Daily Deal Sheet | 13 Aug 2025

Written By Allison Sabaroche

Captured from posts published in the 24-hour window ending 12 Aug 2025 (GMT).

Why it matters


A SEK 6.55bn Nordic media carve reshapes the broadcast landscape while healthcare and energy/infra stayed hot across the mid-market. Legal benches were unusually visible (Weil, Latham, DWF, Burness Paull), and sponsor activity ranged from platform LBOs (Kelvion, O6 Environmental) to growth capital in EV charging and seed capital in gaming tools.

📝 Deal & Investment Highlights

  • Schibsted Media → TV4, MTV Oy — SEK 6,550,000,000, Majority Buyout (Broadcasting)
    • Sell-side IB: n/d; Sell-side Legal: n/d
    • Buy-side IB: n/d; Buy-side Legal: n/d

  • LDC → Panthera Biopartners — n/d, Minority Investment (Contract Research; UK)
    • Sell-side IB: EY-Parthenon, PwC; Sell-side Legal: DLA Piper
    • Buy-side IB: Rothschild & Co, Mansfield Advisors, KPMG; Buy-side Legal: DWF — Graham Tait, Siobhan McKenna; Investor team: Dale Alderson, Grant Goodwin

  • Ardian → Diot-Siaci Group — n/d, Minority Investment (Insurance)
    • Sell-side IB: n/d; Sell-side Legal: n/d
    • Buy-side IB: n/d; Buy-side Legal: Weil, Gotshal & Manges — David Aknin, Pierre-Alexandre Kahn

  • Red Bull → Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club — n/d, Majority Buyout (Sports media & rights; UK)
    • Sell-side IB: n/d; Sell-side Legal: Sintons LLP — Emma Pern, Danielle Dale, Matt Collen
    • Buy-side IB: n/d; Buy-side Legal: n/d

  • Quad-C Management → O6 Environmental Services — n/d, Majority Buyout (Industrial Services)
    • Sell-side IB: Harris Williams — Frank Mountcastle; Sell-side Legal: n/d
    • Buy-side IB: n/d; Buy-side Legal: n/d

  • Capsa Solutions → BlueBin — n/d, Majority Buyout (HealthTech)
    • Sell-side IB: BMO — Dan McIntosh, Trushar Patel, Nada Tamim, Davis Kuhlers + team; Sell-side Legal: n/d
    • Buy-side IB: n/d; Buy-side Legal: n/d; Investor team: n/d

  • Growth Fund 1 → Connekt EV Charging — n/d, Minority Investment (Energy/Utilities; UK)
    • Sell-side IB: HNH Partners — Roger Mayor, Chris Hayes, Eoghain O’Loughlin; Sell-side Legal: Burness Paull LLP — Paul Scullion
    • Buy-side IB: n/d; Buy-side Legal: n/d

  • Zero Two → Evolution Data Centres — n/d, Minority Investment (Data centres)
    • Sell-side IB: n/d; Sell-side Legal: n/d
    • Buy-side IB: n/d; Buy-side Legal: Latham & Watkins — Richard Watkins, James Clayton-Payne

🆕 Adviser Intel on Previously-Flagged Deals

  • Panthera Biopartners → LDC, BGF (re-investment) — added buy-side counsel Hill Dickinson LLP; newly named: David Mkhitarian, James Redshaw, Rachel Faulconbridge, Khaleel P., Beth (Elizabeth) Finnie, Belle Cottle, Alasdair Mackinnon.

  • Transportadora de Gas del Perú S.A. (TgP) → EIG — added buy-side legal: White & Case LLP (Henrik Patel).

  • Connekt EV Charging → Growth Fund 1 — sell-side bankers named/confirmed: HNH Partners (Roger Mayor, Chris Hayes, Eoghain O’Loughlin); sell-side legal: Burness Paull LLP (Paul Scullion).

👤 Notable People Moves

  • Kristof Meynaerts — Partner | A&O Shearman (Luxembourg).

  • Severina Käppeli — Partner | A&O Shearman (Luxembourg).

  • Sudhir Nair — Partner | DLA Piper (London; ex-White & Case).

  • James Warburton — Investment Director | Gresham House.

  • Emma Cassidy — Investor | BGF.

  • Dobromir Dragotinov — Investment Banking Associate | J.P. Morgan.

  • Oliver Ward — Investment Banking Associate | Galaxy.

  • Marc Bohne — Partner | Simmons & Simmons (Frankfurt).

  • Dr. Moritz Vettermann — Partner | Simmons & Simmons (Frankfurt).

  • Felix Krüger — Partner | Simmons & Simmons (Frankfurt).

  • Jochen Schnepper — Partner | Simmons & Simmons (Frankfurt).

  • Dr Thomas Hecht — Board Member | Mabylon AG.

🔍 Sector Snapshots
Energy & Infrastructure

  • Growth Fund 1 → Connekt EV Charging — n/d, Minority Investment (UK) — Sell-side IB: HNH Partners — Roger Mayor, Chris Hayes, Eoghain O’Loughlin.

  • Iron Oak Energy Solution → Northern White Assets — n/d, Majority Buyout — Buy-side Legal: Latham & Watkins — Joshua Tinkelman.

  • CVC DIF → American Student Transportation Partners, Inc. — n/d, Majority Buyout (Transportation & Logistics).

  • Zero Two → Evolution Data Centres — n/d, Minority Investment (Data centres) — Buy-side Legal: Latham & Watkins — Richard Watkins, James Clayton-Payne.

  • Pohjolan Liikenne → Oubus — n/d, Majority Buyout (Finland) — Buy-side Legal: Merilampi Attorneys — Risto Ojantakanen, Helena Wist.

TMT & Software

  • Apollo-affiliated funds → Trace3 — n/d, Majority Buyout.

  • AAR CORP. → Aerostrat — $15,000,000, Majority Buyout (SaaS).

  • Rydoo → Semine — n/d, Majority Buyout (SaaS) — Buy-side Legal: Weil, Gotshal & Manges — Géraldine Lezmi, Constance Frayssineau.

  • Maven Capital Partners → Blueskytec — £1,500,000, Minority Investment (Cybersecurity).

  • Thrive → Guider — n/d, Add-On (EdTech) — Sell-side IB: Provantage Corporate Finance — Jamie Hope.

Industrials & Business Services

  • Apollo Global Management → Kelvion — n/d, Majority Buyout (Machinery; seller Triton Partners).

  • Verdane → Konvekta – Energierückgewinnung — n/d, Majority Buyout.

  • IK Partners (IK X Fund) → Francks Kylindustri AB — n/d, Control (Industrial Services).

  • Quad-C Management → O6 Environmental Services — n/d, Majority Buyout — Sell-side IB: Harris Williams — Frank Mountcastle.

Consumer, Media & Financial Services

  • Schibsted Media → TV4, MTV Oy — SEK 6,550,000,000, Majority Buyout (Broadcasting).

  • Red Bull → Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club — n/d, Majority Buyout (Sports media & rights) — Sell-side Legal: Sintons LLP — Emma Pern, Danielle Dale, Matt Collen.

  • Specialist Risk Group → City Quarter Brokers Limited — n/d, Majority Buyout (Insurance) — Sell-side IB: MarshBerry — Olly Laughton-Scott.

  • Proterra Investment Partners → AcreTrader — n/d, Majority Buyout (Asset Management).

Healthcare & Life Sciences

  • LDC → Panthera Biopartners — n/d, Minority Investment (Contract Research) — Buy-side Legal: DWF — Graham Tait, Siobhan McKenna; Sell-side IB: EY-Parthenon, PwC.

  • Capsa Solutions → BlueBin — n/d, Majority Buyout (HealthTech) — Sell-side IB: BMO — Dan McIntosh, Trushar Patel, Nada Tamim, Davis Kuhlers + team.

  • Vendis Capital → Nederlandse Obesitas Kliniek — n/d, Majority Buyout (Netherlands) — CDD: KPMG Strategy.

  • Azzurra Capital, The Club Dealers → DMX PHARMA — n/d, Majority Buyout (Contract Research) — Sell-side IB: Houlihan Lokey.

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