2.2.0.7 false Business Information 0211 - Disclosure - Business Information true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Business Information [Abstract] 0 ghl_BusinessInformationAbstract ghl false na duration Business Information. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Business Information. false 3 Business Information 1 us-gaap_SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>Note 11 — Business Information</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The Company’s activities as an investment banking firm constitute a single business segment, with two principal sources of revenue: </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="2%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Financial advisory, which includes engagements relating to mergers and acquisitions, financing advisory and restructuring, and private equity and real estate capital advisory services; and</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="margin-top: 6pt"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"> <tr valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent"> <td width="2%" style="background: transparent"> </td> <td width="3%" nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><b>•</b></td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td>Merchant banking, which includes the management of outside capital invested in the Greenhill Funds and the Company’s investments in such funds and other principal investments.</td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The following provides a breakdown of our aggregate revenues by source for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="52%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>For the Three Months Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>September 30, 2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>September 30, 2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>% of Total</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>% of Total</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14"><b>(in millions, unaudited)</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Financial advisory fees </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">97.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" align="right">NM</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">42.4</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">36</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Merchant banking and other investment revenues </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(12.9</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right">NM</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">73.9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">64</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total revenues </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">84.1</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">116.3</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="52%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>For the Nine Months Ended</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>September 30, 2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>September 30, 2009</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>% of Total</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Amount</b></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>% of Total</b></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="14"><b>(in millions, unaudited)</b></td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Financial advisory fees </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">195.5</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">90</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">153.0</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">66</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Merchant banking and other investment revenues </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">20.9</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">10</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">79.2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">34</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total revenues </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">216.4</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">232.2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">100</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">%</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" colspan="2" align="right" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Through December 2009, the Company’s financial advisory and merchant banking activities were closely aligned and had similar economic characteristics. A similar network of business and other relationships upon which the Company relies for financial advisory opportunities also generate merchant banking opportunities. Through 2009, the Company’s professionals and employees were treated as a common pool of available resources and the related compensation and other Company costs were not directly attributable to either particular revenue source. In reporting to management, the Company distinguishes the sources of its investment banking revenues between financial advisory and merchant banking. However, management does not evaluate other financial data or operating results such as operating expenses, profit and loss or assets by its financial advisory and merchant banking activities. Under the terms of the separation agreement among the Company and GCP Capital, the Company will continue to manage and administer the affiliated merchant funds during a transition period which is expected to end in December 2010. During that transition period, the Company has designated specific employees who will be dedicated to the merchant banking activities and established a system of measuring the operating costs of the merchant banking business. Under the agreed upon arrangement, effective in 2010 GCP Capital has a direct non-controlling ownership interest with a preferred economic interest in the first $10 million of profits of GCPII LLC. During that transition period, the excess of management fee revenue over the amount paid for compensation and other operating expenses associated with the management of the affiliated funds that accrues to the benefit of GCP Capital is treated by the Company as noncontrolling interest. See “Note 4 – Investments – Affiliated Merchant Banking Investments”. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This element may be used to capture the complete disclosure of reporting segments including data and tables. 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