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Announced: February 2, 2023Exclusive financial advisor to IFF on recent changes to its Board of Directors
Announced: February 14, 2022Value: $5.9 billionStatus: PendingFinancial advisor to the Special Committee of Cornerstone's Board of Directors on the sale of shares to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice that CD&R did not already own
Announced: December 12, 2022Value: $3.7 billionStatus: PendingExclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Weber on its sale to BDT Capital Partners
Announced: June 30, 2022Value: $1.5 billionStatus: PendingExclusive financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Constellation in connection with the reclassification of Constellation's Class B common stock
Announced: June 21, 2022Value: $1.1 billionStatus: ClosedSole financial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Convey on the sale of remaining shares not currently owned by TPG Capital to TPG
Announced: October 27, 2022Status: PendingFinancial advisor to Credit Suisse on its framework agreement to transfer a significant portion of its Securitized Products Group and other related financing businesses to Apollo and PIMCO
Announced: June 8, 2022Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Hasbro in connection with its proxy contest with Alta Fox Management
Announced: May 26, 2022Status: ClosedSole financial advisor to McDonald's in connection with its proxy contest with Icahn Enterprises
Announced: April 25, 2022Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Ventas in connection with its proxy contest with Land & Buildings
Announced: December 14, 2021Value: $2.3 billionStatus: PendingExclusive financial advisor to RRD on its sale to Chatham Asset Management and advisor on its activist defense
Announced: November 15, 2021Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Duke on its cooperation agreement with Elliott Investment Management
Announced: April 14, 2021Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Kohl's in its settlement agreement with Macellum Advisors, Ancora, Legion Partners and 4010 Capital
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: 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: August 5, 2020Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Evergy's Strategic Operations and Review Committee on its 'Sustainability Transformation Plan'
Announced: June 8, 2020Status: PendingFinancial advisor to Commvault on its agreement with Starboard Value, including three new director appointments
Announced: April 16, 2019Value: $1.1 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Smart & Final Strategic Review Committee on its sale to Apollo Management
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: 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: December 3, 2017Value: $77 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Board of Directors of CVS Health on its acquisition of Aetna
Announced: February 8, 2017Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to Cognizant in connection with its cooperation agreement reached with Elliott Management
Announced: October 27, 2016Value: $49 billionStatus: TerminatedFinancial advisor to the Qualcomm Board on the acquisition of NXP Semiconductors
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: 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: 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: 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: April 21, 2015Value: $41.0 billionStatus: WithdrawnFinancial advisor to Mylan on its defense against Teva Pharmaceutical
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: July 22, 2015Value: 3.7 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Board of Directors of Thoratec on its sale to St. Jude Medical
Announced: December 16, 2015Status: ClosedFinancial advisor to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors on Qualcomm's corporate and financial structure
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 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: 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: April 29, 2013Value: $2.25 billionStatus: ClosedFinancial advisor to JCPenney in connection with raising a $2.25 billion senior secured term loan
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 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: 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: 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: 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: July 22, 2011Status: ClosedAdvised on corporate matters and capital structure
Announced: November 30, 2010Value: $10 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to the Board of Motorola, Inc. on its spin-off of Motorola Mobility
Announced: July 15, 2010Value: $3.8 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to NBTY on its sale to Carlyle Group
Announced: December 23, 2010Value: $1.5 billionStatus: ClosedAdvisor to Jo-Ann Stores on its announced sale to Leonard Green & Partners
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: September 26, 2007Status: ClosedAdvisor to American Century on its special dividend distribution, capitalization policy and implementation of employee stock ownership program
Announced: September 18, 2006Value: $810 millionStatus: ClosedSole advisor to Premium Standard Farms on its merger with Smithfield Foods and provided the Fairness Opinion