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Matthew Merkle

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals23

Total Value£ 58.58 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.55 B

Market Context

Awards

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17 Apr 2018|Czechia|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ZENTIVA GROUP AS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 8 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

4 Target | 62 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

23 Dec 2017|Italy|Paper

Target: FEDRIGONI GROUP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Oct 2018|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

3 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 1.56 B

Value

10 Aug 2017|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

30 Service Providers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

20 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.89 B

Value

31 May 2019|Croatia|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: TELE2 AB (CROATIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: UNITED GROUP BV

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 194 M

Value

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

31 Service Providers

8 Target | 23 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 4.77 B

Value

03 Jul 2019|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: OSRAM LICHT AG

Bidder: AMS AG

29 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

115 Dealmakers

32 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 4.12 B

Value

28 Jan 2020|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: THYSSENKRUPP (ELEVATOR TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

51 Service Providers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 14 Vendor

158 Dealmakers

2 Target | 93 Bidder | 60 Vendor

£ 13.01 B

Value

24 Sep 2020|Finland|Containers and Packaging

Target: AHLSTROM OYJ

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

22 Service Providers

4 Target | 18 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

24 Target | 61 Bidder

£ 1.92 B

Value

26 Feb 2021|Germany|Footwear

Target: BIRKENSTOCK GMBH & CO

Bidder: L CATTERTON

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

35 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 3.48 B

Value

29 Apr 2016|Germany|Food Products

Target: KALLE GROUP

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC (COBHAM ULTRA GROUP)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

28 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.57 B

Value

17 Aug 2021|Germany|Building Materials: Other

Target: CERAMTEC GMBH

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.61 B

Value

02 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ATRIUM EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED

Bidder: GAZIT GLOBE LIMITED

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Feb 2022|Belgium|Commercial REITs

Target: BEFIMMO

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 2.09 B

Value

26 Jul 2022|Italy|Paper

Target: FEDRIGONI GROUP

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

25 Service Providers

4 Target | 14 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

4 Target | 34 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

31 Jul 2023|Italy|Machinery: Specialty

Target: IMA INDUSTRIA MACCHINE AUTOMATICHE SPA

Bidder: BDT & MSD PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

23 Target | 10 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.41 B

Value

05 Feb 2024|Italy|Food Products

Target: FORNO D'ASOLO S.P.A.

Bidder: SAMMONTANA

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 949 M

Value

16 May 2024|Germany|Machinery: Specialty

Target: INNOMOTICS

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

39 Target | 48 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 3.00 B

Value

24 Jun 2024|Switzerland|Containers and Packaging

Target: EVIOSYS

Bidder: SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

35 Target | 70 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 3.08 B

Value

26 Jun 2024|Italy|Diversified Retailers

Target: ACQUA & SAPONE

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

20 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

8 Target | 24 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.68 B

Value

19 Jul 2024|Italy|Plastics

Target: PIOVAN

Bidder: INVESTINDUSTRIAL

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 683 M

Value

07 Aug 2024|Italy|Semiconductors

Target: SOMACIS GRAPHIC GROUP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Dec 2024|Italy|Aerospace

Target: FORGITAL

Bidder: STONEPEAK

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

3 Target | 53 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

Value

15 May 2025|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: JET TANKSTELLEN DEUTSCHLAND

Bidder: STONEPEAK

15 Service Providers

13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

77 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.20 B

Value

20 May 2025|Italy|Pharmaceuticals

Target: GENETIC GROUP

Bidder: RENAISSANCE PARTNERS

34 Service Providers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 572 M

Value

10 Nov 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: TREEHOUSE FOODS

Bidder: INVESTINDUSTRIAL

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

12 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.20 B

Value

10 Nov 2025|Portugal|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: FRULACT

Bidder: NEXTURE

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value