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Lizzeth Merchan

‎Managing Associate at Linklaters

Lawyer

New York, United States

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 71.41 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.46 B

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16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

02 Jul 2019|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: SNOWFOX

Bidder: YO! SUSHI

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jan 2020|Portugal|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: FRULACT

Bidder: ARDIAN SAS (FORMERLY AXA PRIVATE EQUITY)

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

2 Target | 81 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 128 M

Value

30 Apr 2020|Ecuador|Gold Mining

Target: LUNDIN GOLD (FRUTA DEL NORTE MINE)

Bidder: NEWCREST MINING LTD

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 369 M

Value

24 Nov 2020|Brazil|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: PHOENIX TOWER DO BRASIL

Bidder: DIGITAL COLONY

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 347 M

Value

31 Jan 2020|Jersey|Media Agencies

Target: INSITE POSTER GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: DIGITAL COLONY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

1 Target | 55 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jan 2020|France|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: EDPR / ENGIE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ENGIE SA

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

37 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: C2 OMEGA

Bidder: EDP RENEWABLES NORTH AMERICA

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: BMO FINANCIAL GROUP (EMEA ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

101 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 615 M

Value

21 May 2021|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ATLASEDGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: LIBERTY GLOBAL INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

1 Target | 79 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Sep 2021|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: NLYTE SOFTWARE

Bidder: CARRIER GLOBAL CORP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

6 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: EKATERRA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

222 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 196 Vendor

£ 3.78 B

Value

16 Mar 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS

Bidder: BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

4 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 180 M

Value

23 May 2022|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: GEOCOMP

Bidder: SERCEL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jul 2022|United States|Software

Target: ION GEOPHYSICAL (SOFTWARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: SERCEL

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Aug 2023|United States|Aerospace

Target: BALL (AEROSPACE BUSINESS)

Bidder: BAE SYSTEMS

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.36 B

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: AUSTRALIANSUPER

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

168 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 136 Vendor

£ 1.29 B

Value

04 Apr 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS (A PORTFOLIO OF EUROPEAN SITES)

Bidder: INFRANITY

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

200 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 195 Vendor

£ 2.21 B

Value

04 Dec 2023|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ENERGYRE (GIGA PROJECTS)

Bidder: ELIA GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|General Mining

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

Bidder: BHP GROUP PLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

134 Dealmakers

88 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 31.10 B

Value

25 Jun 2024|United States|Automobiles

Target: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE / VOLKSWAGEN JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

124 Dealmakers

124 Bidder

£ 4.53 B

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

5 Target | 94 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

17 Oct 2024|United States|Iron and Steel

Target: UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS INC

Bidder: APERAM

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

33 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 413 M

Value

08 Apr 2025|South Africa|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: VALTERRA PLATINUM

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

6 Target | 160 Vendor

£ 5.90 B

Value

10 Sep 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: VANTAGE DATA CENTERS

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

29 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value