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Mariken van Esch

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

Amsterdam

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 12.76 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.06 B

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08 Jun 2018|Kazakhstan|Copper

Target: KAZ MINERALS KOKSAY BV

Bidder: CHINA NONFERROUS MINING CORPORATION LIMITED

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 52 M

Value

13 Dec 2019|Netherlands|Travel and Tourism

Target: TRAVIX

Bidder: TRIP COM INTERNATIONAL LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

1 Target | 132 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2020|Netherlands|Specialty Contracting

Target: CERTHON GROUP

Bidder: DENSO CORP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2020|Norway|Software

Target: VISMA AS

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

36 Service Providers

8 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

125 Dealmakers

6 Target | 81 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 1.16 B

Value

19 Mar 2021|Denmark|Specialty Retailers

Target: STAPLES SOLUTIONS (EUROPEAN BUSINESS UNITS)

Bidder: LYRECO

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

176 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 175 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 May 2021|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: CONSTELLATION AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 1.00 B

Value

13 Jan 2021|Luxembourg|Railroads

Target: ALPHA TRAINS

Bidder: APG ASSET MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

3 Target | 69 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Apr 2021|Russian Federation|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: LINXDATACENTER

Bidder: RUSSIAN DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 52 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2021|France|Software

Target: CGG (GEOSOFTWARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: TOPICUS BV

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2021|Netherlands|E-commerce

Target: CARNEXT

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

90 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Aug 2020|France|IT Services: Other

Target: CGG (MULTI-PHYSICS BUSIENSS)

Bidder: XCALIBUR GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jan 2022|Netherlands|Leasing

Target: LEASEPLAN CORPORATION NV

Bidder: ALD SA

23 Service Providers

9 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

25 Target | 53 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.10 B

Value

27 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: DISTRELEC

Bidder: RS GROUP

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

137 Dealmakers

6 Target | 44 Bidder | 109 Vendor

£ 323 M

Value

19 Sep 2023|Netherlands|Specialty Chemicals

$Infracapital Partners$

Target: ROYAL VOPAK NV (THREE CHEMICAL TERMINALS IN ROTTERDAM)

Bidder: INFRACAPITAL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 350 M

Value

10 Oct 2023|France|Diversified Industrials

Target: EQUANS ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Bidder: ESSENT

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Apr 2024|France|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: STACI SAS

Bidder: BPOST GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

10 Jul 2024|Belgium|Digital Services

Target: TEAM.BLUE

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

19 Service Providers

11 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

64 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2024|Germany|Plastics

Target: WEENER PLASTIK GMBH

Bidder: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

13 Target | 61 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 705 M

Value

27 Aug 2024|Belgium|Home Improvement Retailers

Target: X2O BADKAMERS

Bidder: WATERLAND PRIVATE EQUITY

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

27 Target | 73 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2025|Netherlands|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN

Bidder: ING BANK

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

7 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 412 M

Value

11 Jul 2025|Netherlands|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: OPEN LINE

Bidder: CONSCIA HOLDING

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jul 2025|Spain|Software

Target: ADEVINTA (SPANISH ONLINE CLASSIFIEDS BUSINESSES)

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 1.71 B

Value

11 Dec 2025|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: GOCARDLESS LTD

Bidder: MOLLIE

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

160 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 146 Vendor

£ 961 M

Value

18 Dec 2025|Netherlands|Leasing

Target: ATHLON

Bidder: BNP PARIBAS SA

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 877 M

Value