Focus: Mergers and Acquisitions

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...

Spire Global is making its first acquisition after going public, with an agreement to acquire exactEarth for $161.2 million. ExactEarth provides satellite-AIS data services, which is used to track ships....

GI Partners has completed its acquisition of Orbcomm. The all-cash transaction values Orbcomm at approximately $1.1 billion, including net debt. This deal makes Orbcomm a private company, and its stock...

Virgin Orbit is taking a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger to go public in a deal that values the company at $3.2 billion.  The launcher announced Monday that parent...

Rocket Lab’s special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger is set to close, making Rocket Lab a publicly traded company. Shareholders of Vector Acquisition Corporation approved the SPAC merger with Rocket...

Phantom Space Corp., the Arizona-based company space company led by founding SpaceX member Jim Cantrell, has acquired space systems developer Micro Aerospace Solutions (MAS) operating out of Melbourne, Florida. This...

Vislink has closed on an $18.3 million acquisition of Mobile Viewpoint, in a deal the company said creates a “global live video powerhouse” that can address growing demand for internet...

Shareholders of NavSight Holdings Inc. approved a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with Spire Global on Aug. 13. The business combination is set to close on Monday, and the combined...

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...