Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advised Greenhill & Co., Inc. in connection with an SEC-registered offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock by certain of its managing directors and senior advisers for total proceeds of $228 million. The common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “GHL.”

Based in New York, Greenhill & Co., Inc. is a leading independent investment bank.

The Davis Polk corporate team included partner Nicholas A. Kronfeld and associates Jeff Ramsay and Johanna R. Dyer (not yet admitted). Partner William H. Weigel and associate Andrew Teruo Hayashi provided tax advice. Partner Danforth Townley and associate Catherine L. Martin provided 1940 Act advice. Amarilys Katy Barbosa was the legal assistant on the transaction. All members of the Davis Polk team are based in the New York office.