Focus: Mergers and Acquisitions

A new report from Credit Suisse explores possibilities for consolidation among the largest companies in the satellite sector, estimating that in the event that SES and Intelsat merged, it could...

Satellite IoT network operator Astrocast announced a deal to acquire Hiber on Monday. Hiber, based in the Netherlands, provides IoT services using satellite connectivity. Astrocast cited a number of reasons...

Space data and analytics company SatSure has acquired Philadelphia-based geospatial services company Old City Innovations in a bid to enter the U.S. market. Old City Innovations (OCI), formerly Geospoc LLC,...

Northern Sky Research has been acquired by technology, media, and telecom consulting firm Analysys Mason, the companies announced on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Analysys Mason...

SES is acquiring DRS Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), a U.S.-based subsidiary of Leonardo DRS, in a move that SES says will double its revenue from the U.S. government. SES announced...

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has reached an agreement to acquire AXESS Networks, a teleport operator and satellite services provider with a presence in Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and...

Envistacom is divesting its technology development business unit, the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), as a standalone business, the company announced Wednesday. The company’s official name will be Apothym Technologies Group,...

Weather intelligence company Tomorrow.io is still pursuing its plan to build a satellite constellation, despite the end of its SPAC deal, the company’s co-founder told Via Satellite.  Tomorrow.io and special...

Satellite ground technology company SatixFy is in the process of going public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal with Endurance Acquisition Corp. The deal, announced Tuesday, will make...

Weather intelligence company Tomorrow.io’s SPAC merger is off. Tomorrow.io and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Pine Technology Acquisition Corp. announced Monday that they have agreed to terminate their merger agreement...