Focus: Mergers and Acquisitions

Planet has announced a deal to acquire Earth data and analytics company VanderSat, in its first acquisition while going public. The $28 million deal consists of $18 million in Planet...

Viasat will acquire Inmarsat in a $7.3 billion deal that brings together two major satellite operators with businesses in broadband, mobility, and defense. Viasat announced the deal Monday which entails...

CACI International on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire SA Photonics for $275 million in a deal that complements its existing Free Space Optical (FSO) communications capabilities for the...

Redwire announced Tuesday that it has acquired space biotech company Techshot, which works on microgravity, bioprinting, and on-orbit manufacturing. Techshot has four payloads currently on the International Space Station, and...

Spacecom, the Israeli satellite operator, is going through an acquisition that will place the majority of the company under Hungarian ownership. Hungarian telecommunications company 4iG announced Oct. 12 that its...

Rocket Lab has made its second acquisition, Advanced Solutions, Inc. (ASI), a space software company, for $40 million. The launcher announced Tuesday that the acquisition has been completed, and includes...

Maury Microwave has completed the acquisition of dBmCorp, which designs and manufactures wireless link emulation equipment used for satellite testing.  Maury Microwave designs and manufactures Radio Frequency (RF) measurement and...

OneWeb has completed its acquisition of satellite service provider TrustComm, the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) operator announced Sept. 21. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  OneWeb announced the deal in...

Raytheon Technologies on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire SEAKR Engineering in a deal that strengthens its space business with a suite of space electronics products. Terms of the deal,...

Making a jump to have its own in-house capabilities to design and manufacture satellites, Britain’s BAE Systems on Tuesday said it has acquired another United Kingdom-based company, In-Space Missions, which is currently...