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August 08
Dakota Transactions is a daily newsletter delivering a comprehensive summary of the top stories and transactions in sponsor-backed M&A, growth and venture investments, portfolio company debt and deal financing, and more across the Tech & Telecom; Sports, Media & Entertainment; Healthcare; Financials; Professional Services; Consumer & Retail; Infrastructure; Energy; Industrials & Materials; and Real Estate sectors.
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AT&T is exploring a $2B+ sale of its Mexico unit after years of losses versus Telcel. Blackstone is lining up $3B in debt to fund its $6B Enverus buy. Oaktree’s Acumera acquired Scale Computing. Carlyle invested in Ingentis Group for global expansion. China’s PaXini raised $139M Series A from JD.com and others. Capacity secured $92M+ to grow its AI contact center platform, acquiring Call Criteria and Verbio. Kustomer raised $30M Series B, Perle $9M seed for AI training data, Tracelight $3.6M for AI finance modeling, and WiseBee $2.5M pre-seed for AI cybersecurity.
Skydance and Paramount completed their $8B merger into “Paramount, a Skydance Corporation.” ETF.com founders Middleton and Aggarwal acquired a majority stake. Decart raised $100M Series B at $3.1B valuation for AI-driven entertainment. Athleisure brand Adanola secured a minority investment from Story3 at a $530M valuation. Capital Alignment Partners invested in HW Media, while VOW raised seed funding to unify live event planning. Activity reflects large-scale consolidation in film/media, targeted PE in niche content, and VC capital flowing into AI-enhanced entertainment platforms.
Spain’s Esteve CDMO acquired US-based Regis Technologies for API manufacturing. India’s Intas Pharma bought UDENYCA from Coherus BioSciences. Chord Specialty Dental Partners acquired Dr. J Pediatric Dentistry. Strand Therapeutics raised $153M Series B led by Kinnevik; Apreo Health secured $130M Series B from Bain Capital Life Sciences and Norwest; Chai Discovery closed $70M Series A for AI-driven therapeutics. SNIPR Biome raised $40.7M Series B; Elion secured $9.3M seed; Translucent AI raised $7M seed. Trends show cross-border CDMO expansion and heavy VC focus on biotech, AI-enabled drug discovery, and healthcare data platforms.
Manulife will acquire 75% of Comvest Credit Partners for $937.5M, merging platforms into an $18.4B private credit unit. Aon may sell $31B Wealthspire Advisors. Array bought MoneyKit; Payroc acquired Agilisa Technologies. Blackstone launched a $1B reinsurance vehicle with F&G. beatBread raised $124M for music financing; Italian Founders Fund closed a $105M VC fund; Tether invested in Bit2Me; Menos AI raised $5.3M pre-seed. SK Finance’s $182M IPO is imminent. M&A activity emphasizes wealth management scale, embedded fintech infrastructure, and credit platform growth.
PartnerOne acquired Monster Government Solutions for $13M. ZRG bought NextCap Search; Riverview Landscapes acquired All State Landscape; PPC Enterprises invested in SHOOK Research; Growers Edge bought FarmTest; Pye-Barker acquired Southeastern System Services; Crossplane Capital invested in Mooring USA; Aderant purchased HerculesAI’s legal tech assets; Clari and Salesloft merged; Shamrock Capital acquired Penta Group. Capital Alignment Partners invested in Buffkin/Baker; Casap raised $25M Series A for dispute automation. Deals highlight consolidation in talent, compliance, and AI-enabled enterprise service providers.
CREO Capital acquired Bova Fresh. Butterfly Equity raised $527M for QDOBA continuation fund. The Sleep Company raised $54.9M led by ChrysCapital. RENEE Cosmetics raised $30M Series C, Ten Thousand secured growth funding, OneSkin received $20M, Common Thread Collective secured PE backing, Amylu Foods saw joint PE investment, and Uber is seeking external funding for its robotaxi unit. IPO prep continues with Bluestone Jewelry targeting $93.8M. Activity shows appetite for branded consumer goods, DTC platforms, and scaling omnichannel retail.
ECP acquired a stake in Green Infrastructure Partners at $3.1B valuation, with $425M to be returned to shareholders. WhiteFiber raised $159.4M in IPO. Central Texas Angel Network funded Swirltex and Green Steel Environmental. Transactions highlight strategic PE in essential infrastructure, AI data facilities, and clean-tech water treatment.
CK Infrastructure is in final talks to acquire the UK’s Grain LNG terminal for $2.7B. ConocoPhillips will sell Anadarko basin assets for $1.3B. Catalyst Power acquired 4.5 MW CHP assets from Aegis Energy. Ola Electric early investors reduced stakes amid market share declines. Energy capital flows are targeting LNG terminals, midstream divestitures, and distributed generation assets.
Motorola Solutions bought Silvus Technologies for $4.4B. Lyten acquired Northvolt’s European assets; NCP Coatings acquired Glyptal; Tobin Scientific acquired Wakefield Moving; Platte River Equity bought Chemtech-Ford; Holleway Capital acquired Lift-A-Loft; ASAP Holdings bought two Midwest garage door firms; CCMP Growth Advisors acquired Airo Mechanical; NECC acquired Ducks Roofing; Ecore bought Pro-Techs Surfacing. VC activity included FORT Robotics’ $18.9M and Mitsubishi Electric’s investment in Pale Blue. IPO prep includes Czechoslovak Group’s $34.9B defense listing.
Elme Communities will sell 19 apartment communities to Cortland Partners for $1.6B before liquidating. Barings and Brennan Investment Group JV formed to buy $150M in industrial outdoor storage assets. S2 Capital acquired Fort Capital; UPLAM and Axonic closed $97.5M financing for Rosewood Residences. NWD denied Blackstone takeover talks. Activity favors multifamily consolidation, industrial land aggregation, and luxury residential financing.
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