Why Greenhill for Investment Banking? / Overview of Greenhill
- Josh Rovner
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 11, 2024
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Overview
Greenhill is an elite boutique investment bank with operations across 16 offices. Greenhill operates solely as an independent advisor and does not provide lending or financial structuring. It was founded by Robert Greenhill, a banker credited with pioneering the modern M&A advisory industry.
In mid-2023, Greenhill was acquired by Mizuho, a leading Japanese bank looking to expand their investment banking growth strategy. Following the acquisition, Greenhill maintained their brand as well as the existing leadership team.
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1 deal that the investment banking group has done
1 person at the firm (ideally someone who would have influence over your recruiting process)
1 business model-specific detail to mention
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Selected Transaction
Greenhill acted as financial advisor and provided a fairness opinion to a Special Commitee appointed by Canadian restaurant company Recipe Unlimited for its sale to insurance and investment firm Fairfax.
Transaction Description: Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) entered into a letter of intent to acquire an additional 38.2% stake in Recipe Unlimited Corporation (TSE:RECP) from Cara Holdings Limited and others.
Transaction Value: C$1.5B
Transaction Date: Announced August 2022
Fact Sheet
Company Name: Greenhill
Description: Greenhill is an American investment bank providing advice on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings, and capital raisings to leading corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments across a number of industries
Bank Category: Elite Boutique
Ticker: NYSE:GHL
Founded: 1996
Employees: 365
Chief Executive Officer: Scott Bok
Headquarters: New York City, USA
Resources
Based on the H1B Database, the average base salary for an Analyst at Greenhill is $85k - $120k. We note that this data may be outdated, and may not be representative of current compensation.