Please join representatives from Evercore, including Senior Managing Director Will Hiltz, in a discussion about the Dell leveraged buyout. Evercore advised the Special Committee of Dell’s Board of Directors on its $25 billion sale to Michael Dell and Silver Lake, one of the most discussed transactions of the last few years and the largest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis.  This assignment highlights Evercore’s involvement in some of the largest corporate transactions, including the separation of Kraft Foods into two independent companies, the merger of Kinder Morgan with El Paso, the IPO of GM, the merger of CenturyLink with Quest, and the acquisition of Genzyme by Sanofi-Aventis.

Will Hiltz is a Senior Managing Director at Evercore and the head of its General Advisory Group. Mr. Hiltz has advised clients on a number of landmark transactions including Kraft on the spin-off of its $36 billion North American Grocery business, CVS on its $27 billion merger with Caremark, the Special Committee of Dell on its $25 billion sale to Michael Dell and Silver Lake, General Mills on its $11 billion acquisition of Pillsbury, and General Motors on its $173 billion restructuring and recent $23 billion IPO. Prior to joining Evercore, Mr. Hiltz was Head of the Global Energy Group at UBS Warburg.

About Evercore: Evercore is a leading investment banking advisory firm providing services to prominent multinational corporations on significant strategic corporate transactions with a focus on building long-term relationships and providing truly objective advice.