  The origin of Mercury's high iron-to-rock ratio is still unknown. In this
work we investigate Mercury's formation via giant impacts and consider the
possibilities of a single giant impact, a hit-and-run, and multiple collisions
in one theoretical framework. We study the standard collision parameters
(impact velocity, mass ratio, impact parameter), along with the impactor's
composition and the cooling of the target. It is found that the impactor's
composition affects the iron distribution within the planet and the final mass
of the target by up to 15\%, although the resulting mean iron fraction is
similar. We suggest that an efficient giant impact requires to be head-on with
high velocities, while in the hit-and-run case the impact can occur closer to
the most probable collision angle (45$^{\circ}$). It is also shown that
Mercury's current iron-to-rock ratio can be a result of multiple-collisions,
with their exact number depending on the collision parameters. Mass loss is
found to be more significant when the collisions are tight in time.
