Daily Deal Sheet | Aug 27, 2025

Captured from posts published in the 24-hour window ending 26 Aug 2025 (GMT).

Why it matters

A blockbuster $7.7B take-private of Dun & Bradstreet by Clearlake set the tone, alongside a $3.1B Energy merger (Crescent ↔ Vital) and a steady stream of software and services deals from TPG/Irth to JTL-Software/Bringly. We also saw continued private-equity interest in professional services with August Equity’s minority stake in Higgs LLP, with full adviser benches now in view.

📝 Deal & Investment Highlights

• Clearlake Capital Group → Dun & Bradstreet — $7,700,000,000 Majority Buyout
  • Sell-side IB: Bank of America — Kevin Brunner; Sell-side Legal: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP — Amanda Fenster, Michael J. Aiello, Paul Shim
  • Buy-side IB: Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Rothschild & Co, Santander, Wells Fargo — Gary Katz, Greg Mendelson, David M. Baron; Buy-side Legal: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Sidley Austin LLP — Vanessa Jackson, Mehdi Khodadad

• Crescent Energy Company → Vital Energy, Inc. — $3,100,000,000 Merger (Energy)

• TPG → Irth Solutions — Majority Buyout (Technology/SaaS; seller: Blackstone Energy Transition Partners)
  • Sell-side IB: Evercore — Naveen Nataraj

• PSG Equity → HeroDevs — $125,000,000 Minority Investment (Technology/Cybersecurity)
  • Sell-side IB: D.A. Davidson Equity Capital Markets — Greg Thomas, David Douglas, Derek Heinonen, Erik Paustenbaugh

• Halma plc → Brownline — €150,000,000 Majority Buyout (Industrials/Construction)

• ECCO GROUP → VALONTEC GmbH — Divestiture (Industrials/Industrial Services)
  • Sell-side Legal: act legal Austria — Robert Winkler; Buy-side Legal: Schindler Attorneys — Martin Abram, Clemens Philipp Schindler
  • Debt Providers: TARGOBANK — Markus J. Lunz, David Knierim

• Gilde Healthcare → Artinis Medical Systems — Majority Buyout (Healthcare/Medical Devices, NL)
  • Sell-side IB: Moore MKW Corporate Finance — Rob Koops; Sell-side Legal: JPR advocaten — Sebastiaan Vos

• JTL-Software GmbH → Bringly — Majority Buyout (Technology/Supply-Chain Tech; Hg-backed)
  • Buy-side Legal: Hogan Lovells — Danielle du Bois-Buné, Dr. Jan Philipp Feigen

• August Equity → Higgs LLP — Minority Investment (Business Services/Legal & Compliance)
  • Sell-side IB: Arrowpoint Advisory — Will Evans, Ollie Chambers, Dylan Genau
  • Sell-side Legal: Squire Patton Boggs — Julian Thatcher, Andrew Slucky, James Bradshaw
  • Buy-side IB: PwC UK, RSM UK, Equator, Lockton; Buy-side Legal: Travers Smith
  • Investor team: Kishan Chotai, Katie Beckingham

↪️ Plus 31 more transactions captured in today’s ledger in the full database.

🆕 Adviser Intel on Previously-Flagged Deals

• Keurig Dr Pepper → JDE Peet’s — new/expanded adviser detail: Lazard banker names added (Adam Cady, Mary Ann Deignan, Brendan Shea, Tracy Farr, Jeff Thiesen); prior posts also flagged A&O Shearman team leads and additional banking support.

👤 Notable People Moves

• Peter Brooks — Head of EMEA Private Placements | MUFG (London; ex-MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Managing Director)

• Stephen Georgiou — Director, M&A | RBC Capital Markets (London; ex-J.P. Morgan)

• Rob Cascarino — Debt Capital Markets hire | Citigroup (ex-JPMorgan)

• Lars-Christian Schnieder — Head of Credit Structuring Germany | BNP Paribas Wealth Management (Germany)

• Jacqueline Cai — Senior Associate | Temasek

• Christiaan Defauw — Partner (promotion) | SINCERIUS

• Javier Mendez Ceniga — Private Equity Associate | GIC

• Ruben van Grol — Associate | Lindenaar & Co Corporate Finance

• Susanne Bruens — Senior Associate | Lindenaar & Co Corporate Finance

🔍 Sector Snapshots

Energy & Infrastructure

• Crescent Energy → Vital Energy — $3,100,000,000 Merger (Oil & Gas Exploration)

• DEME Group → Havfram (renamed DEME Offshore Norway) — Majority Buyout (Renewable Energy)

• TPG → Irth Solutions — Majority Buyout (SaaS supporting asset networks); Sell-side IB: Evercore — Naveen Nataraj

TMT & Software

• Clearlake → Dun & Bradstreet — $7,700,000,000 Majority Buyout

• PSG Equity → HeroDevs — $125,000,000 Minority Investment; Sell-side IB: D.A. Davidson ECM — Greg Thomas, David Douglas, Derek Heinonen, Erik Paustenbaugh

• JTL-Software → Bringly — Majority Buyout; Buy-side Legal: Hogan Lovells — Danielle du Bois-Buné, Dr. Jan Philipp Feigen

• Figma → Payload — Majority Buyout

Industrials & Business Services

• Halma plc → Brownline — €150,000,000 Majority Buyout (Construction/Trenchless)

• FalconPoint Partners → SMS Mill Services — Majority Buyout (Industrial Services)

• JARO Groep (FIELDS Group) → Grondverzetbedrijf Visscher — Add-On (Industrial Services)

• ECCO GROUP → VALONTEC GmbH — Divestiture; Buy-side Legal: Schindler Attorneys — Martin Abram, Clemens Philipp Schindler; Debt: TARGOBANK — Markus J. Lunz, David Knierim

• BFI search fund → Tollco AB — Majority Buyout (Construction)

Consumer & Healthcare

• Gilde Healthcare → Artinis Medical Systems — Majority Buyout (Medical Devices); Sell-side IB: Moore MKW — Rob Koops

• Compass Group Equity Partners → New Age Medical — Minority Investment (Medical Devices)

• ASCA Capital → Dr Michael’s Dental Group — Recapitalization (Healthcare Services, Dubai)

• CONO Cheesemakers → Jacques' Kruidenboter B.V. — Majority Buyout (Food & Beverage); Sell-side IB: Match Plan Corporate Finance — Rens Knevels, Noa Kweekel, Tim Struijs; Buy-side Legal: OSCF — Kees Slump, Kasper Bakker, Siebe Hannema

• Uitgekookt → Handgraaf Maaltijden — Majority Buyout (Food & Beverage)

Real Assets & Agri

• Prelios SGR (Vector Fund) → Industrial area in Caponago — Majority Buyout (Industrial Real Estate)

• Vivet B.V. → Lupine residential complex (Alphen aan den Rijn) — Majority Buyout (Residential Real Estate)

• Royal Avebe → Solan Investment — Majority Buyout (Food Processing); Buy-side IB: Deloitte — Tomasz Ciećwierz, Bartosz Kuzioła, Rafał Stypułkowski

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