Historic Transactions by Akin Bay Professionals

  • Company Name: Office Depot, Inc.
    Business Description:

    One of the world’s largest public office supply retailer/distributor

    Transaction Type: Buy-side financial advisory
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: Purchase of Eastman Office Products Corp for $220.0 million and advisory on allocation of $275.0 million LYON’s
  • Eastman Office Products Corp.

    Company Name: Eastman Office Products Corp.
    Business Description:

    Division of Australian holding company Pacific Dunlop LTD.

    Transaction Type: Sell-side financial advisory
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: Advised on the sale of Eastman Office Products Corp. for $160.0 million to a US private equity firm
  • Company Name: Architectural Digest
    Business Description:

    The leading architecture and interior design magazine, division of Knapp Publications

    Transaction Type: Sell-side financial advisory on divestiture of division
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: Advised Knapp Publications on their sale of Architectural Digest to Condé Nast for $175.0 million
  • Company Name: GNB Technologies
    Business Description:

    Battery manufacture and division of Pacific Dunlop LTD.

    Transaction Type: Financial advisory of strategic options and valuation analysis
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: NA
  • Company Name: Ansell Limited
    Business Description:

    Specialized healthcare products and division of Pacific Dunlop LTD.

    Transaction Type: Financial advisory
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: NA
  • Company Name: TNT N.V.
    Business Description:

    One of the world’s largest document and package carriers

    Transaction Type: Financial advisory and strategic review
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: NA
  • Western Mining Corp. Ltd.

    Company Name: Western Mining Corp. Ltd.
    Business Description:

    One of the world’s largest mining & natural resource companies.

    Transaction Type: Provided divestiture and financing advisory services for their oil & gas division, Greenhill Petroleum
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: NA
  • Western Mining Corp. Ltd.

    Company Name: Western Mining Corp. Ltd.
    Business Description:

    One of the world’s largest mining & natural resource companies.

    Transaction Type: Acquisition and strategic advisory
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: NA
  • Company Name: Goodman Fielder Limited
    Business Description:

    One of Australia’s largest food and baked goods companies

    Transaction Type: Acquisition and strategic advisory and consulting
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: NA
  • Company Name: CSR Limited
    Business Description:

    One of Australia’s largest construction companies

    Transaction Type: Strategic review and financial analysis and consulting
    Private/Public: Public
    Financing/M&A Sale Amount: NA

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