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Transactions led by Robert Smith during his employment at Greenhill & Co.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. acquires TT International
Advised TT International, a leading independent asset management firm focused on managing high alpha, high conviction active management strategies for institutional investors, on its sale to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn Management acquires M&T Bank's Ownership Interest in Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Advised M&T Bank on the sale of its ownership interest in Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn to the company's management team

BGC Partners, Inc. acquires GFI Group Inc.
Advised the Special Committee of GFI Group Inc. on its sale to BGC Partners, Inc.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC acquires Frank Russell Company
Advised LSEG on the acquisition of Frank Russell Company, the number one provider of benchmarks to US-focused equity funds and a leading provider of multi-asset class investment solutions, from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, including acting as Joint Sponsor to LSEG on its $1.6 billion rights issue

AXA Private Equity acquires portfolio of private equity interests from Citigroup
Advised AXA Private Equity (now named Ardian), a leading European diversified private equity firm, on its $1.7 billion acquisition of a portfolio of limited partnership interests in private equity buyout funds and a portfolio of direct stakes in companies from Citigroup

AXA Private Equity acquires portfolio of private equity interests from Bank of America
Advised AXA Private Equity (now named Ardian), a leading European diversified private equity firm, on the $1.9 billion acquisition of a portfolio of limited partnership interests in private equity funds from Bank of America

NYSE Euronext acquires NYFIX, Inc.
Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of NYFIX, Inc., a provider of electronic trading solutions, on its sale to NYSE Euronext

Validus Holdings, Ltd. acquires IPC Holdings, Ltd.
Advised Validus Holdings, Ltd., a leading Bermuda-based reinsurer, on its acquisition of IPC Holdings, Ltd.

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. acquires Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Advised Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc, the third largest options market in the US and the nation's oldest stock exchange, on its sale to the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.

Recapitalization of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.
Advised a consortium of leading global financial institutions and investors, including but not limited to Banc of America Securities LLC; Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Dresdner Kleinwort Securities LLC; Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; and UBS Securities LLC, on its participation in a recapitalization of Ambac Financial Group, Inc.