Daily Deal Sheet | Weekend Edition | 9–11 Aug 2025

Written By Allison Sabaroche

Captured from posts published in the 48-hour window ending 10 Aug 2025 (GMT).

Why it matters

Weekend tape stayed busy across industrials, infra and consumer—and included one of the largest North American sports ownership transfers on record. Private credit kept flexing on mega capex, while mid-market corporate activity rolled on from UK FM to Italian ERP/HCM consulting.

📝 Deal & Investment Highlights

  • William Chisholm → Boston Celtics — agreement to acquire franchise for US$6.1bn (one of the largest NA sports ownership transfers; approvals pending). Advisers n/d.

  • Laumann Group UK → Epwin Group (UK building products) — recommended acquisition valuing Epwin at ~£167m. Sell-side: Zeus Capital (Dominic King), Shore Capital (UK broker; Daniel Bush), Eversheds Sutherland, MHP (Reg “Nick” Hoare) │ Buy-side: Houlihan Lokey (David Brock), Osborne Clarke.

  • Navori Labs (Maguar Capital) → Signagelive — UK digital-signage CMS SaaS acquisition; expands channel-only, API-first platform and global footprint.

  • One Equity Partners → Brown & Root Industrial Services (US) — minority investment (terms n/d). Buy-side: Arnovia, Guggenheim, KPMG, Sidley Austin, Stanton │ Seller (BCP): Houlihan Lokey, Kirkland & Ellis, Joele Frank (Ed Trissel) │ KBR: Baker McKenzie.

  • Cardio Partners (Sarnova) → RescueStat — acquisition (terms n/d). Buyer counsel: Simpson Thacher (Michael Holick) │ Seller counsel: Perkins Coie; Hawley Troxell.

  • Turkish Airlines → Air Europa — intends binding offer for a minority stake (value n/d).

  • OX2 → HELLENiQ ENERGY — sale of 96 MW construction-ready onshore wind farm (Romania).

  • TowerBrook & Prelude Growth → Amylu Foods — growth investment (value n/d). Target: J.P. Morgan; Winston & Strawn; Startr Co │ TowerBrook: Benefit Street, MidCap, Sidley Austin, Brunswick │ Debt: Eldridge; Stifel; SMBC; Willow Tree.

  • Horizon Technology Finance ↔ Monroe Capital Corporation — agreed BDC merger (terms n/d). Monroe Capital Corp: Houlihan Lokey; Nelson Mullins; BackBay │ Horizon: Oppenheimer; Blank Rome; ICR │ Monroe Capital (parent): KBW; Dechert; Eversheds Sutherland.

  • Hideaki Tanaka → SOFT99 — offer to acquire remaining 78.03% (~US$247m). SOFT99: KPMG; Nishimura & Asahi │ Buyer: MUFG; Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.

  • Motorola Solutions → Silvus Technologies — completed acquisition from TJC for US$4.4bn. Seller: Morgan Stanley (Carl Contiguglia); Mayer Brown (Philip Brandes) │ Buyer: Centerview (Blair Effron); Stone Key; Wachtell Lipton (Viktor Sapezhnikov, David Karp); Joele Frank (Andrew Siegel, Aura Reinhard).

  • Granite → Warren Paving & Papich Construction — completed dual acquisition for US$710m.

  • Walgreens Boots Alliance → to be acquired by Sycamore Partners — US$11.45/share cash + potential value from VillageMD monetization.

  • Apleona → Corrigenda (UK FM) — acquisition (value n/d).

  • Asker Healthcare Group → Health Net Connections (UK ultrasound reporting software) — acquisition (value n/d).

  • Storskogen → Carry Gently (UK fragile/high-value logistics) — acquisition (value n/d).

  • DGS (ICG) → Allos | Innovation Company (Italy) — acquisition (ERP/HCM consulting; value n/d).

  • DeA Capital S.p.A. → Green Arrow Capital — sale of DeA Capital Alternative Funds SGR (value n/d).

  • Diot-Siaci → Ardian, Burrus Group & Management — recapitalization of the insurance-brokerage group (value n/d).

💸 Capital Raises & Structured Finance

  • Meta Platforms — US$29bn private-credit financing for Louisiana data centers (led by PIMCO & Blue Owl).

  • Cormedix — US$150m convertible debt alongside Melinta acquisition (Moelis lead placement).

  • Evolv Technology — US$75m ARR-based senior secured facility (Houlihan Lokey).

  • Verisk — US$750m senior notes to finance AccuLynx acquisition.

  • First Capital (Italy) — €25m senior unsecured bond 2025–2029 @ 5.75% p.a.

  • Casap — US$25m Series A (Emergence lead; Lightspeed participating).

  • Dash Bio — US$11m financing (Ropes & Gray counsel).

  • Alter Eco Pulp — €3.5m seed round led by Eureka! Fund I – Technology Transfer (with Azimut Eltif ALIcrowd III/IV, Open Venture; CDP VC conversion).

🆕 Adviser Intel (new or incremental details)

  • C.H. Reynolds Corporate Finance → advised dsm-firmenich on sale of Pentapharm to Orlando Capital V (value n/d).

  • IMAP Netherlands → advised sellers of Dreumex on sale to Peter Greven Physioderm (value n/d).

  • Liberta Partners → KOMI Group (Konica Minolta carve-out) — sell-side carve-out financial due diligence by AC Christes & Partner.

  • Flutter Entertainment → FanDuel minority buy-in financing (closed 7 Aug): multi-currency notes + US$1.75bn bridge; +US$500m TLB upsize — Simpson Thacher counsel.

  • Dishoom minority (L Catterton) — Buy-side counsel: Latham & Watkins (Linzi Thomas, Tom Evans, Jon Fox) │ Seller counsel: CMS (David Roberts, Nick Crosbie).

  • Meta Louisiana DC financing — debt leads confirmed: PIMCO & Blue Owl Capital.

👤 Notable People Moves

  • Massimo Tosato & Carlo Enrico — join JBMC (Italy) as co-investors & Senior Advisers (alongside Oakley Capital).

  • Gurinder Sidhu — joins Konexus Resources Group as President & Group CFO (ex-investment banker).

  • Axe Ali — joins British Business Bank (CIO Office & Principal Investment Team).

  • Fernando Soriano — CMD Global Partners (MD, Corporate Advisory; ex-Greenhill).

  • John McCamley — Cooper Parry (Northern Ireland, Partner).

  • Samuel Pattison — Houlihan Lokey (Investment-Banking Associate).

  • Partner/lateral pulse: Fried Frank (David Evans), Paul, Weiss (Leo Kitchen), Latham & Watkins (David Marriott NY; Rhys McWhirter HK), Willkie Farr (Usman Arain SF), Crowell & Moring (managed-care team), Greenberg Traurig (Thomas Dünchheim DE), Taylor Wessing NL (5-lawyer patent team), K&L Gates (Annalie Mitchelson SYD), Ashurst (Amelia Morgan SYD), Corrs Chambers (Tim Gordon), Jones Day (James Hall BNE), William Fry (Gerard Ryan, Gavin O’Flaherty, Enda Newton, Maria O’Brien from Eversheds Sutherland Ireland).

🔍 Sector Snapshots

Sports & Media — Boston Celtics US$6.1bn sale; Meta US$29bn data-center financing; Navori–Signagelive SaaS consolidation.
Technology & SaaS — Signagelive acquisition; KONICA MINOLTA IT-infra carve-out (KOMI Group); Verisk–AccuLynx financing; Cognition–Windsurf IP/team (US).
Energy & Infrastructure — OX2–HELLENiQ wind sale; Turkish Airlines–Air Europa minority bid intent.
Industrials & Business Services — Laumann–Epwin; Granite–Warren & Papich; Apleona–Corrigenda; Storskogen–Carry Gently; Amphenol → CommScope CCS announced US$10.5bn acquisition (financing roles disclosed by banks).
Healthcare & Consumer — Vendis–Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek; Amylu Foods growth investment; Walgreens–Sycamore; SOFT99 take-private offer; BlackPeak–Affinity Life Care growth equity.

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Allison Sabaroche
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