From Fri–Sun (Sept 5–7), we logged a $5B A&D headline (Hanwha → Philly Shipyard), a $150M Series D for Baseten, and European SaaS platform activity (Position Green → Greenomy). Healthcare stayed busy with a $210M SPAC for Filament Health and a 40% stake in Luz Saúde. Fresh adviser intel includes Hill Dickinson on GENDA’s UK holiday parks deal and EY-Parthenon’s Mads Kunov on Greenomy.

A $2.7B wealth carve-out, €870m French towers, and a $320m quantum raise anchor today’s tape. We also captured fresh adviser rosters—including buy-side counsel on the Boston Celtics sale—and new lender intel across mid-market LBOs and distressed DACH processes.

AI and healthcare lead today’s flow: Anthropic closes a $13,000,000,000 Series F while Evernorth Health buys Shields Health Solutions for $3,500,000,000. Anglo American divests Valterra Platinum for $2,400,000,000; Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions (with Blackstone) takes a minority stake in Sphera. Also on the tape: Shawbrook acquires ThinCats, Mediq buys C&P Medical, Keurig Dr Pepper moves on JDE Peet’s, Foresight builds out Graham + Sibbald, and Orchard Robotics raises $22,000,000.

$7.4bn headline: SMBC Aviation Capital, Sumitomo & Brookfield move to take Sumisho Air Lease private, while Carlyle acquires Altera’s FPSO unit from Brookfield and RLDatix merges with MediSpend. Also in the tape: JTB buys Northstar Travel Group, Jaguar Transport expands via Columbia Basin & Central Washington Railroads, DBAG picks up MAIT from 3i, and Roseman Labs closes a €5m Series A. Energy, Technology and Healthcare led today’s flow.

Europe-heavy tape led by pharma, fiber, and infra. Headliners include CapVest’s platform buy of STADA, Telia moving to take Bredband2 private, Bain’s acquisition of Jensten, Genuit’s £55.6m takeout of Monodraught, SMG Capital buying Fabergé, and Cognita’s Doha expansion. We also logged defense, facilities, and maritime moves — plus 35+ more transactions and 200+ people moves in today’s ledger.

Energy, software, and healthcare led the weekend: TAQA’s $1.2bn buyout of GS Inima, a $1.0bn midstream carve-out from MPLX to Harvest, £500m into Eelpower, and Carlyle’s $200m take-private of intelliflo headline the tape. Europe-heavy and advisor-rich, with 112+ deals, raises, and people items logged through Sun, Aug 31, 2025.

Sycamore’s acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance closed at $23.7B, topping a busy tape. Also in focus: KKR’s £5B Spectris take-private, ADIA’s $1.5B GLP stake, POET’s $210M biofuels divestiture, and fresh AI/cyber buys (Uniphore–Orby AI; CrowdStrike–Onum).

Sompo’s $3.5B buyout of Aspen Insurance tops a packed slate across Energy, Technology and Healthcare. Equitix deploys £500M into Eelpower, KKR acquires HealthCare Royalty Partners, GTCR takes Innovative Systems, and Diploma buys Electramed—complete with named banker/lawyer benches and fresh carve-out intel.

Clearlake’s $7.7B take-private of Dun & Bradstreet anchors today’s tape, with Crescent–Vital’s $3.1B Energy merger, TPG–Irth (SaaS), Halma–Brownline (€150M), PSG–HeroDevs ($125M), and JTL-Software’s Bringly buy (Hogan Lovells) in focus. We also capture August Equity’s strategic investment in Higgs LLP with full adviser benches (Arrowpoint Advisory; Squire Patton Boggs; Travers Smith; PwC UK, RSM UK, Equator, Lockton).

A blockbuster Consumer deal leads today’s sheet as Keurig Dr Pepper moves on JDE Peet’s (€15.7B), while Thoma Bravo takes Verint private ($2.0B) and Terumo buys OrganOx for $1.5B. Energy consolidation (Crescent–Vital, $3.1B) and active sponsor-to-strategic trades round out a busy cross-border tape

Energy and tech led the weekend tape: Cenovus agreed to buy MEG Energy for $7.9B, Xerox moved on Lexmark ($1.5B), and Blackstone acquired Shermco ($1.6B). AI/TMT consolidation rolled on (Workday→Paradox; Databricks→Tecton; Visma add-ons), while healthcare saw Kite Pharma→Interius ($350M) and Tempus AI→Paige. Rounds included Ontic $230M Series C and a UK REIT take-private for Warehouse REIT.

Mega-tickets set the tone: Thoma Bravo moved to take Dayforce private for $12.3B and Lowe’s agreed to acquire Foundation Building Materials for $8.8B. Xerox targeted Lexmark ($1.5B) as Clari and Salesloft agreed to merge, while a Chisholm-led consortium announced a buyout of the Boston Celtics. Growth rounds (Topline Pro $27M, Upstage $45M) and ERA Partners’ $485M single-asset continuation fund anchored a busy slate across Technology, Industrials, and Healthcare.

Today’s ledger is led by Lowe’s $8.8bn buyout of Foundation Building Materials, a $250m Series E for EliseAI, and Enstor’s purchase of Black Bear Transmission from Basalt. We also track the Boston Celtics consortium, Knighthead’s 49% in Birmingham Phoenix, ESG SaaS consolidation (Position Green–Morescope), and Covestro’s acquisition of Vencorex U.S. & Thailand subsidiaries. Advisers feature RBC, Weil, Moelis, Fox Williams and Kirkland & Ellis.

A blockbuster tape: Nexstar moves on TEGNA for $6.2B, Mubadala Capital backs a C$12.1B take-private of CI Financial, and an investor group led by MCR takes Soho House private at $2.7B. Amphenol buys Trexon for $1.0B, while UK healthcare REITs PHP and Assura agree a £1.6B merger. Active flow across software (Blue Yonder–Optoro; Digi–Jolt at $145.5M), diagnostics (Cinven–SYNLAB), and infra/energy (EZA HILL’s $238M Singapore logistics portfolio; Mitsubishi–Copper World at $600M). Full ledger and named adviser benches on the blog.

Carbon capture, data centers and consumer brands drove today’s tape. GIP’s $1.2B minority in Eni CCUS and Amphenol’s $1B Trexon acquisition headline a busy slate that also includes Apollo’s control of Stream Data Centers, ABF’s move for Hovis and L Catterton’s stake in Dishoom. Advisory benches feature Sullivan & Cromwell (Hudbay–Mitsubishi/Copper World), A&O Shearman (ABF–Hovis) and Moelis (Apollo–Stream).

Two $2.1bn prints—CRH/Eco Material and WiseTech/E2open—anchored a busy Fri–Sun window, while Thoma Bravo’s $2.0bn take-private of Olo kept software in focus. Energy stayed hot with Opdenergy’s €530m renewables portfolio and Array’s $179m APA Solar Racking deal; aviation and healthcare also popped via L Catterton/Flexjet and THL/Headlands. Inside: named sell-side bankers and counsel on key deals, plus newly surfaced adviser intel.

Big prints led today’s tape: EOG’s $5.6B asset deal to Encino, Advent’s $2.5B take-private of Sapiens, CRH’s $2.1B eco-materials buy, and the $2.2B Gildan–Hanes merger. We also track FirstCash/H&T ($383M), Data4 data centers, payments (Corpay–Alpha; Mesh), plus fresh adviser benches on Kelvion and Panthera.

Advent’s $2,500,000,000 take-private of Sapiens tops a busy tape spanning energy, financials, healthcare and industrials. Indigenous-partnered MEG Energy take-private, LDC’s majority buy of Panthera Biopartners, Allegion’s acquisition of Brisant-Secure, Hubbell’s DMC POWER deal, and First Financial Bank’s $142,000,000 BankFinancial buy headline today’s ledger.

Nordic media leads today’s tape: Schibsted’s SEK 6.55bn buyout of TV4 & MTV Oy tops a busy slate. Also inside: LDC’s investment in Panthera Biopartners, Ardian’s minority in Diot-Siaci, Red Bull’s acquisition of Newcastle Falcons, Quad-C’s buy of O6 Environmental, Capsa–BlueBin in HealthTech, plus fresh EV-charging and data-centre capital. Full benches named across DWF, Weil, Latham, Sintons, HNH and more.

Big cheques and infra themes headline today’s tape: EQT’s $2.7B take-private of Fujitec, Centerbridge’s $2.0B buyout of MeridianLink, and DigitalBridge/Crestview’s $1.5B WOW! take-private. Also inside: Wilmington’s €121.6M Conversia deal, a $558M Verb PIPE, Blackstone’s up to $500M MannKind financing, and €504M for Ciner Glass—plus full named advisory benches across Energy, Technology and Healthcare.