Advent International and BCI Acquire Maxar Technologies

Vaisala Acquires Maxar Intelligence's WeatherDesk Business

December 9, 2024

Data & Analytics

Vaisala Corporation has acquired the WeatherDesk business assets from US-based Maxar Intelligence for USD 70 million to accelerate growth of its Xweather unit and expand AI-led weather forecasting capabilities. The deal, financed mainly with interest-bearing debt, transfers 34 professionals to Vaisala; WeatherDesk reported USD 13 million in recurring net sales in 2023.

HawkEye 360 Acquires RF Solutions from Maxar Intelligence

December 28, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Herndon-based HawkEye 360 has acquired RF Solutions, a Westminster, Colorado business unit formerly part of Maxar Intelligence. The deal, a divestiture of Maxar's RF Solutions assets, adds two on-orbit satellites, IP, a data archive and about 11 employees to HawkEye 360, expanding its RF-spectrum scanning and analytics capabilities.

Advent International to Take Nuvei Private in $6.3B Buyout

April 1, 2024

Payments & Fintech

Advent International agreed to acquire Nuvei for US$34.00 per share in an all-cash transaction that values the Canadian payments company at approximately US$6.3 billion. Existing major shareholders — Philip Fayer, Novacap and CDPQ — will roll a significant portion of their equity and remain as investors, with Philip Fayer continuing as Nuvei's Chair and CEO; the deal is expected to close in late 2024 or early 2025, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals.

Analog Devices to Acquire Maxim Integrated

July 13, 2020

Manufacturing

Analog Devices, Inc. will acquire Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. in an all-stock transaction that values the combined enterprise at more than $68 billion. Maxim stockholders will receive 0.630 shares of ADI for each Maxim share, leaving ADI shareholders with ~69% and Maxim shareholders with ~31% of the combined company; the deal is intended to strengthen ADI's analog semiconductor leadership and deliver cost synergies.

ARKA Group Acquires Maxar's Radar and Sensor Technology (RST) Group

November 1, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

ARKA Group, L.P. has completed the acquisition of Maxar’s Radar and Sensor Technology (RST) group, a Ypsilanti, Michigan–based radar and sensor engineering team that supports U.S. government synthetic aperture radar (SAR) programs. The acquisition adds radar, moving-target indication and full‑spectrum geospatial intelligence capabilities to ARKA’s existing space hardware and software offerings, strengthening its mission-focused solutions for U.S. and allied defense customers.

Maverick Aviation Group Acquires Maxcraft Avionics Ltd.

May 20, 2025

Aerospace & Defense

Maverick Aviation Group Limited has acquired Maxcraft Avionics Ltd., a Pitt Meadows, British Columbia-based avionics installation, repair, and design engineering provider. The deal expands Maverick's Western Canada footprint and adds technical capabilities and a 30,000 sq ft facility staffed by 45 technicians and engineers to its national aviation services platform.