Daily Deal Sheet | 7 Aug 2025

Captured from posts published in the 24-hour window ending 6 Aug 2025 (GMT).

Why it matters

Fresh headlines keep rolling: a $6.5 billion energy-data buy-out, a $3.6 billion building-products merger, Canada’s new C$1.26 billion TowerCo, and a string of bolt-ons from tech to coffee solutions. Add in nine venture/credit raises and another wave of senior hires and the league tables already look different from yesterday. Below is today’s brand-new ledger – nothing repeated from the 5 Aug sheet – followed by the latest people moves.

📝 Deal & Investment Highlights

• Blackstone → Enverus – 100 % buy-out, US $6.5 bn
  • Buy-side: internal M&A │ legal Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
  ⦿ Biggest cheque of the day – plants Blackstone deep inside energy-data & analytics.

• MasterBrand × American Woodmark – $3.6 bn all-stock merger
  • American Woodmark sell-side FA Jefferies │ MasterBrand buy-side FA Rothschild & Co (Adam Reeder + team).

• TELUS ↔ CDPQ – C$1.26 bn sale of 49.9 % in newly formed tower-co Terrion
  • Buyer counsel A&O Shearman – Varsha Srinivasan, Andrew Kenning.

• Apollo Funds → Stream Data Centers – majority stake (value undisclosed) with capital for 650 MW pipeline (Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas).

• Alcon → STAAR Surgical – US $1.5 bn cash offer
  • FAs Morgan Stanley & Citi │ legal Wachtell Lipton (Alcon) & Gibson Dunn (target).

• Disney / ESPN ↗ NFL Network & media assets – terms undisclosed │ lead counsel Cravath, Swaine & Moore.

• Ceres / Montefiore / CFJ consortium – acquisition-financing for Karavel Group (FA Rothschild & Co Debt Advisory).

• Adanola (active-wear) – minority stake from STORY3 Capital (US $530 m valuation)
  • Sell-side advisers PwC – Joel Smith, Tom Copeland │ legal DLA Piper.

• Normec (Astorg portfolio) – first US entry via three specialised TICC acquisitions (Foodcare, Sustainability, Healthcare).

• CleanCapital → 51.2 MW solar & storage portfolio (acquired from Greenbacker) – counsel Orrick (Kristin Seeger team).

• Rocscience (TA Associates) buys Rockfield (UK subsurface-modelling software).

• Kappa Optronics (Afinum) sold to THEON International – sell-side counsel Milbank.

• Freshway Foods (US Foods) sold to Red Arts Capital – adviser Dinan Capital / Translink.

• Fornaio del Casale – majority exit by Riello Investimenti to Aksìa Capital VI.

  (20+ additional first-time bolt-ons – Seenons ↗ RCN, Ammcomri → Electronix Services, Smiths Detection → Med Graphix, etc. – stored in the full database.)

  💸 Capital Raises & Structured Finance

• Spacelift – US $51 m Series C led by Five Elms Capital, with Inovo & Endeavor Catalyst.

• Tavily – US $25 m round led by Insight Partners & Alpha Wave Global (search infra for AI-agents).

• Dislog Dispositifs Médicaux – MAD 540 m (≈ US $59 m) growth equity from Mediterrania Capital Partners & CDG Invest Growth.

• Solarise Africa – ZAR 60 m (≈ US $3.4 m) follow-on from Mergence Investment Managers for South-African C&I solar.

• TurnStay (travel-fintech) – US $2 m seed led by First Circle Capital & Enza / TLcom / others.

• EAIF (Ninety One) – secures US $100 m debt facility from Export Finance Australia to fuel Asia infra.

👤 Notable People Moves

• Gabriel Gruber → Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Chemicals at Jefferies (New York) — hire

• Martin Sharkey → Partner, Structured Finance & Securitisation at McDermott Will & Schulte (London) — hire

• Alex Melamud → Chief Financial Officer at Engine (San Francisco; former Permira MD) — hire

• Leo Kitchen → Partner, Litigation & Competition at Paul Weiss (London; ex-Quinn Emanuel) — hire

• Omar Zizi → Partner & Head of Al Tamimi’s Casablanca office — hire

• Haley Close → Vice-President, Capital Markets at Kelso & Company (New York) — hire

• Marcus Foss → Investment Professional at Skeie Technology family office (Oslo) — hire

• Elias Hayek → Co-Lead, Middle East & European Hospitality Practice at Greenberg Traurig (Dubai) — hire

🔍 Sector Snapshots

• Energy & Infrastructure

  • Blackstone–Enverus $6.5 bn; TK Elevator–Alat Saudi JV; CDPQ-TELUS towerco; Apollo-Stream DC; AMP Clean Energy £50 m.

• TMT & Software

  • Carlyle–Ingentis; HandsHQ-HSI; SBA Canada towers; Kingsway/TON PIPE; Tavily & Spacelift raises.

• Industrials & Business Services

  • MasterBrand/American Woodmark merger; Tinexta take-private; Normec US entry; Kappa Optronics sale; Blackstone-Stream; Karavel financing.

• Consumer & Healthcare

  • Adanola $530 m minority stake; STAAR Surgical bid; Rocscience-Rockfield; Candles Scandinavia buys AVA & MAY / Club Noé; Aksìa exits Fornaio del Casale bakery.

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