Focus: Mergers and Acquisitions

Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners is in talks to acquire satellite service provider Marlink. The companies said in a Monday announcement that any transaction would be subject to customary...

SpaceX is in the process of making its first acquisition of a satellite company. According to FCC filings from August 6, SpaceX has reached an agreement to buy satellite Internet...

Amazon has acquired a team of wireless internet experts from Facebook’s satellite connectivity group in recent months. The news was first reported by The Information, and a Facebook company spokesperson...

Earth Observation (EO) space startup Satellogic plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger that values the company at $850 million. Satellogic announced July 6 that...

Hungarian telecommunications company 4iG is in the midst of a deal to take a majority stake in Israeli satellite operator Spacecom.  4iG is negotiating to take a majority 51% stake...

Smallsat launcher Astra has moved to acquire propulsion company Apollo Fusion in a deal valued at up to $145 million. The company is pitching the acquisition as an opportunity to...

Max Polyakov, managing partner of Noosphere Ventures Investment Fund is one of the entrepreneurs to watch in the space sector. Recently, Via Satellite did an interview with Polyakov to talk...

In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) and mobility service provider Global Eagle has rebranded post-bankruptcy as Anuvu, the company announced May 25. The company filed for bankruptcy in July 2020, and exited the process...

Momentus special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger has received an extension to its closing date. Shareholders of the SPAC, Stable Road Acquisition Corp., voted to approve extending the business combination...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has denied Momentus’ request to approve its Vigoride orbital transfer vehicle for upcoming launch due to national security concerns.  Momentus is in the midst...