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Announced: January 6, 2021Value: $6.5 billionStatus: PendingExclusive financial adviser to Walgreens Boots Alliance on the sale of its Alliance Healthcare businesses to AmerisourceBergen
Announced: January 11, 2021Value: $1.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Honeywell in connection with the resolution of claims with Garrett Motion Inc. in connection with its court-supervised Chapter 11 proceedings
Announced: January 4, 2021Value: $1.04 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Dentsply Sirona on its acquisition of Byte
Announced: January 4, 2021Value: $960 millionStatus: PendingExclusive financial advisor to Arvelle on its sale to Angelini Pharma
Announced: January 6, 2021Status: PendingFinancial advisor to R1 RCM on its conversion agreement with Ascension and TowerBrook
Announced: January 5, 2021Status: PendingExclusive advisor to Mondelez on its acquisition of Hu Products
Announced: December 12, 2020Value: $39 billionStatus: PendingFinancial advisor to AstraZeneca on its acquisition of Alexion
Announced: July 1, 2020Value: $25.5 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor and investment banker to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors (the “UCC”) which included indenture trustees, trade creditors, contract counterparties, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1245 and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in connection with PG&E's chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization
Announced: September 13, 2020Value: $21 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Immunomedics on its sale to Gilead Sciences
Announced: October 5, 2020Value: $13.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to MyoKardia on its sale to Bristol Myers Squibb
Announced: July 13, 2020Value: $11 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to MultiPlan and Hellman & Friedman on Multiplan's combination with Churchill Capital Corp III
Announced: June 10, 2020Value: $7.5 billionStatus: PendingFinancial advisor to Grubhub on its combination with Just Eat Takeaway.com
Announced: October 8, 2020Value: $7 billionStatus: PendingExclusive financial advisor to Eaton Vance on its sale to Morgan Stanley
Announced: August 19, 2020Value: $6.5 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Momenta on its sale to Johnson & Johnson
Announced: March 2, 2020Value: $4.9 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Forty Seven on its sale to Gilead
Announced: June 24, 2020Value: $4.6 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Waste Management on its acquisition of Advanced Disposal
Announced: March 11, 2020Value: $4.5 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to PepsiCo on its acquisition of Rockstar
Announced: January 13, 2020Value: $4.5 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Anixter on its sale to WESCO
Announced: October 6, 2020Value: €3.4 billionAdvisor to the board of Engie on the disposal of its 29.9% stake in Suez
Announced: August 17, 2020Value: $3.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Principia on its sale to Sanofi
Announced: November 2, 2020Value: $3.0 billionStatus: PendingFinancial advisor to Endurance on its sale to Clearlake Capital Group L.P.
Announced: January 21, 2020Value: $3.0 billionFinancial advisor to an ad hoc group of secured lenders under McDermott’s $2.2bn term loan facility and $800mm funded superpriority term loan facility in connection with McDermott's fully consensual prepackaged chapter 11 restructuring
Announced: November 5, 2020Value: $2.75 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to VelosBio on its sale to Merck
Announced: June 9, 2020Value: $2.35 billionFinancial advisor to the Ad Hoc group of Term Loan Lenders under Serta Simmons' $1.9 billion First Lien Term Loan and $450 million Second Lien Term Loan
Announced: October 2, 2020Value: $2 billionStatus: PendingFinancial advisor to Sasol on the sale of a 50% stake in its Lake Charles Chemicals Project Base Chemicals business to LyondellBasell Industries NV
Announced: June 23, 2020Value: Up to $1.74 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Pionyr on its transaction with Gilead Sciences
Announced: December 9, 2020Value: $1.7 billionStatus: PendingExclusive financial advisor to Amphenol on its acquisition of MTS Systems
Announced: December 2, 2020Value: $1.7 billionStatus: PendingExclusive financial advisor to LPL Financial on its acquisition of Waddell & Reed's Wealth Management Business, and entrance into a long-term partnership with Macquarie
Announced: September 17, 2020Value: $1.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Centerbridge Partners and Versant on Versant's sale to MetLife, Inc.
Announced: August 27, 2020Value: $1.6 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Emerson on its acquisition of Open Systems International
Announced: June 30, 2020Value: $1.6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to an ad hoc group of Term Loan lenders under Covia's Term Loan facility in connection with its restructuring support agreement and voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11
Announced: May 5, 2020Value: $1.6 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Portola on its sale to Alexion
Announced: December 14, 2020Value: €1.1 billionStatus: PendingStrategic advisor to Trinseo on its acquisition of Arkema's PMMA business
Announced: June 22, 2020Value: ~€1 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Mediawan on the constitution of Mediawan Alliance, pan-European leader in content production, regrouping Mediawan, Lagardère Studios, Good Mood, Groupe Troisième Oeil and holding a minority stake contributed by KKR in Leonine Studios
Announced: February 24, 2020Value: $1.3 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cornerstone on its acquisition of Saba
Announced: September 3, 2020Value: $1.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Kimberly-Clark on its acquisition of Softex Indonesia
Announced: February 6, 2020Value: $1.2 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Unisys on the sale of its U.S. Federal business to Science Applications International Corp.
Announced: October 5, 2020Value: $1.1 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the special committee of the board of directors of Eidos Therapeutics on its sale to BridgeBio Pharma
Announced: December 15, 2020Value: Up to $1.0 billionStatus: PendingExclusive financial advisor to Prevail on its sale to Eli Lilly
Announced: May 14, 2020Value: $1 billionStatus: PendingFinancial advisor to an ad hoc group of secured creditors in connection with Intelsat's filing of chapter 11 with a debtor-in-possession credit facility
Announced: February 21, 2020Value: $1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of AVX on the sale to Kyocera of the outstanding shares of AVX not already owned by Kyocera
Announced: March 6, 2020Value: $970 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to US Foods on its acquisition of Smart Foodservice
Announced: June 24, 2020Value: $864 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Waste Management on the divestiture of combined Waste Management and Advanced Disposal assets to GFL Environmental
Announced: December 14, 2020Value: $715 millionStatus: PendingExclusive financial advisor to PTC on its acquisition of Arena Solutions
Announced: October 6, 2020Value: $700 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the an ad hoc group of first lien lenders in connection with UTEX Industries' prepackaged Chapter 11 restructuring plan
Announced: October 19, 2020Value: $658 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to BioSpecifics on its sale to Endo International
Announced: January 15, 2020Value: $656 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Pope Resources on its sale to Rayonier Inc.
Announced: January 8, 2020Value: £405 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Anglo American on its proposed acquisition of Sirius Minerals plc
Announced: August 17, 2020Value: $610 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Diageo on its acquisition of Aviation American Gin through the acquisition of Aviation Gin LLC and Davos Brands Holdings LLC
Announced: November 18, 2020Value: $560 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to McDermott on its new capital raise to fund future growth
Announced: April 21, 2020Value: $500 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to US Foods on its placement of convertible preferred stock with KKR
Announced: October 29, 2020Value: $450 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Bread on its sale to Alliance Data Systems
Announced: March 17, 2020Value: €240 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to MolMed on AGC, Inc.'s voluntary tender offer for shares of MolMed
Announced: February 12, 2020Value: $300 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to AngloGold Ashanti on the sale of its remaining South African gold producing assets and related liabilities to Harmony Gold Mining Company
Announced: June 19, 2020Value: £155 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Perrigo on its divestiture of its Rosemont Pharmaceuticals business to Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP
Announced: January 13, 2020Value: $190 millionStatus: ClosedStrategic advisor to R1 RCM on its acquisition of SCI Solutions
Announced: December 22, 2020Status: ClosedIndependent financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of The Trade Desk regarding shareholder proposals related to Trade Desk's dual class structure
Announced: December 18, 2020Status: PendingExclusive financial advisor to Ardian on its acquisition of a majority stake in AD Education
Announced: December 15, 2020Status: PendingExclusive financial advisor to an ad hoc group of McGraw Hill's First Lien Term Loan Lenders on its balance sheet recapitalization and debt maturity extension
Announced: November 18, 2020Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to WellPet on its sale to Clearlake
Announced: November 2, 2020Status: PendingFinancial advisor to Nexi on its merger with Nets A/S
Announced: October 29, 2020Status: PendingFinancial advisor to Sanderson Farms on an unsolicited proposal from Durational Capital Management
Announced: October 19, 2020Status: ClosedProvided financial advisory services with respect to Blue Apron's entry into a credit facility with Blue Torch Finance LLC
Announced: October 19, 2020Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cboe on its acquisition of BIDS Trading
Announced: September 22, 2020Status: ClosedLead financial advisor to ProPharma on its sale to Odyssey Investment Partners
Announced: September 2, 2020Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor and investment banker to J. Jill on its Transaction Support Agreement with over 70% of term loan lenders and a majority of equity shareholders
Announced: August 24, 2020Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the Kohlberg consortium on its majority stake in PCI Pharma Services
Announced: August 5, 2020Status: ClosedProvided financial advisory services with respect to Blue Apron's public offering of Class A Common Stock
Announced: August 5, 2020Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Evergy's Strategic Operations and Review Committee on its 'Sustainability Transformation Plan'
Announced: July 27, 2020Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to InnovAge and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe on an equity investment in InnovAge from Apax Partners
Announced: July 27, 2020Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Ventas on a series of agreements, including an amended master lease agreement, with Brookdale Senior Living
Announced: June 17, 2020Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Perrigo on its minority investment and exclusive supply agreement with Kazmira LLC
Announced: June 8, 2020Status: PendingFinancial advisor to Commvault on its agreement with Starboard Value, including three new director appointments
Announced: June 3, 2020Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to R1 RCM on its purchase of Cerner's RevWorks
Announced: June 1, 2020Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Blackhawk on its sale to Sev.en Energy AG
Announced: May 20, 2020Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to New Mountain Capital on the sale of 20% of Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) to Panasonic Corporation
Announced: May 14, 2020Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Metaswitch on its sale to Microsoft Corporation
Announced: May 14, 2020Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ultra Petroleum on its entering into a Restructuring Support Agreement and filing for a pre-arranged Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Announced: February 25, 2020Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Mondelez on its acquisition of Give & Go
Announced: January 24, 2020Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Era on its all-stock merger with Bristow Group Inc.
Announced: August 13, 2019Value: $48 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Special Committee of CBS’s Board of Directors on the CBS and Viacom all-stock merger forming ViacomCBS Inc.
Announced: March 18, 2019Value: $43 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to FIS on its acquisition of Worldpay
Announced: August 1, 2019Value: $27 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Thomson Reuters, together with private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone, on the sale of Refinitiv to the London Stock Exchange Group plc
Announced: July 29, 2019Value: $25 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Mylan on its combination with Upjohn in an all-stock Reverse Morris Trust transaction
Announced: November 25, 2019Value: $17 billionStatus: PendingFinancial advisor to Tiffany on its sale to LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
Announced: June 17, 2019Value: $11.8 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Array Biopharma on its sale to Pfizer
Announced: December 18, 2019Value: $7.4 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Apergy on its combination with Ecolab's Upstream Energy business, Nalco Champion, in an all-stock, tax-free Reverse Morris Trust transaction
Announced: November 5, 2019Value: $6.1 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Pattern Energy Group Holdings 2 LP (P2) and Riverstone Holdings in connection with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Riverstone Holdings combination of Pattern Energy and P2 into an integrated renewable energy company
Announced: February 13, 2019Value: Up to $5.8 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Auris Health on its sale to Johnson & Johnson
Announced: August 22, 2019Value: £3.3 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Hasbro on its acquisition of Entertainment One Ltd.
Announced: July 14, 2019Value: $5.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Gilead on its 10-year global R&D collaboration with Galapagos NV
Announced: February 25, 2019Value: $4.8 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Spark on its sale to Roche Holding AG
Announced: October 30, 2019Value: $4.3 billionStatus: TerminatedLead financial advisor to Anixter on its sale to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC
Announced: November 8, 2019Value: $3.3 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to an ad-hoc group of Acosta's lenders around its conversion of $3 billion of long--term debt into equity, and a commitment of $250 million in new equity
Announced: December 19, 2019Value: $3 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Xperi on its combination with TiVo in an all-stock transaction
Announced: December 2, 2019Value: $3.0 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Audentes on its sale to Astellas
Announced: July 29, 2019Value: $2.8 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Exact Sciences on its acquisition of Genomic Health
Announced: December 9, 2019Value: $2.7 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to ArQule on its sale to Merck & Co.
Announced: October 15, 2019Value: $2.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cision on its sale to an affiliate of Platinum Equity
Announced: December 9, 2019Value: $2.5 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Synthorx on its sale to Sanofi
Announced: October 10, 2019Value: $2.5 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Ra Pharma on its sale to UCB S.A.
Announced: August 2, 2019Value: $2.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Campbell on the sale of Arnott's and certain Campbell's international operations to KKR
Announced: May 21, 2019Value: Up to $2.2 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Peloton on its sale to Merck
Announced: September 16, 2019Value: $1.95 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Alder on its sale to Lundbeck
Announced: January 29, 2019Value: Up to $1.9 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Neurocrine on its strategic collaboration with Voyager Therapeutics
Announced: March 18, 2019Value: $1.75 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive independent financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Coty in connection with JAB's tender offer
Announced: October 21, 2019Value: $1.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to an ad-hoc lender group of McDermott's term loan on an agreement for up to $1.7 billion of new financing
Announced: July 19, 2019Value: $1.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to PepsiCo on its acquisition of Pioneer Food Group Ltd.
Announced: May 9, 2019Value: $1.4 billionStatus: WithdrawnExclusive financial advisor to Harry's on its combination with Edgewell Personal Care Company
Announced: February 25, 2019Value: $1.3 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Ipsen on its acquisition of Clementia Pharmaceuticals
Announced: October 16, 2019Value: $1.2 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Achillion on its sale to Alexion
Announced: April 15, 2019Value: $1.2 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Catalent on its acquisition of Paragon Bioservices from NewSpring Health Capital and Camden Partners, financed in part by $650 million of a new series of convertible preferred stock issued to Leonard Green & Partners
Announced: February 27, 2019Value: £750 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ocado on its joint venture with Marks and Spencer Group plc
Announced: July 19, 2019Value: $1.1 billionStatus: ClosedInvestment banker and financial advisor to Blackhawk on its RSA and Chapter 11 filing
Announced: June 25, 2019Value: $1.1 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to I Squared and Cube Hydro Partners on the sale of Cube Hydro to Ontario Power Generation
Announced: April 16, 2019Value: $1.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Smart & Final Strategic Review Committee on its sale to Apollo Management
Announced: October 25, 2019Value: $1 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive investment banker to One Call on its recapitalization
Announced: August 21, 2019Value: $1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Simply Good Foods on its acquisition of Quest Nutrition, LLC
Announced: March 4, 2019Value: $877 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Nightstar on its sale to Biogen
Announced: April 9, 2019Value: $850 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Axioma on its combination with Deutsche Börse index businesses and a minority equity investment from General Atlantic
Announced: May 9, 2019Value: $750 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Perrigo on its acquisition of Ranir LLC
Announced: February 28, 2019Value: $750 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Western Union on its sale of Speedpay to ACI Worldwide
Announced: January 2, 2019Value: $600 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Omega on its acquisition of MedEquities Realty Trust
Announced: April 12, 2019Value: $510 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Campbell on its divestiture of Bolthouse Farms to Butterfly Equity
Announced: August 26, 2019Value: $364 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to DMGT on the sale of Genscape to Verisk
Announced: July 12, 2019Value: $300 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Campbell on its sale of Kelsen Group to an affiliate of Ferrero SpA
Announced: December 16, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Humana on its acquisition of Enclara Pharmacia
Announced: December 9, 2019Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to E*TRADE on its acquisition of Gradifi
Announced: November 14, 2019Status: PendingExclusive financial advisor to WCG on its recapitalization with an investor group led by Leonard Green & Partners, in partnership with Arsenal Capital Partners and Novo Holdings
Announced: November 11, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the special committee of independent directors of SunPower on its separation into two publicly-traded companies -- SunPower and Maxeon Solar Technologies
Announced: October 28, 2019Advised AT&T on its discussions with shareholder activist Elliott Management
Announced: October 24, 2019Status: CompletedExclusive investment banker in Cloud Peak's chapter 11 restructuring, including the sale of substantially all of Cloud Peak's assets to Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC
Announced: October 21, 2019Status: ClosedSpecial advisor to the Special Committee of the Hudson's Bay Company Board of Directors with regards to the proposal from a group of majority HBC shareholders to take the company private
Announced: October 4, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Thomson Reuters on its acquisition of FC Business Intelligence (FCBI) from Lloyds Development Capital
Announced: September 3, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Daniele on its sale to Entrepreneurial Equity Partners, LLC
Announced: July 31, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Shields Health on equity investments made by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and Walgreens
Announced: July 18, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Thomson Reuters on its acquisition of HighQ
Announced: July 16, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Moody's on the sale of its Moody's Analytics Knowledge Services (MAKS) to Equistone Partners Europe Ltd.
Announced: June 21, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Thomson Reuters on its acquisition of Capital Confirmation Inc. (also known as Confirmation.com), a Great Hill Partners portfolio company
Announced: June 6, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Beacon on its sale to Anthem, Inc.
Announced: May 23, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Santhera Pharmaceuticals on its out-licensing of Raxone in LHON to Chiesi Farmaceutici
Announced: May 9, 2019Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Hain on the sale all of its equity interest in Hain Pure Protein to Aterian Investment Partners
Announced: April 3, 2019Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Neovia on its out-of-court recapitalization and refinancing of its balance sheet
Announced: April 2, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive investment banker to Sungard on its restructuring support agreement with a group of lenders and noteholders, and its contemplated Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
Announced: March 15, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Amer Sports on the strategic review of its Cycling business and on its intended divestiture of Mavic S.A.S. to Regent
Announced: March 11, 2019Status: ClosedInvestment banker to CTI Foods on its restructuring support agreement with members of an ad hoc group of lenders and voluntary Chapter 11 filing
Announced: February 11, 2019Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Qualcomm on its sale of Qualcomm Life, Inc. to Francisco Partners
Announced: April 29, 2018Value: $146 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Independent Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors of Sprint on its merger with T-Mobile
Announced: June 20, 2018Value: $85 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to 21st Century Fox on its sale to The Walt Disney Company, as well as the spin off, immediately prior to the sale, of Fox Broadcasting network and stations, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network to its shareholders
Announced: March 8, 2018Value: $67 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Express Scripts on its sale to Cigna
Announced: January 30, 2018Value: $20 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Thomson Reuters on its strategic partnership with, and sale of a 55% majority stake in its Financial & Risk business to, Blackstone
Announced: September 26, 2018Value: £11.6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Fox on the sale of its 39% stake in Sky to Comcast
Announced: November 13, 2018Value: $13.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to JCI on the sale of its Power Solutions business to Brookfield Business Partners
Announced: June 27, 2018Value: $10.9 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Conagra on the acquisition of Pinnacle Foods
Announced: April 9, 2018Value: $8.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to AveXis, Inc. on its sale to Novartis AG
Announced: February 23, 2018Value: $8.0 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Blue Buffalo on its sale to General Mills
Announced: January 30, 2018Value: ~£3.9 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Informa plc on its proposed combination with UBM plc
Announced: March 7, 2018Value: Up to $5.8 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Merck on its worldwide strategic collaboration with Eisai Co., Ltd., including co-development and co-commercialization of Lenvima
Announced: November 12, 2018Value: $5.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to athenahealth on its sale to Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital
Announced: December 3, 2018Value: $5.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Tesaro on its sale to GlaxoSmithKline
Announced: December 14, 2018Value: €3.25 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Merck on its acquisition of Antelliq Group from funds advised by BC Partners
Announced: September 24, 2018Value: $3.5 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Pandora on its sale to SiriusXM
Announced: October 21, 2018Value: $3.3 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Jacobs on the sale of its Energy, Chemicals and Resources business to WorleyParsons Limited
Announced: August 20, 2018Value: $3.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to PepsiCo on its acquisition of SodaStream
Announced: June 28, 2018Value: $2.8 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Convergys on its sale to SYNNEX Corporation
Announced: April 21, 2018Value: $2.15 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Summit Partners as leader of an investment consortium purchase of Fresenius Medical Care's subsidiary, Sound Inpatient Physicians
Announced: October 18, 2018Value: $2.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Endocyte on its sale to Novartis AG
Announced: September 10, 2018Value: $2.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to United Rentals on its acquisition of BlueLine Rental
Announced: July 30, 2018Value: $1.8 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to US Foods on its acquisition of Services Group of America's Food Group of Companies
Announced: May 10, 2018Value: $1.6 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to ARMO BioSciences, Inc. on its sale to Eli Lilly and Company
Announced: November 1, 2018Value: $1.3 billionStatus: TerminatedExclusive financial advisor to PacBio on its sale to Illumina, Inc.
Announced: September 26, 2018Value: Up to $1.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Syntimmune on its sale to Alexion
Announced: September 13, 2018Value: €740 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Aspen on the divestiture of its Global Nutritionals Business to the Lactalis Group
Announced: October 9, 2018Value: $780 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive investment banker to Westmoreland Coal Company in its chapter 11 restructuring
Announced: March 23, 2018Value: $750 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to U.S. Silica on its acquisition of EP Minerals, a Golden Gate Capital portfolio company
Announced: July 2, 2018Value: $715 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to United Rentals on its acquisition of BakerCorp
Announced: January 5, 2018Value: €520 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Takeda on its acquisition of TiGenix NV
Announced: November 12, 2018Value: $550 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Diageo on the sale of nineteen brands to Sazerac
Announced: May 6, 2018Value: $500 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Mondelez on its acquisition of Tate's Bake Shop from The Riverside Company and other shareholders, including Tate's founder
Announced: November 27, 2018Value: $245 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to SiriusDecisions on its sale to Forrester Research
Announced: September 12, 2018Value: $234 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Stanley Black & Decker's acquisition of a 20% stake in MTD Products, as well as an option to acquire the remaining 80%
Announced: October 2, 2018Value: CAD$215 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Maple Leaf Foods on its acquisition of VIAU Foods
Announced: August 28, 2018Value: $190 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Andersen on its sale of its Silver Line Division to Ply Gem
Announced: January 25, 2018Value: $170 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Capital One on the sale of its self-directed online brokerage business to E*TRADE Financial Corporation
Announced: March 12, 2018Value: $150 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to MINDBODY on its acquisition of Booker Software
Announced: October 8, 2018Value: $125 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Azoff Music Management on its acquisition of The Madison Square Garden Company's 50% interest in Azoff MSG Entertainment
Announced: December 19, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Pfizer on its joint venture with GlaxoSmithKline to create a global consumer healthcare company
Announced: December 18, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Conagra on its divestiture of Wesson to Richardson International
Announced: December 13, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Host Analytics on its sale to Vector Capital
Announced: December 12, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Catalina on its Restructuring Support Agreement and voluntary Chapter 11 petition
Announced: December 12, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Synergy on its voluntary Chapter 11 process and proposed sale of its business assets to Bausch Health
Announced: November 20, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Santhera on its agreement to acquire an option from Idorsia for an exclusive sub-license of Vamorolone
Announced: October 23, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Pfizer on its asset contribution agreement with Cerevel Therapeutics
Announced: October 17, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ultra Petroleum on its exchange agreement with supporting noteholders
Announced: October 1, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Honeywell on its spinoff of Garrett Motion Inc.
Announced: September 28, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Genoa Healthcare on its sale to OptumRx
Announced: August 15, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Movado on its purchase of MVMT Watches
Announced: June 28, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Chobani on securing a minority investment from the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (“HOOPP”)
Announced: June 26, 2018Status: ClosedAdvising GE on its announced separation of GE Healthcare and Baker Hughes GE
Announced: May 2, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to RRD on the sale of the Print Logistics component of its RRD Logistics business to LSC Communications
Announced: May 1, 2018Status: ClosedAdvised Birchbox on its sale to Viking Global
Announced: May 1, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Cisco on the sale of its Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business to Permira
Announced: May 1, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ironwood on its spin-off of Cyclerion
Announced: April 23, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Henry Schein on the spin off and merger of its animal health business with Vets First Choice in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction
Announced: April 18, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Dover on its spin off of Apergy
Announced: April 4, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Pfizer on its asset contribution agreement with Allogene Therapeutics
Announced: March 14, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Lipman on its acquisition of Huron Produce
Announced: February 13, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to American greetings on its sale of a 60% ownership stake to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Announced: February 2, 2018Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Openlink on its sale to ION Investment Group
Announced: January 29, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Mondelez on its stake in Keurig Green Mountain in connection with the merger between Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Announced: January 22, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to an ad hoc group of holders of Convertible Notes in connection with Global Brokerage's prepackaged plan of reorganization
Announced: January 4, 2018Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Weld North Education, a portfolio company of KKR, on the sale of a majority stake to Silver Lake
Announced: November 6, 2017Value: $150 billionStatus: WithdrawnFinancial advisor to Qualcomm on Broadcom's unsolicited offer for the company
Announced: February 17, 2017Value: $143 billionStatus: WithdrawnFinancial advisor to Unilever on The Kraft Heinz Company's potential offer for all the shares of Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V.
Announced: January 17, 2017Value: $97 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to British American Tobacco on its merger with Reynolds American
Announced: December 3, 2017Value: $77 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Board of Directors of CVS Health on its acquisition of Aetna
Announced: September 28, 2017Value: $18 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Seagate on its $1.25 billion investment commitment and long-term supply agreement as part of the Bain Capital-led consortium’s acquisition of Toshiba Memory Corporation from the Toshiba Corporation
Announced: August 28, 2017Value: $11.9 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Kite Pharma, Inc. on its sale to Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Announced: August 9, 2017Value: $10 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Vantiv on its acquisition of Worldpay Group plc
Announced: April 28, 2017Value: $9 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to PPD on a recapitalization by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman and affiliates of the The Carlyle Group, as well as an expansion of ownership to include Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and an affiliate of GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund
Announced: May 10, 2017Value: $7.4 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to INC Research on its all-stock, merger of equals transaction
Announced: March 7, 2017Value: $6.6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to TerraForm Power on its sale of a 51% stake to Brookfield Asset Management, Inc.
Announced: December 18, 2017Value: $6 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to CB&I on its combination with McDermott International
Announced: October 24, 2017Value: $5.7 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor and investment banker to Avaya Inc. in its chapter 11 plan of reorganization
Announced: May 9, 2017Value: $5.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to West on its sale to funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management
Announced: February 2, 2017Value: $4 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Entercom on its merger with CBS Corporation's radio business in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction
Announced: January 24, 2017Value: $3.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cisco on its acquisition of AppDynamics
Announced: January 5, 2017Value: $3.3 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to CEB on its sale to Gartner
Announced: July 6, 2017Value: $2.6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of HSNi on its acquisition by Liberty Interactive Corporation
Announced: March 14, 2017Value: $2.5 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Air Methods on its acquisition by American Securities LLC
Announced: April 17, 2017Value: $2.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Williams on the sale of certain assets to, and associated agreements with, NOVA Chemicals
Announced: March 16, 2017Value: $2.0 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Johnson Controls on the sale of its Scott Safety business to 3M
Announced: March 14, 2017Value: CHF1.95 billionStatus: ClosedIndependent financial advisor to Galenica in the IPO of Galenica Santé
Announced: August 7, 2017Value: $1.9 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Permira on the sale of its majority stake in Netafim, Ltd., to Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V.
Announced: August 16, 2017Value: $1.45 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to DuPage Medical Group on the strategic investment by Ares Management
Announced: December 11, 2017Value: $1.3 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Iron Mountain on its acquisition of IO Data Centers US Operations
Announced: August 17, 2017Value: $1.3 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to United Rentals on its acquisition of Neff
Announced: July 24, 2017Value: $1.1 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to NeuroDerm on its sale to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
Announced: June 21, 2017Value: Up to $1 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Diageo on its acquisition of Casamigos
Announced: January 25, 2017Value: $965 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to United Rentals on its acquisition of NES Rentals from Diamond Castle Holdings
Announced: July 11, 2017Value: $850 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to EQT on its acquisition of Certara
Announced: September 18, 2017Value: $830 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Itron on its acquisition of Silver Spring Networks
Announced: May 23, 2017Value: Up to $825 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Bioverativ on its acquisition of True North Therapeutics
Announced: August 3, 2017Value: $820 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc group of second lien noteholders in Vanguard's Chapter 11 filing and emergence
Announced: January 9, 2017Value: $820 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Valeant on its sale of Dendreon to Sanpower Group Co., Ltd.
Announced: April 20, 2017Value: $625 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to North Island on its investment in Virtu Financial in connection with Virtu's purchase of KCG Holdings
Announced: December 13, 2017Value: $550 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Target on its acquisition of Shipt, Inc.
Announced: May 26, 2017Value: ~$500 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Implats on its dual tranche offering of ZAR3,250 million and $250 million Convertible Bonds due 2022
Announced: June 9, 2017Value: $480 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Pandora on SiriusXM’s preferred equity investment and Pandora’s ongoing review of strategic alternatives
Announced: May 23, 2017Value: $477 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to FIS on the sale of a majority ownership stake of 60% in its Capco business to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, establishing Capco as an independent company
Announced: November 2, 2017Value: $435 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Richelieu on its sale to Freiberger, a subsidiary of the Südzucker Group
Announced: April 12, 2017Value: $420 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Axalta on its agreement with Valspar Corporation and Sherwin-Williams to acquire the assets related to Valspar's North American Industrial Wood Coatings business
Announced: June 13, 2017Value: $352 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to CSL on its acquisition of an 80% stake in Ruide from Humanwell
Announced: November 8, 2017Value: $300 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cornerstone on the strategic investment by Silver Lake Partners and LinkedIn
Announced: May 30, 2017Value: $285 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Conagra on its divestiture of the Wesson oil brand to The J.M. Smucker Company
Announced: June 9, 2017Value: $200 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Pandora on sale of its Ticketfly business to Eventbrite
Announced: July 17, 2017Value: $190 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the CRMI-led consortium on their acquisition of Obagi Medical Products from Valeant
Announced: October 3, 2017Value: $151 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Ultragenyx on its acquisition of Dimension Therapeutics
Announced: February 21, 2017Value: $140 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Maple Leaf Foods on its acquisition of Lightlife Foods, Inc., from Brynwood Partners VI L.P.
Announced: March 7, 2017Value: $100 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Avaya on its sale of its networking business to Extreme Networks in a section 363 auction process
Announced: February 2, 2017Value: $100 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Cytokinetics, Inc on its sale of a portion of its royalty interest in omecamtiv mecarbil to Royalty Pharma
Announced: July 5, 2017Value: £60 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Movado on its acquisition of JLB Brands Ltd., owner of the Olivia Burton Brand
Announced: December 18, 2017Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to MedRisk on its sale of a majority stake to The Carlyle Group
Announced: November 29, 2017Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to KIND on its strategic partnership with Mars, including Mars taking a minority stake
Announced: November 27, 2017Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Express Scripts on the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, United BioSource (UBC), to Avista Capital Partners
Announced: October 31, 2017Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Fortive on its acquisition of Industrial Scientific
Announced: October 24, 2017Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Anthem on its acquisition of America's 1st Choice
Announced: September 20, 2017Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to HealthSun on its sale to Anthem
Announced: June 5, 2017Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Send Word Now on its sale to Emergency Communications Network, a Veritas portfolio company
Announced: March 24, 2017Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the Zhonghong Group on its acquisition of Blackstone's ~21% interest in SeaWorld
Announced: February 8, 2017Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cognizant in connection with its cooperation agreement reached with Elliott Management
Announced: July 29, 2016Value: £79 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to SABMiller on its sale to AB InBev
Announced: December 15, 2016Value: £31.6 billionStatus: WithdrawnFinancial advisor to 21st Century Fox on its proposed all-cash acquisition of the shares of Sky plc that it does not already own
Announced: October 27, 2016Value: $49 billionStatus: TerminatedFinancial advisor to the Qualcomm Board on the acquisition of NXP Semiconductors
Announced: October 31, 2016Value: $32 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to GE on its combination of its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes to create a new, publicly-traded company – "New" Baker Hughes – in a cash and stock transaction
Announced: July 11, 2016Value: $17.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Caesars Entertainment Corporation on the merger with Caesars Acquisition Company
Announced: January 25, 2016Value: $16.5 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Johnson Controls in its merger with Tyco
Announced: August 22, 2016Value: $14 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Pfizer on its acquisition of Medivation
Announced: April 21, 2016Value: $12.6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Special Committees of the Boards of Directors of TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global on various strategic issues related to SunEdison’s chapter 11 restructuring
Announced: February 10, 2016Value: $10 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Mylan on its acquisition of Meda
Announced: April 13, 2016Value: $8.8 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the ad hoc committee of first lien lenders in Peabody’s chapter 11 restructuring
Announced: October 3, 2016Value: $6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial adviser to Henderson on the merger with Janus Capital Group
Announced: May 16, 2016Value: $5.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Pfizer on its acquisition of Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Announced: July 30, 2016Value: $4.4 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Caesars Entertainment Corporation on the sale of Playtika, the social/mobile gaming business of Caesars Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
Announced: October 4, 2016Value: $4.1 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of holders of SandRidge's second lien notes around SandRidge's chapter 11 reorganization.
Announced: August 2, 2016Value: $4 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Emerson on its divestiture of its Network Power business to Platinum Equity
Announced: April 28, 2016Value: $3.8 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to DreamWorks on its sale to Comcast
Announced: August 8, 2016Value: $2.5 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to EverBank on its sale to TIAA
Announced: June 29, 2016Value: $2.5 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to the Strategic Review Committee of Diamond Resorts on its acquisition by affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management
Announced: September 15, 2016Value: £1.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Informa on its acquisition of Penton Information Services, funded through a combination of debt and equity, including a £715 million Rights Issue
Announced: October 21, 2016Value: $1.9 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of cross-over holders of second and third lien notes around Midstates' restructuring and recapitalization and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Announced: September 20, 2016Value: Up to $1.7 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. on its sale to Allergan plc
Announced: August 31, 2016Value: $1.6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to first lien lender in Molycorp’s chapter 11 restructuring
Announced: July 21, 2016Value: $1.53 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Relypsa, Inc. on its sale to Galenica Group.
Announced: July 1, 2016Value: $1.5 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Permira on the sale of its portfolio company Intelligrated to Honeywell International
Announced: May 9, 2016Value: $1.4 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of Magnum Hunter senior unsecured noteholders in connection with Magnum Hunter's pre-arranged restructuring under chapter 11
Announced: August 2, 2016Value: $1.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Emerson on its divestiture of its Leroy Somer and Control Techniques businesses to Nidec Corporation
Announced: September 2, 2016Value: $1.0 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of Atlas Resource Partners' senior unsecured noteholders in connection with Atlas Resource's pre-arranged restructuring under chapter 11
Announced: October 31, 2016Value: $961 millionStatus: ClosedIndependent financial advisor to the special committee of the board of directors of PSG on its "stalking horse" asset purchase agreement with an investor group led by Sagard Capital and Fairfax Financial for $575 million, as well as on a commitment for $386 million in new debtor-in-possession financing
Announced: September 20, 2016Value: $940 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to DTS on its sale to Tessera Technologies
Announced: September 12, 2016Value: $801 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Raptor on its sale to Horizon Pharma
Announced: May 26, 2016Value: $800 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of cross-holders of Aspect's first lien term loan and second lien notes in connection with Aspect's pre-arranged restructuring under chapter 11
Announced: June 9, 2016Value: $770 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Aspen on its commercialisation agreement with AstraZeneca for rights to its global anaesthetics portfolio of seven established medicines outside of the US
Announced: November 14, 2016Value: $700 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Ventas on its agreement with Kindred Healthcare Inc. either for the sale of all 36 skilled nursing facilities owned by Ventas and operated by Kindred or the renewal of the current lease on all unpurchased skilled nursing facilities through 2025 at the current rent level
Announced: January 11, 2016Value: $650 millionStatus: ClosedSole advisor to UCG on the sale of Oil Price Information Service to IHS
Announced: May 26, 2016Value: $525 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Crowne on the refinancing of its capital structure including the funding of a new $425 million term loan and amendment of its $100 million ABL revolver
Announced: February 4, 2016Value: $480 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Honeywell on its acquisition of Xtralis from Pacific Equity Partners and Blum Capital Partners
Announced: May 23, 2016Value: $467 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to XenoPort on its sale to Arbor Pharmaceuticals
Announced: January 7, 2016Value: $459 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Clear Channel Outdoor on its sale of certain U.S. outdoor advertising assets to Lamar Advertising
Announced: August 1, 2016Value: $400 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the steering committee of lenders under Seventy Seven's first lien term loan as part of a prepackaged restructuring and recapitalization and emergence from chapter 11 bankruptcy
Announced: October 13, 2016Value: $381 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cloud Peak Energy on its secured credit facility amendment and an exchange of unsecured notes for a combination of new second lien secured notes and cash
Announced: August 12, 2016Value: $300 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Honeywell on its sale of its Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. business to KBR, Inc.
Announced: April 4, 2016Value: $275 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to CEB on its acquisition of Evanta Ventures
Announced: March 21, 2016Value: $226 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Hexion, an Apollo portfolio company, on the sale of Hexion's Performance Adhesives, Powder Coatings, Additives & Acrylics Coatings and Monomers business to Synthomer plc
Announced: January 21, 2016Value: $107 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Clear Channel Outdoor on its sale of certain U.S. outdoor advertising assets to independent operators
Announced: August 12, 2016Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Burton's on the sale of its Cadbury biscuit license to Mondelez International
Announced: August 8, 2016Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to J.P. Morgan Infrastructure Investments Fund on its portfolio company Summit Utilities purchase of Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation
Announced: July 20, 2016Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Unilever on its acquisition of Dollar Shave Club
Announced: June 16, 2016Status: ClosedSole financial advisor to Elizabeth Arden on its sale to Revlon
Announced: May 12, 2016Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Honeywell on its spin off of its Resins and Chemicals business into a standalone, publicly traded company named AdvanSix Inc.
Announced: January 29, 2016Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Board of Directors of Xerox on the separation of its Document Technology and Business Process Outsourcing businesses into two independent public companies
Announced: November 23, 2015Value: $160 billionStatus: WithdrawnFinancial advisor to Pfizer on its combination with Allergan
Announced: May 26, 2015Value: $78.7 billionStatus: ClosedStrategic advisor to Time Warner Cable on its merger with Charter Communications
Announced: October 12, 2015Value: $67 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Dell on its purchase of EMC
Announced: March 25, 2015Value: $58 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Kraft on its merger with Heinz
Announced: April 21, 2015Value: $41.0 billionStatus: WithdrawnFinancial advisor to Mylan on its defense against Teva Pharmaceutical
Announced: April 10, 2015Value: $35 billionStatus: ClosedAdvised GE on its planned disposition of approximately $200 billion of GE Capital assets to become a more focused industrial and technology company and de-designate as a Systemically Important Financial Institution (SIFI)
Announced: March 4, 2015Value: $21 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Pharmacyclics on its sale to AbbVie
Announced: December 14, 2015Value: $20.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Newell Rubbermaid on its acquisition of Jarden
Announced: February 22, 2015Value: $15.8 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Salix on its sale to Valeant Pharmaceuticals
Announced: July 9, 2015Value: $15 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Procter & Gamble on the merger of its Beauty business with Coty
Announced: December 7, 2015Value: $14.3 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Mondelez for the acquisition of Keurig Green Mountain by a JAB Holding Company-led investor group
Announced: May 21, 2015Value: $12.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Omnicare on its sale to CVS Health
Announced: August 12, 2015Value: $9.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to FIS on its acquisition of SunGard from a private equity consortium
Announced: July 14, 2015Value: $7.8 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Receptos on its sale to Celgene
Announced: November 2, 2015Value: Up to $6.6 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Dyax on its sale to Shire
Announced: September 14, 2015Value: $6.5 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Solera on its acquisition by Vista Equity Partners
Announced: February 3, 2015Value: $5.8 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Big Heart Pet Brands on its sale to the J.M. Smucker Company
Announced: July 22, 2015Value: 3.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Board of Directors of Thoratec on its sale to St. Jude Medical
Announced: April 20, 2015Value: €2.6 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Permira on the sale of Iglo Group to Nomad Holdings
Announced: April 6, 2015Value: $3.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ventas in the spin-off of most of its post-acute/skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) portfolio into an independent, publicly traded REIT
Announced: January 28, 2015Value: $3.0 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to TE Connectivity on its sale of its Broadband Network Solutions business unit to CommScope
Announced: November 2, 2015Value: $2.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to ConAgra on the sale of its private label business to TreeHouse Foods
Announced: July 28, 2015Value: $2.65 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Hikma on its acquisition of Roxane Laboratories from Boehringer Ingelheim
Announced: May 21, 2015Value: $1.3 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to an ad hoc committee of unsecured noteholders of Midstates Petroleum in connection with concurrent debt financing and exchange transactions
Announced: August 3, 2015Value: $1.1 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc group of UK term loan lenders on global settlement with first priority noteholders to (i) sell UK assets and (ii) complete restructuring $1.1bn of indebtedness
Announced: March 30, 2015Value: $1.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Hyperion on its sale to Horizon Pharma
Announced: February 23, 2015Value: $1.0 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to 3M on its acquisition of Polypore's Separations Media business
Announced: August 13, 2015Value: £512 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Findus Group on the sale of its continental European frozen food business to Nomad Foods
Announced: October 28, 2015Value: $800 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Patriot Coal in its chapter 11 restructuring with approximately $800 million of prepetition financial indebtedness and over $1 billion in non-financial liabilities. The engagement included raising $100 million in debtor-in-possession financing and approximately $250 million in new money funded by existing creditors. The engagement culminated in the completion of two highly structured and inter-related sale transactions: (i) the majority of Patriot’s operating assets to Blackhawk Mining, LLC; and (ii) the remainder of Patriot’s assets and over $400 million in liabilities to Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, Inc.
Announced: October 7, 2015Value: $780 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Diageo on the sale of its interest in Desnoes & Geddes and in Guinness Anchor Berhad to Heineken and its acquisition of additional shares in Guinness Ghana Breweries from Heineken
Announced: February 2, 2015Value: $750 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Mylan on its acquisition of Famy Care Ltd
Announced: June 30, 2015Value: $635 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cisco on its acquisition of OpenDNS
Announced: December 17, 2015Value: $605 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Avon on its two-part transaction and strategic partnership with Cerberus Capital Management involving a minority investment in Avon Products through the purchase of convertible preferred equity and the separation of Avon North America into a privately-held company
Announced: February 20, 2015Value: $495 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors on the sale of Dendreon to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code
Announced: September 3, 2015Value: ZAR 4.0 billionStatus: ClosedIndependent financial advisor to Implats on its intention to raise up to ZAR 4.0 billion through the sale of new Implats shares via a fully-underwritten accelerated bookbuild process
Announced: February 5, 2015Value: $261 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to R.R. Donnelley on its acquisition of Courier Corporation
Announced: February 27, 2015Value: ¥27 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Mondelez on the sale of its 50% interest in Ajinomoto General Foods to Ajinomoto
Announced: May 19, 2015Value: $225 million+Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Achillion on its worldwide license and collaboration arrangement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, regarding HCV assets
Announced: August 24, 2015Value: $200 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to the Board of Directors of Hubbell on its plan to reclassify their common stock eliminating its existing two-class structure
Announced: June 8, 2015Value: $173 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to a Special Committee of SNH's Independent Trustees on its acquisition of a 17% economic ownership of REIT Management & Research LLC as part of consortium transaction
Announced: September 2, 2015Value: $172 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to DTS on its acquisition of iBiquity
Announced: December 16, 2015Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors on Qualcomm's corporate and financial structure
Announced: November 18, 2015Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to ConAgra Foods on its separation into two independent public companies, Conagra Brands and Lamb Weston
Announced: November 9, 2015Status: ClosedAdvisor to both Cisco and Ericsson on their global business and technology strategic partnership
Announced: August 6, 2015Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of RCS Capital around a series of strategic initiatives
Announced: August 4, 2015Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to R.R. Donnelley on its planned separation into three independent publicly-traded companies
Announced: July 24, 2015Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Johnson Controls on the spin-off of its Automotive Experience business, Adient
Announced: March 16, 2015Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Panasonic on its acquisition of ITC Global
Announced: April 28, 2014Value: £69.4 billionStatus: WithdrawnAdvisor to AstraZeneca on Pfizer's unsolicited offer for the company
Announced: February 13, 2014Value: $69.7 billionStatus: WithdrawnStrategic advisor to Time Warner Cable on its merger with Comcast
Announced: April 29, 2014Value: $42 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Ad Hoc Committee of EFIH Senior Toggle Noteholders in connection with Energy Future Holdings’ Chapter 11 restructuring with aggregate indebtedness of approximately $42 billion
Announced: July 15, 2014Value: $27.4 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Lorillard on its sale to Reynolds American and the related divestiture of certain Lorillard assets to Imperial Tobacco
Announced: January 13, 2014Value: $16 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Beam on its acquisition by Suntory Holdings
Announced: August 6, 2014Value: $15.3 billion step 2Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Alliance Boots in the second step of the unique two-step transaction with Walgreens announced in 2012
Announced: April 30, 2014Value: $13.5 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to GE on its acquisition of Alstom’s Thermal, Renewables and Grid businesses, the largest acquisition in GE's history
Announced: August 24, 2014Value: $8.9 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to InterMune on its sale to Roche
Announced: June 9, 2014Value: $8.55 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Hillshire Brands on Tyson Foods' unilateral binding offer
Announced: April 7, 2014Value: $5.8 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Questcor on its merger with Mallinckrodt
Announced: March 24, 2014Value: $5.4 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the owner-lessors of certain key assets of Edison Mission Energy in its Chapter 11 restructuring, culminating in a sale of substantially all assets to NRG Energy
Announced: July 14, 2014Value: $5.3 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Mylan on its acquisition of Abbott's Non-U.S. Developed Markets Specialty and Branded Generics Business
Announced: June 23, 2014Value: $5.3 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to MICROS on its acquisition by Oracle
Announced: June 9, 2014Value: $3.85 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Idenix on its acquisition by Merck
Announced: December 2, 2014Value: $3.5 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Avanir on its sale to Otsuka Pharmaceutical
Announced: September 15, 2014Value: $2.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cognizant on its acquisition of TriZetto
Announced: June 2, 2014Value: $2.6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ventas in its acquisition of American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust
Announced: March 3, 2014Value: $2.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Caesars Entertainment on the divestiture of four casinos and a 50% stake in the management fee stream for these properties to Caesars Growth Partners
Announced: July 29, 2014Value: $1.9 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Waste Management on the sale of its Wheelabrator Technologies business to Energy Capital Partners
Announced: June 18, 2014Value: $1.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to TE Connectivity on its acquisition of Measurement Specialties, Inc.
Announced: February 12, 2014Value: $1.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Maple Leaf Foods on the sale of Canada Bread to Grupo Bimbo
Announced: February 3, 2014Value: $1.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Smith & Nephew on its acquisition of ArthroCare
Announced: March 4, 2014Value: $1.6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Ad Hoc Committee of second-lien lenders of MACH Gen in connection with its Chapter 11 restructuring with aggregate indebtedness of approximately $1.6 billion
Announced: June 2, 2014Value: $1.4 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to PHH on the sale of its fleet management business, PHH Arval, to Element Financial
Announced: February 11, 2014Value: $1.3 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cadence on its sale to Mallinckrodt
Announced: August 18, 2014Value: $1.0 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Sensata Technologies on its purchase of Schrader International from Madison Dearborn Partners
Announced: May 8, 2014Value: £550 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to All3Media on its sale to a 50:50 joint venture between Discovery Communications and Liberty Global
Announced: January 6, 2014Value: $820 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Convergys on the acquisition of Stream Global Services
Announced: March 9, 2014Value: $780 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to United Rentals on its purchase of National Pump & Compressor and associated other businesses
Announced: July 21, 2014Value: $690 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to CBS Outdoor on its acquisition of certain outdoor advertising assets from Van Wagner Communications, LLC
Announced: June 13, 2014Value: $600 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Verint on its capital raise, comprised of equity and senior convertible notes
Announced: December 2, 2014Value: Up to $455 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to GeNeuro in its strategic partnership with Servier to develop and market its lead drug candidate GNbAC1 in Multiple Sclerosis
Announced: October 1, 2014Value: $440 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to select existing lenders of Endeavour in connection with its senior secured first lien term loan facility due January 2017
Announced: May 2, 2014Value: $420 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to News Corp on its acquisition of Harlequin Enterprises
Announced: November 18, 2014Value: $375 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Informa on its 100% cash acquisition of Hanley Wood Exhibitions (funded by placement of share capital)
Announced: September 28, 2014Value: $315 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ambit Biosciences on its sale to Daiichi Sankyo
Announced: May 28, 2014Value: $300 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Hikma on its acquisition of Bedford Laboratories
Announced: April 16, 2014Value: €230 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to BioAlliance on its merger with Topotarget
Announced: October 26, 2014Value: $275 millionStatus: ClosedSole Advisor to CSL on its acquisition of Novartis’ influenza vaccine business
Announced: April 21, 2014Value: $165 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Hillshire on its acquisition of Van’s Natural Foods
Announced: September 2, 2014Value: $143 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Harry & David on its sale to 1-800-FLOWERS.COM
Announced: February 3, 2014Value: $130 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Altria on its acquisition of Green Smoke
Announced: November 3, 2014Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to United Biscuits on its sale by Blackstone and PAI Partners to Yildiz Holding
Announced: September 10, 2014Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to JDS Uniphase on the spin-off of its Communication and Commercial Optical Product segment into Lumentum Holdings
Announced: May 7, 2014Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Mondelez International in the formation of a global coffee joint venture with D.E Master Blenders 1753
Announced: February 14, 2013Value: $28 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Heinz on its sale to an investor consortium consisting of 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway
Announced: February 5, 2013Value: $25 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Silver Lake Partners in connection with its $24.9 billion acquisition of Dell Inc.
Announced: February 12, 2013Value: $18 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to GE on the sale of its remaining 49% interest in NBCUniversal to Comcast
Announced: August 25, 2013Value: $10.4 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Onyx Pharmaceuticals on its sale to Amgen
Announced: July 25, 2013Value: $8.2 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of Activision Blizzard in connection with the $5.8bn repurchase of the majority of Vivendi’s control stake in the Company, and the simultaneous $2.3bn acquisition of Vivendi’s shares in Activision Blizzard by a CEO led investor group
Announced: March 19, 2013Value: $3.3 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Alliance Boots in connection with the minority equity stake option and long-term strategic relationship between Alliance Boots, Walgreens and AmerisourceBergen
Announced: February 6, 2013Value: $3.25+ billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Biogen Idec on its acquisition of full rights and control of TYSABRI® from Elan Corporation for $3.25 billion upfront plus future contingent payments
Announced: December 19, 2013Value: $2.9 billionStatus: ClosedRendered a fairness opinion to the Algeta ASA Board of Directors in support of its recommendation of a sale to Bayer AG
Announced: July 23, 2013Value: $2.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cisco on its acquisition of Sourcefire
Announced: April 29, 2013Value: $2.25 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to JCPenney in connection with raising a $2.25 billion senior secured term loan
Announced: October 10, 2013Value: $1.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Del Monte Foods on the sale of its Consumer Products business to Del Monte Pacific.
Announced: January 22, 2013Value: $958 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to MAP Pharmaceuticals on its sale to Allergan
Announced: July 30, 2013Value: Up to $818 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Trius Therapeutics on its sale to Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Announced: July 30, 2013Value: Up to $801 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Optimer Pharmaceuticals on its sale to Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Announced: April 29, 2013Value: $585 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Auxilium Pharmaceuticals on its acquisition of Actient Holdings LLC
Announced: September 24, 2013Value: $483 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Servier on its acquisition of the 49% minority stake in EGIS Pharmaceuticals
Announced: July 12, 2013Value: $343 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Philip Morris International in the formation of a joint venture with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation to privatize Medicago
Announced: December 17, 2013Value: $328 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Almirall on its purchase of Aqua Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Announced: December 10, 2013Value: $225 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Fifth & Pacific on the sale of Lucky Brand Jeans to Leonard Green & Partners
Announced: October 7, 2013Value: $195 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Fifth & Pacific on the sale of the intellectual property of the Juicy Couture brand to Authentic Brands Group
Announced: June 24, 2013Value: $150 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Aegion in its acquisition of Brinderson, L.P.
Announced: May 29, 2013Value: $100 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to IDT on the sale of its PCIe Enterprise Flash Controller business and related PCIe intellectual property assets to PMC-Sierra
Announced: December 17, 2013Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Entrust in its sale to Datacard Group
Announced: December 17, 2013Status: ClosedSuccessful confirmation of ResCap’s Plan with nearly unanimous creditor support
Announced: November 26, 2013Value: Up to ~$150mmStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Jennerex on its sale to SillaJen
Announced: August 16, 2013Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Capital One Financial on its acquisition of Beech Street Capital
Announced: July 2, 2013Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Avon on its divestiture of its Silpada sterling silver jewelry business to Rhinestone Holdings, Inc.
Announced: April 25, 2013Status: ClosedAdvisor to Theravance on its intention to pursue a separation of its late-stage partnered respiratory assets and biopharmaceutical operations into two distinct publicly traded companies
Announced: March 8, 2013Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Ares Life Sciences on its acquisition of GREER Laboratories, Inc
Announced: March 1, 2013Status: ClosedAdvisor to Napier Park Global Capital (formerly Citi Capital Advisors) on its spinout from Citigroup
Status: ClosedAdvisor to International Airlines Group in its evaluation of strategic alternatives with respect to its interest in AMR Corp.’s chapter 11 restructuring
Announced: June 28, 2012Value: $9.0 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to News Corp. on its separation of its publishing and media and entertainment businesses into two distinct publicly traded companies
Announced: May 14, 2012Value: $15.3 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to ResCap in its chapter 11 restructuring with $15.3 billion of indebtedness, an engagement which has included raising $1.7bn in debtor-in-possession financing and conducting two concurrent asset sales including: (i) ResCap’s Servicing and Origination Platform for $3.0bn; and (ii) a portfolio of domestic whole loans for $1.5bn
Announced: December 17, 2012Value: $14 billion (Total EV)Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of Clearwire in connection with Sprint’s acquisition of the approximately 50% of Clearwire it did not own
Announced: April 2, 2012Value: $12.9 billionStatus: WithdrawnFinancial advisor to Avon in its defense in Coty's unsolicited offer for the company
Announced: April 23, 2012Value: $11.85 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Pfizer on the sale of its Pediatric Nutrition Business to Nestlé
Announced: November 27, 2012Value: $6.8 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to ConAgra on its acquisition of Ralcorp Holdings
Announced: June 19, 2012Value: $6.7 billion step 1, $30 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Alliance Boots in a unique two-step transaction with Walgreens to create the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise
Announced: March 15, 2012Value: $5.0 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cisco on its acquisition of NDS Group
Announced: December 21, 2012Value: $2.8 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ameristar Casinos on its sale to Pinnacle Entertainment
Announced: December 14, 2012Value: €2.0 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial Advisor to Alcatel-Lucent SA in connection with raising a €2.0bn multi-tranche, senior secured credit facility
Announced: April 19, 2012Value: $900 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Group Lenders of DS Waters of America in connection with its out-of-court restructuring with aggregate indebtedness of approximately $900 million
Announced: December 21, 2012Value: $820 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Bain Capital on its sale of MEI Conlux Holdings (US), Inc. and its affiliate MEI Conlux Holdings (Japan), Inc. on its sale to Crane Co.
Announced: June 28, 2012Value: $770 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to second-lien lenders of Culligan International Company in connection with its out-of-court restructuring with aggregate indebtedness of approximately $770 million
Announced: December 30, 2012Value: $666 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Duff & Phelps on its sale to a private investor consortium consisting of The Carlyle Group, Stone Point Capital LLC, Pictet & Cie and Edmond de Rothschild Group
Announced: April 10, 2012Value: $625 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to X-Rite in its sale to Danaher
Announced: April 23, 2012Value: $605 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Beam in its acquisition of the Pinnacle Vodka and Calico Jack rum brands from White Rock Distilleries
Announced: April 29, 2012Value: $551 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Haemonetics and rendered a fairness opinion to Haemonetics Board of Directors in connection with the acquisition of Pall Corp's blood collection, filtration and processing product lines
Announced: March 22, 2012Value: $449 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Convergys on the sale of its Information Management business to NEC
Announced: February 17, 2012Value: $330 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to DreamWorks Animation in the formation of a joint venture with China Media Capital, Shanghai Media Group and SAIL to establish a China-focused family entertainment company
Announced: July 30, 2012Value: $265 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to ConAgra on its acquisition of the Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s Home Menu frozen meals businesses
Announced: December 24, 2012Value: $242 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Ventas on its acquisition of certain assets, including a substantial minority stake in Atria Senior Living, Inc., from Lazard Frères Real Estate Investors
Announced: April 17, 2012Value: $148 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to DTS on its acquisition of SRS Labs
Announced: February 15, 2012Value: $100 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to Itron on its acquisition of SmartSynch
Announced: December 19, 2012Status: ClosedAdvisor to THQ in its chapter 11 restructuring, an engagement which has included raising debtor-in-possession financing and acting as exclusive financial advisor to THQ in its §363 sale process
Announced: December 5, 2012Status: ClosedAdvisor to KP Snacks, United Biscuits' snacks unit, on its sale to Intersnack Group
Announced: March 13, 2012Status: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to SonicWALL on its sale to Dell
Announced: January 31, 2012Status: ClosedAdvisor to RealGravity on its sale to Scripps Networks Interactive
Announced: August 4, 2011Value: $27 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Kraft Foods on the spin-off its North American grocery business
Announced: August 15, 2011Value: $12.5 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Motorola Mobility in its sale to Google
Announced: June 16, 2011Value: $9.0 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Capital One Financial on its acquisition of ING Direct USA from ING Groep NV
Announced: February 28, 2011Value: $7.4 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Ventas on its acquisition of Nationwide Health Properties. Rendered a fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of Ventas
Announced: December 16, 2011Value: $4.2 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to United Rentals on its acquisition of RSC Holdings, Inc.
Announced: August 10, 2011Value: $2.6 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial Advisor to Capital One Financial on its acquisition of HSBC’s domestic credit card business, including approximately $30bn of credit card receivables
Announced: August 25, 2011Value: $2.0 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to the Board and Management of Fortune Brands, Inc. on its spin-off of Fortune Brands Home & Security
Announced: May 20, 2011Value: $1.2 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Fortune Brands in the sale of Acushnet Company, its golf business that includes the Titleist and Footjoy brands, to a group led by Fila Korea Ltd. and Mirae Asset Private Equity
Announced: July 15, 2011Value: $848 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to American Century Investments on its sale of a 41% economic stake to Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Announced: December 27, 2011Value: $760 - $770 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ventas on its acquisition of Cogdell Spencer.
Announced: February 21, 2011Value: £415 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to News Corporation on the acquisition of Shine Group
Announced: February 28, 2011Value: $458 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to the Estate of Craig H. Neilsen in the sale of a majority of its shareholdings in Ameristar to the Company in a leveraged repurchase transaction
Announced: July 28, 2011Value: $425 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Oakleaf Global Holdings on its sale to Waste Management
Announced: June 2, 2011Value: $320 millionStatus: ClosedRendered a fairness opinion to the Board of Directors of Convergys Corporation on the sale of its stake in Cincinnati SMSA and Cincinnati SMSA Tower Holdings to AT&T
Announced: October 11, 2011Value: $172 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to BigBand Networks on its sale to ARRIS Group
Announced: October 3, 2011Value: $153 millionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Hikma on its acquisition of 63.9% interest in Promopharm and tender offer for remaining 36.1%
Announced: December 6, 2011Value: $125 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Dendreon Corporation on its sale of its royalty interest in Merck & Co. Inc.’s Victrelis (boceprevir)
Announced: November 14, 2011Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Copal Partners on the sale of a majority stake to Moody’s Corporation
Announced: July 22, 2011Status: ClosedAdvised on corporate matters and capital structure
Announced: June 9, 2011Value: Not disclosedStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to Legendary East on its formation as a Hong Kong-based partnership among Legendary Entertainment, Huayi Brothers and a group of investors
Announced: November 30, 2010Value: $10 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to the Board of Motorola, Inc. on its spin-off of Motorola Mobility
Announced: December 2, 2010Value: $5.4 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to PepsiCo on the acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC
Announced: May 17, 2010Value: $4.0 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to OSI Pharmaceuticals in its defense and subsequent sale to Astellas Pharma
Announced: July 15, 2010Value: $3.8 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to NBTY on its sale to Carlyle Group
Announced: January 5, 2010Value: $3.7 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Kraft Foods on the sale of the assets of its North American pizza business to Nestlé
Announced: October 22, 2010Value: $3.1 billionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Ventas on the acquisition of real estate assets of Atria Senior Living Group
Announced: December 23, 2010Value: $1.5 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Jo-Ann Stores on its announced sale to Leonard Green & Partners
Announced: July 19, 2010Value: $975 millionStatus: ClosedLead financial advisor to Motorola on the sale of wireless networks infrastructure assets to Nokia Siemens Networks
Announced: March 9, 2010Value: $722 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to Facet Biotech on both the public defense and sale of the company and rendered the fairness opinion to Facet’s board of directors
Announced: June 2, 2010Value: $717 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to SonicWALL on its sale to an investor group led by Thoma Bravo, LLC
Announced: July 12, 2010Value: $650 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to Avon on its acquisition of Silpada Designs, Inc.
Announced: October 28, 2010Value: $500 millionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ares Life Sciences on its acquisition of a 46% stake in Stallergenes from Wendel
Announced: October 29, 2010Value: $112 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to Hikma on its acquisition of the Baxter Multi-Source injectables business
Announced: July 14, 2010Value: $109 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive advisor to Pacific Biosciences on its Series F financing including a $50 million investment and concurrent collaboration with Gen-Probe
Announced: September 27, 2010Status: ClosedExclusive advisor to Orange Sky Golden Harvest on its acquisition of a minority interest in Legendary Pictures
Announced: September 20, 2010Status: ClosedExclusive advisor to Henry Schein on its purchase of the remaining shares it does not already own in CAMLOG Holding
Announced: July 23, 2010Status: ClosedExclusive advisor to Polo Ralph Lauren on its assumption of direct control of its wholesale and retail distribution from its licensee, Doosan Corporation, in South Korea
Announced: June 24, 2010Value: UndisclosedStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Ambac in the commutation of its insurance coverage policy on a $500 million slate financing provided by Goldman Sachs and Assured Guaranty to The Weinstein Company
Announced: April 6, 2010Status: ClosedAdvisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of DIRECTV on the exchange of all 21.8mm shares of super-voting Class B common stock for 26.5mm shares of single-vote Class A common stock
Announced: March 25, 2010Status: ClosedExclusive advisor to Avon on its acquisition of Liz Earle Beauty Co. Ltd.
Announced: January 18, 2010Status: ClosedAdvisor to Hormel Foods on its acquisition of the Country Crock side dishes business from Unilever
Announced: September 7, 2009Value: $21.6 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Kraft on its acquisition of Cadbury
Announced: April 20, 2009Value: $21 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to PepsiCo on its acquisitions of the shares not already owned in The Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas
Announced: November 19, 2009Value: $1.3 billionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to Vestar Capital Partners on the sale of its portfolio company Birds Eye Food to Pinnacle Foods Group, a portfolio company of The Blackstone Group
Announced: June 2, 2009Value: $500 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to United Rentals on the sale of $500 million of Senior Notes by United Rentals (North America), Inc.
Announced: December 31, 2009Value: $375 millionStatus: ClosedExclusive financial advisor to the asset holders on the sale of Sentinel Data Center assets to Digital Realty Trust
Announced: October 9, 2009Status: ClosedAdvisor to Phibro and its management team in Citigroup Inc.’s sale of Phibro to the Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Announced: January 30, 2008Value: $113.0 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Altria on its spin-off of Philip Morris International
Announced: July 14, 2008Value: $52 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to InBev on its acquisition of Anheuser-Busch
Announced: September 7, 2008Value: $11.7 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Altria on its acquisition of UST Inc.
Announced: March 27, 2008Value: $2.8 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to ConAgra on the sale of its Trading & Merchandising business conducted by ConAgra Trade Group and provided the Fairness Opinion
Announced: May 21, 2008Value: $915 millionStatus: WithdrawnAdvisor to Salton, Inc. on its purchase of United Pet Group, the global pet business of Spectrum Brands, Inc. and provided a Fairness Opinion
Announced: December 4, 2008Value: $520 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Capital One on its acquisition of Chevy Chase Bank
Announced: November 5, 2008Value: $167 millionStatus: ClosedSole advisor to IPC Systems, Inc. on its sale of Positron Public Safety, an Intrado company, to West Corporation
Announced: November 12, 2008Status: ClosedSole advisor to mcgarrybowen on its sale to Dentsu Holdings USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dentsu Inc., the world’s largest single advertising agency brand
Announced: October 21, 2008Status: ClosedSole advisor to Liz Claiborne on the sale of Enyce to Sean "Diddy" Combs and Yucaipa
Announced: September 5, 2008Status: ClosedSole advisor to Textronics on its sale to adidas AG
Announced: February 14, 2008Status: ClosedSole advisor to Liz Claiborne on the sale of Ellen Tracy to an investment group including Windsong Brands LLC and Hilco Consumer Capital, along with Radius Partners LLC and the private investment office of Barry Sternlicht
Announced: February 1, 2008Status: ClosedSole advisor to Liz Claiborne on the sale of prAna to prAna management and Steelpoint Capital Partners
Announced: January 8, 2008Status: ClosedSole advisor to Liz Claiborne on the sale of Laundry By Design and C&C California to Perry Ellis International
Announced: January 31, 2007Value: $62 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to the Board of Altria and Management on its spin-off of Kraft Foods
Announced: August 1, 2007Value: $5.6 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to News Corp. on its acquisition of Dow Jones
Announced: November 1, 2007Value: $2.9 billionStatus: ClosedSole advisor to Altria on its acquisition of cigar maker John Middleton
Announced: November 15, 2007Value: $2.6 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Kraft Foods on its Reverse Morris Trust of Post cereals with Ralcorp Holdings
Announced: February 12, 2007Value: $2.2 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to The Blackstone Group on its purchase of Pinnacle Foods Group
Announced: December 20, 2007Value: $850 millionStatus: ClosedSole advisor to Campbell Soup on its sale of Godiva Chocolatier to Yildiz Holding A.S., which is the owner of the Ülker Group, the largest consumer goods company in Turkey
Announced: October 5, 2007Status: ClosedSole advisor to Apple & Eve on its sale of securities to ClearLight Partners
Announced: September 26, 2007Status: ClosedAdvisor to American Century on its special dividend distribution, capitalization policy and implementation of employee stock ownership program
Announced: September 13, 2007Status: ClosedSole advisor to Liz Claiborne on its sale of Emma James, Intuitions, JH Collectibles and Tapemeasure to Li & Fung USA
Announced: September 18, 2006Value: $810 millionStatus: ClosedSole advisor to Premium Standard Farms on its merger with Smithfield Foods and provided the Fairness Opinion
Announced: July 31, 2006Value: $575 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to ConAgra on the sale of its refrigerated meats business to Smithfield Foods
Announced: September 26, 2006Value: $465 millionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to San Francisco-based TSG Consumer Partners on its sale of GFA Brands, Inc., which sells Smart Balance®, to Boulder Specialty Brands
Announced: December 18, 2006Value: $120 millionStatus: ClosedSole advisor to Hain Celestial on its acquisition of Avalon from North Castle Partners