Greenhill & Co.
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| Type | Public (NYSE: GHL) |
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| Industry | Investment banking |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Key people | Robert F. Greenhill Founder & Chairman Simon A. Borrows Chairman, Greenhill & Co. International Scott L. Bok Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey F. Buckalew Head of North American Corporate Advisory Brian J. Cassin Co-Head of European Corporate Advisory David A. Wyles Co-Head of European Corporate Advisory Colin T. Roy Co-Head of European Corporate Advisory |
| Revenue |  $298.6 million (2009)[1] |
| Net income | $71.2 million (2009)[1] |
| Employees | c.330 (incl. Caliburn) |
| Website | Greenhill & Co. |
Greenhill & Co., Inc. is an independent investment bank focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raisings to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments. The firm made $298.6m in sales in 2009, with a $71.2m profit. The firm competes primarily against other M&A specialists like Lazard, Houlihan Lokey, Evercore Partners, and Moelis & Co. as well as financial conglomerates like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan.
In 2008 Greenhill & Co. was awarded at the 2008 ALB Japan Law Awards[2] as the:
- Deal of the Year - M&A Deal of the Year
- Deal of the Year - Japan Deal of the Year
Financial News named the company European M&A boutique of the year in both 2009 and 2010.
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[edit] History
The company was founded in 1996 by Robert F. Greenhill, a former head of mergers at Morgan Stanley. Robert Greenhill took the company public in 2004, listing on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker "GHL". As of Tuesday, July 6, 2010, the company has a market capitalization of $1.87bn. The firm became more widely known for its involvement in the Gallaher and Alliance Boots deals. Recent landmark transactions include advising Alcon on the sale to Novartis and advising Roche on the acquisition of Genentech.
[edit] Operations
The company's headquarters are on the 23rd floor of 300 Park Avenue in New York City. It also has offices in London, Frankfurt, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Melbourne and San Francisco. As of 2011, the company had 315 employees. In 2010 the company acquired Australian-based Caliburn Partnership, which added another 40 employees. Scott Bok is the company’s Chief Executive Officer, and the North American operation was led by Jeff Buckalew. Buckalew was killed in a small airplane crash on December 20, 2011 when his single engine aircraft crashed along with his family and another managing director, Rakesh Chawla, 36, en route to Georgia.[3] International operations are led by Brian Cassin, David Wyles and Colin Roy. The London office, which was founded in January 1998 by former Barings executives James Lupton and Simon Borrows, is now led by previous Barings staff Brian Cassin and David Wyles. The firm's auditors are Ernst & Young LLP.
