Roxanne (Roxie) Mercado is a member of the Corporate & Business Practice at Hodgson Russ. Her work focuses on U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, venture financings, and corporate governance. She represents private equity sponsors, strategic acquirers, emerging growth companies, and founder-owned businesses in a wide range of industries, including technology, fintech, cybersecurity, industrial manufacturing, healthcare, utilities, and cannabis. Roxie guides clients through every stage of a transaction, from initial structuring and due diligence through negotiation and closing. She also advises on commercial contracts, joint ventures, reorganizations, private fund formation, and ongoing governance and compliance needs.
Before joining Hodgson Russ, Roxie was a Senior Associate at a large law firm in Buffalo, where she maintained a broad corporate practice that included mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and general corporate and commercial matters. She also gained experience with an internship at the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services in New York. Prior to relocating to the United States, she practiced at the largest law firm in the Philippines, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, and securities law. She later served as a solicitor in the Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines, where she worked on complex appellate litigation and international arbitration.
Services
Education
Ateneo de Manila University, B.S.
Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, J.D.
Columbia Law School, LL.M.
The Hague Academy of International Law (The Hague, Netherlands)
Admissions
- New York
- Philippines
Bar Associations
- American Bar Association - Business Law Section
- New York State Bar Association - Business Law Section, Antitrust Section
- Asian American Bar Association of New York
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Languages
- Filipino
- Visayan
Representative Work
Mergers & Acquisitions – Sell-Side
- Represented a U.S. cybersecurity services provider in its sale to a leading cybersecurity firm, enhancing the acquiror’s managed detection and response capabilities.
- Represented a U.S. transportation interior soft-goods manufacturer in its sale to a French industrial adhesive solutions provider, expanding the acquirer’s product offering and innovation capacity.
- Represented a New York–based non-emergency medical transportation company in its sale to a private equity investment firm.
- Represented a U.S. provider of solid-state power amplifiers and block upconverters for satellite communications in its sale to a private equity firm focused on aerospace, defense, maritime, government, and environmental sectors.
- Represented a U.S. customized technology solutions company in its sale to a private equity firm.
- Represented a U.S. fintech company in its merger with a private-equity-backed entity.
- Represented a U.S. construction company specializing in utility infrastructure in its sale to a private equity firm.
- Represented a U.S. investment advisory firm in its sale to another registered investment advisory firm.
- Represented a regional underground utility installation and maintenance company in its sale to a private-equity-backed strategic platform.
- Represented a fintech and private-markets infrastructure platform in its sale to an acquirer funded by institutional investors.
- Represented a U.S.-based cloud workspace and IT infrastructure company in its sale to a private equity firm.
Mergers & Acquisitions – Buy-Side
- Represented a publicly listed Canadian industrial manufacturing company in its acquisition of a major North American manufacturer of storage tanks for fuel and chemicals.
- Represented a U.S. hospital system in its acquisition of multiple hospitals and physician practices.
- Represented various buyers in the acquisition of interests in multiple New York adult-use cannabis license holders, including regulatory diligence and compliance with ownership-change requirements.
- Represented a Canadian buy-side platform in the acquisition of multiple electrical services businesses serving customers across Canada and the United States.
SPAC and Growth Transactions
- Acted as U.S. counsel in connection with the merger of a digital-asset trading platform with a Canadian-listed SPAC, including U.S. legal diligence and negotiation of U.S. transaction documents.
- Represented a Canada- and U.S.-based foodservice technology company in its Series A equity financing, including cross-border structuring and investor negotiations.
Fund Formation, Joint Ventures & Regulated Industries
- Represented a self-storage investment fund and advised on its structuring, formation, operation and portfolio acquisitions, and supporting development projects across high-growth U.S. markets.
- Represented a cannabis cultivator, processor, and distributor on its structuring and licensing of a joint venture, and on seeking an adult-use license in New York State.
- Represented real estate developers in connection with the private placement of securities, including preparing all securities offering documents (e.g., private placement memorandums (PPMs), limited liability company and limited partnership agreements, investor questionnaires, and subscription agreements)
Recognitions
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia Law School
- Listed, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (Corporate Law, Real Estate Law) 2026
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Business/Corporate), 2025