Focus: Mergers and Acquisitions

AAC Clyde Space will acquire Virginia-based small satellite tech company SpaceQuest, Ltd. to grow operations in the U.S. and to expand Space-as-a-Service offerings. This follows after AAC Clyde Space, a […]

The merger of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. is no more. The two companies announced Monday they have terminated their merger agreement, and Comtech has agreed to […]

OneWeb’s sale to the U.K. government and Bharti Global Limited has been approved. On Oct. 2, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed OneWeb’s […]

CropX has acquired New Zealand-based Regen, provider of cloud-based effluent and irrigation decision support tools, the company announced Thursday. Current Regen customers now have access to CropX’s in-soil data and […]

GMV Innovating Solutions Limited has acquired NSL (Nottingham Scientific Limited), a British satellite navigation and critical applications company. GMV Innovating Solutions Limited is the U.K. aerospace company under Spanish technology […]

Applied Composites on Wednesday said it has acquired Alliance Spacesystems, LLC, a developer and manufacturer of composite structures and assemblies for the commercial, civil and government satellite markets. Terms of […]

Intelsat recently made the news with its acquisition of Gogo‘s Commercial Aviation division. The deal vertically integrates the In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) business with service provider and satellite operator, which will […]

AMERGINT Technologies Holdings (ATH) has completed the acquisition of Raytheon Technologies’ electro-optics technology business. The business is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, and will be renamed Danbury Mission Technologies (Danbury). Danbury […]

Intelsat has agreed to acquire Gogo’s Commercial Aviation business for $400 million in cash, the operator announced late Monday. Gogo provides In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) to more than 3,000 commercial aircraft, […]

KBR, Inc. on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Centauri for $827 million in cash in a deal that complements its existing civil space business with work in the space domain […]

Flat panel antenna company Kymeta Corporation has acquired satellite service provider Lepton Global Solutions LLC, in a move that executives say will strengthen their go-to-market position with the u8 antenna […]

Industry analysts from Berenberg Bank and Jefferies put European satellite operator Eutelsat under the microscope this week, issuing reports that largely praised the company for its recent acquisition of BigBlu […]

The Russian Government referred Comtech Telecommunications’ application for regulatory approval of its acquisition of UHP Networks to its Commission for Supervising Foreign Investments for review under Russia’s Foreign Investment Law. […]

The acrimony between Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and Gilat Satellite Networks over the ongoing acquisition has heated up, as Comtech argues it is not required to close on the acquisition, and […]

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.’s acquisition of Gilat Satellite Networks looks to be in trouble as Comtech has filed a complaint against Gilat alleging its business has taken a major hit, and […]

Antenna Research Associates (ARA) has completed its acquisition of AQYR Technologies to broaden its business with AQYR’s satcom ground terminals. The newly acquired company will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]

The United Kingdom is set to take a significant equity share in OneWeb in a groundbreaking deal. On Friday, July 3, OneWeb announced the U.K. government through the Secretary of […]

Yona Ovadia has stepped down from his position as CEO of Gilat Satellite Networks. The Israeli satellite networking company confirmed that its CFO and Chief Integration Officer Adi Sfadia will […]

Maxar Technologies has agreed to acquire Saab’s share of the two companies’ joint venture Vricon, Inc., in a $140 million cash deal. Maxar’s Tuesday evening announcement said this will allow […]

Redwire, a newly formed company for space solutions, on Tuesday said it has acquired Made In Space (MIS), a provider of on-orbit space manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing and robotic […]

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the ASC Signal division from Communications & Power Industries (CPI) for $35 million in cash, a deal that […]

Spaceflight Industries, Inc. has finalized sale of its rideshare business, Spaceflight, Inc., to Mitsui & Co., in partnership with Yamasa Co., the company announced Friday. The sale, which was first […]

Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has completed its purchase of SATCOM Technologies, the antenna systems business of General Dynamics. The Friday announcement came a week after the U.S. Department of […]

Astroscale is making a move into Geostationary (GEO) on-orbit servicing. Astroscale U.S. Inc., the U.S. unit of Astroscale Holdings Inc., is acquiring the intellectual property of Effective Space Solutions R&D […]

AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a private equity firm dealing in the aerospace, defense, and government services markets, will form a new space-focused platform called Redwire following two recent acquisitions, the […]

Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions (CAES), is selling its Cobham RAD radiation testing business to Radiation Test Solutions (RTS), which specializes in the design, analysis, and testing of semiconductor devices and materials for […]

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said that it is requiring Communications and Power Industries LLC (CPI) to divest its ASC Signal Division for the company to proceed with its planned […]

AMERGINT Technology has acquired Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI), the company announced Wednesday. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This acquisition comes on the heels of AMERGINT’s acquisition of Raytheon […]

The European Commission approved the previously announced combination of Canal Digital, Telenor Group’s satellite pay-TV business, with Viasat Consumer, Nordic Entertainment Group’s satellite pay-TV and broadband-TV business, into a new […]

AMERGINT Technologies Holdings, Inc. on Monday said it has agreed to acquire the space-based optics business of Raytheon Technologies, adding a new line of capabilities for the company. Terms of the pending […]