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
29-Jul-2010 Pending	$308 million		Mitchell Communication Group Limited Advising Aegis Group plc on its proposed acquisition of Mitchell Communication Group Limited, Australia’s leading independent media buyer		Aegis Group plc
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)
07-Jul-2010 Pending	$1.8 billion		Viridian Advising 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
06-Jul-2010 Pending	$231 million		Redflex Holdings Limited Advising Redflex Holdings, an ASX-listed company that owns and operates the world's largest network of digital speed and red-light cameras, on its strategic options in response to an indicative, non-binding and confidential proposal received from Macquarie Group		Macquarie Group Limited
01-Jul-2010 Pending	NA		Media Monitors Advising Media Monitors, the leading media intelligence company in Asia-Pacific, on its sale to Quadrant Private Equity		Quadrant Private Equity
28-Jun-2010 Pending	$339 million		Scott Wilson Group plc Advising Scott Wilson Group plc, a LSE listed global integrated design and engineering consultancy, on offers for the company
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
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
12-May-2010 Pending	NA		Experian plc Advising 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 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
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
01-Apr-2010 Pending	$9.2 billion		Lihir Gold Limited Advising Lihir Gold Limited, a leading global gold company with operations in Papua New Guinea, Australian and West Africa on an unsolicited takeover proposal from Newcrest Mining Ltd, an international gold company with gold and copper operations		Newcrest Mining Ltd
31-Mar-2010 Closed	$3.3 billion		EMOBILE Ltd. Advising the Independent Committee of eAccess Ltd., Japan's largest DSL wholesaler , on its business combination through a share exchange with EMOBILE, Ltd., the leading mobile data communications provider in Japan		eAccess Ltd.
10-Mar-2010 Pending	$576 million		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		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
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.
09-Feb-2010 Closed	$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-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 offer to acquire Alcan Packaging’s Food Americas business		Bemis Company, Inc.
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
07-Jun-2009	$1.6 billion		EPCOR Power L.P. Advised the Independent Committee of the Board of Directors of EPCOR Power L.P., an Alberta-based power trust, on approval of the transfer of its GP interest and 30.6% LP interest from EPCOR Utilities to a newly formed company, Capital Power Corporation
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
12-Oct-2008	$6.0 billion		Hapag-Lloyd AG Advised TUI AG, Europe’s largest tourism company, on its sale of its shipping division Hapag-Lloyd AG, one of the leading global container shipping companies		Albert Ballin KG
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)
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
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 proposed 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
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
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
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
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	$143 million		Clayton Holdings, Inc. Advised Greenfield Partners on its acquisition of Clayton Holdings, a leading due diligence and surveillance provider		Greenfield Partners
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
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
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
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.
02-Jan-2008	NA		E. Brost & J. Funke GmbH & Co. KG (BFK KG) and its 25% stake in Otto Group Advised the shareholders of BFK KG, comprising the families who also own German publisher WAZ Media Group, on the sale of their 25% holding in German retailing and services group Otto to the Otto family, which thereby regained full ownership of the business		Otto AG für Beteiligungen (investment vehicle of Otto family)
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
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.
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
02-Oct-2007	$4.6 billion		Nikko Cordial Corporation Advised Nikko Cordial, one of Japan’s largest securities firms, on its proposed 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
13-Aug-2007	$185 million		Central Lewmar LLC Advised Central Lewmar, a leading distributor of paper and packaging in the United States, on its sale to International Paper’s xpedx distribution business		International Paper Co.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
21-May-2007 Pending	$454 million		Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Advising Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the largest Indian pharmaceutical company by market capitalization, on its acquisition of Israeli based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, a multinational generics pharmaceutical company		Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
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
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
18-Apr-2007	$950 million		Trans Mountain Pipeline System Advised Independent Committee of the Board of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners on the acquisition of Trans Mountain Pipeline System, an ~800 mile pipeline which transports crude oil and refined products from Alberta to British Columbia and Washington State		Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.
16-Apr-2007	$25.0 billion		SLM Corporation Advised the Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of SLM Corporation, commonly known as Sallie Mae, on the proposed sale to a consortium consisting of J.C. Flowers, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase		J.C. Flowers, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase
30-Mar-2007	$1.2 billion		Initial Electronic Security Group (the electronic security division of Rentokil Initial plc) Advised Rentokil Initial on the proposed 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 a possible 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
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
19-Mar-2007	$5.5 billion		The ServiceMaster Company Provided fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of The ServiceMaster Company, a diversified consumer services business whose brands include Terminix, TruGreen and American Home Shield, in connection with its sale to private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice		Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
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)
25-Jan-2007	$3.3 billion		Cardinal Health, Inc., Pharmaceutical Technologies and Services division Provided fairness opinion to the board of directors of Cardinal Health, Inc., a global company serving the health-care industry, on the sale of its Pharmaceutical Technologies and Services business, which provides outsourced services and proprietary technologies to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries		The Blackstone Group
22-Dec-2006	$115 million		The 401(K) Company (a subsidiary of Nationwide Financial) Advised The Charles Schwab Corporation on its acquisition of The 401(K) Company from Nationwide Financial. The 401(K) Company is a leading provider of defined contribution retirement administration services		The Charles Schwab Corporation
21-Dec-2006	$3.3 billion		Raytheon Aircraft Company Provided advisory services and fairness opinion to the board of directors of Raytheon Company, a market leader in the aerospace and defense industry, on the sale of its Raytheon Aircraft division, which offers aircrafts and services and the renowned Hawker and Beechcraft brand names		Goldman Sachs Capital Partners / Onex Partners
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
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
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-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.
21-Sep-2006	$385 million		Incisive Media plc Advised the Independent Directors of Incisive Media plc, a B2B media publisher, on a recommended MBO approach backed by Apax		Apax Partners Worldwide LLP
15-Sep-2006	$4.1 billion		LS Power Group Advised Dynegy, Inc., a merchant power generator, on its acquisition of LS Power Group's power generation portfolio		Dynegy, Inc.
30-Aug-2006	NA		Paladin Brands Holding, Inc. Advised Paladin Brands Holding, Inc., the largest independent manufacturer of attachments and tools used in heavy and light mobile construction equipment		Dover Corporation
14-Aug-2006	$250 million		MTS Allstream Media Advised MTS Allstream Inc., a leading Canadian telecommunications company on the sale of its directories business		Yellow Pages Group Co.
10-Aug-2006	NA		Forest City Ratner Advised Forest City Enterprises, Inc. on the restructuring of its business relationship with its New York City affiliate Forest City Ratner		Forest City Enterprises Inc.
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	$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
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
30-Jun-2006	NA		Topaz Power Partners (portfolio of seven power plants) Advised Topaz Power Partners (a joint venture of Sempra Energy and Carlyle / Riverstone) on the sale of a portfolio of seven power plants to an affiliate of Carlyle / Riverstone		Carlyle / Riverstone
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
19-May-2006	$1.4 billion		London Stock Exchange Group plc (25.1% stake) Advised The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., the largest electronic equity securities market in the United States, on the acquisition of a 25.1% stake in London Stock Exchange plc		The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
12-Apr-2006			WH Smith PLC Advised WH Smith PLC on the demerger of its Retail business
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
27-Mar-2006	$231 million		Aberdeen Journals Ltd (wholly owned by Northcliffe Newspapers, the regional newspaper division of DMGT) Advised Daily Mail and General Trust’s regional newspaper division, Northcliffe Newspapers on its sale of Aberdeen Journals, publisher of the Aberdeen Press & Journal and Aberdeen Evening Express to DC Thomson, a leading Scottish publisher		D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd
24-Mar-2006	$21.2 billion		Schering AG Advised Bayer on its public offer for Schering, an international pharmaceuticals group based in Berlin, Germany		Bayer AG
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
01-Feb-2006	$105 million		Your Communications Advised THUS Group plc on the acquisition of Your Communications, an alternative business telecoms carrier, from United Utilities plc		THUS Group plc
06-Jan-2006	$164 million		Acadia Realty Trust (selected assets) Advised GDC Properties on its acquisition of a 77.8% interest in a one million square foot Wilmington, Delaware shopping center portfolio previously held by institutional investors in Acadia Realty Trust Fund I		GDC Properties
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.
12-Dec-2005	$83 million		Ibbotson Associates Advised Ibbotson Associates on its sale to Morningstar Inc. for $83 million		Morningstar Inc.
05-Dec-2005	NA		International Catastrophe Managers, LLC (ICAT) Advised Vulcan on its acquisition of a majority and controlling ownership interest of ICAT		Vulcan Capital
29-Nov-2005	$556 million		Initial Style Conferences (the conferences business of Rentokil Initial plc) Advised Rentokil Initial on the sale of its conferences division, Initial Style Conferences, to Alternative Hotel Group (a group of investors led by Richard Balfour-Lynn and other MWB directors acting in their private capacity partnering with Bank of Scotland)		Alternative Hotel Group
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
25-Oct-2005	NA		Allgemeine HypothekenBank Rheinboden AG (49.9% stake owned by BHW Holdings AG) Advised BHW Holding AG, a retail financial services group, on the sale of its 49.9% stake in Allgemeine HypothekenBank Rheinboden AG, a leading German mortgage and Pfandbrief bank		Beteiligungsgesellschaft der Gewerkschaften AG (BGAG)
25-Oct-2005	$2.1 billion		BHW Holding AG Advised BHW Holding AG, a retail financial services group, in connection with its sale to Deutsche Postbank AG, Germany’s largest retail bank		Deutsche Postbank AG
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
15-Sep-2005	NA		MTU Friedrichshafen (minority shareholding of the Maybach Family) Advised the Maybach Family Shareholders on the sale of their shareholding in MTU Friedrichshafen, one of the leading global manufacturers of high speed diesel engines, to majority shareholder DaimlerChrysler AG		DaimlerChrysler AG
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
22-Aug-2005			Rentokil Initial plc Advised leading European support services company Rentokil Initial on unsolicited approach from Raphoe Management Limited		Raphoe Management Limited
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
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
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)
15-Jul-2005	$70 million		Texas Genco LLC Advised Texas Genco LLC on the sale of a fuel oil pipeline and associated storage assets to TEPPCO Partners LP		TEPPCO Partners LP
11-Jul-2005	NA		Inergy, L.P. Provided a fairness opinion to Inergy Holdings GP, LLC regarding the Stagecoach natural gas storage acquisition		Inergy Holdings GP, LLC
28-Jun-2005	$111 million		Texas Genco LLC Advised Texas Genco LLC on the sale of natural gas storage assets to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP		Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
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
21-Jun-2005	$714 million		Scottish Radio Holdings plc Advised UK radio and regional press company Scottish Radio Holdings plc on a recommended offer by EMAP plc		EMAP plc
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
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.
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.