Hughes Network Systems Acquires Anderson Connectivity

Royal Media Acquires Connectivity Business

July 19, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Royal Media, a specialized business information and media company, has acquired Connectivity Business and its associated assets, including the Connectivity Business Investment Forum. The acquisition expands Royal Media's coverage into the global connectivity infrastructure and services market, bringing an established trade brand (founded in London as SatelliteFinance/TelecomFinance) into Royal's portfolio.

Echelon Supply and Service (HCI-backed) Acquires Berg-Nelson Company

April 4, 2022

Industrial Services

Echelon Supply and Service (ESS), backed by HCI Equity Partners, acquired Berg-Nelson Company, Inc. on March 30, 2022 as an add-on to the ESS platform. The acquisition expands ESS's West Coast distribution footprint and adds hose, gasket and custom assembly capabilities in Southern California; financial terms were not disclosed.

Impact Electronic Solutions Acquires Coastal Connections

July 30, 2024

Manufacturing

Impact Electronic Solutions (Impact ES), a VergePointe Capital–backed electronics manufacturing services company, has acquired Coastal Connections, a Ventura, California–based maker of engineered fiber optic cables and assemblies. The deal expands Impact ES’s fiber-optic manufacturing and turnkey cable-assembly capabilities to better serve medical, aerospace/space, defense and industrial end markets.

Corsica Technologies Acquires Hughes Systems Group

February 9, 2024

IT Services

Inverness Graham-backed Corsica Technologies has acquired Hughes Systems Group, a Santa Barbara-based provider of managed B2B data integration and EDI services, for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition is an add-on to Corsica's managed services platform to expand its data integration, order-to-cash automation, and supply chain integration capabilities for its mid-market clients.

EchoStar Acquires DISH Network

January 2, 2024

Telecommunications

EchoStar completed its acquisition of DISH Network on December 31, 2023, merging a wholly owned EchoStar subsidiary into DISH with DISH surviving as an EchoStar wholly owned subsidiary. The deal combines DISH’s satellite TV, streaming services and nationwide 5G network with EchoStar’s satellite communications and JUPITER satellite capacity to create an integrated provider of terrestrial and non‑terrestrial connectivity based in Englewood, Colorado.

Amphenol Acquires CommScope's Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) Business

January 12, 2026

Manufacturing

Amphenol Corporation has completed the acquisition of CommScope's Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS) business. The transaction brings approximately 20,000 CCS employees and expected full-year 2026 sales of about $4.1 billion to Amphenol, expanding its fiber‑optic interconnect and industrial interconnect product offerings; CommScope is divesting CCS to repay debt, redeem preferred equity and reposition its remaining business as Vistance Networks.