Bravo, LLC		Thoma Bravo, LLC
21-Aug-2012	$1.1 billion		Broadcast Rights for the National Rugby League Advised the Australian Rugby League Commission on the sale of the Australian television broadcasting rights for the National Rugby League to Nine, a leading Free to Air broadcaster and Fox Sports, Australia’s largest pay TV broadcaster (partially owned by News Limited)		Nine Network / Fox Sports
20-Aug-2012	$7.3 billion		Coventry Health Care Inc. Advised Coventry Health Care Inc., a diversified managed health care company that offers a full portfolio of managed care products serving the commercial group and individual, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D and Medicaid markets, on its acquisition by Aetna Inc.		Aetna Inc.
13-Aug-2012	$32 million		Journal Communications, Inc. Advised the Board of Directors of Journal Communications, Inc., a diversified media company with newspaper and broadcasting interests, in connection with the repurchase of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of its Class C Common Stock from successors to the Company’s founding family
06-Aug-2012	$6.2 billion		Tennessee Gas Pipeline and 50% of El Paso Natural Gas Advised the Independent Directors of the Board of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners on the acquisition of Tennessee Gas Pipeline, a ~14,000 mile natural gas pipeline system connecting Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico with the northeastern U.S., and 50% of El Paso Natural Gas, a ~10,000 mile natural gas pipeline system connecting the Permian Basin in Texas / New Mexico with key consumer markets in Arizona, California and Mexico		Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
01-Aug-2012	$4.0 billion		Mediclinic International Limited Advised Mediclinic International, South Africa’s second largest and Switzerland’s largest provider of private hospital services, on the restructuring of its entire balance sheet, including $2.2 billion debt refinancing in Switzerland and a $0.6 billion rights issue in South Africa
30-Jul-2012	$150 million		Alpine Access, Inc. Advised SYKES Enterprises, a leading global provider of outsourced customer contact management solutions and services, on its acquisition of Alpine Access, a leader in at-Home customer contact management solutions and services		SYKES Enterprises, Inc.
13-Jul-2012	NA		Timberland Assets of Forest Capital Partners, LLC Advised Hancock Timber Resources Group, the largest Timber Investment Management Organization globally and a subsidiary of Hancock Natural Resource Group, Inc., and Molpus Woodlands Group on the acquisition of 1.9 million acres of timberlands from Forest Capital Partners, LLC		Hancock Timber Resources Group and Molpus Woodlands Group
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	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
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
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
21-May-2012	NA		Polar Ware Company Advised Polar Ware Company, a food equipment company with a broad product portfolio including soft-serve ice cream and frozen yogurt machines and food serving equipment and smallwares, on its sale to The Vollrath Company, a manufacturer of foodservice products		The Vollrath Company
16-May-2012	$1.5 billion		Peninsula Gaming, LLC Advised Boyd Gaming Corporation, a leading gaming operator in Nevada, the Midwest and South, on the acquisition of Peninsula Gaming, a casino operator of five properties in Kansas, Iowa and Louisiana		Boyd Gaming Corporation
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
27-Apr-2012	NA		Merlin Securities LLC Advised Merlin Securities LLC, a leading prime brokerage company in the U.S., on its sale to Wells Fargo		Wells Fargo & Company
26-Apr-2012	$1.8 billion		Retail Propane Operations of Inergy, L.P. Advised Inergy, L.P., a master limited partnership with propane and midstream natural gas operations, on the sale of its retail propane operations to Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a national propane retailer		Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
23-Apr-2012	$2.0 billion		Moorebank Intermodal Terminal Acted as independent advisor to the Australian Government in a peer review of the proposed intermodal terminal linking Sydney’s major port with Australia’s road and rail system
28-Mar-2012	$10.4 billion+		Flow Control Business of Tyco International Ltd. Provided fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of Pentair, Inc. in connection with its all-stock merger with Tyco Flow Control, a division of Tyco International Ltd. (+Transaction value represents enterprise value of combined entity)		Pentair, Inc.
26-Mar-2012	$513 million		ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Advised ISTA Pharmaceuticals, an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company, on its sale to Bausch + Lomb, Inc., a global ophthalmic products company		Bausch + Lomb, Inc.
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
07-Mar-2012	$256 million		Aperio Group Advised Catalyst Investment Managers on the sale of its portfolio company Aperio Group, Australasia’s leading manufacturer of flexible packaging products, to Amcor Limited, a global leader in packaging solutions		Amcor Limited
01-Mar-2012	NA		Minority stake in Stadler Rail Advised Capvis, one of the leading buyout firms in Switzerland and one of the main mid-market private equity firms in German-speaking Europe, on the staged exit from of its 20% minority stake in Stadler Rail, by selling to Peter Spuhler, CEO and majority shareholder in Stadler Rail		Peter Spuhler
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
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