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SES Completes Acquisition of Intelsat

July 17, 2025

Telecommunications

SES has completed its acquisition of Intelsat, creating a strengthened multi-orbit satellite operator with an expanded fleet and combined capabilities across GEO, MEO and access to LEO. The deal brings together complementary satellite assets, ground networks and teams to expand government, aviation, maritime and media connectivity offerings and capture cost synergies.

Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. Completes Business Combination with Terran Orbital Corporation

March 25, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. completed a business combination with Terran Orbital Corporation, resulting in Terran Orbital becoming a publicly traded company on the NYSE under the ticker LLAP on March 28, 2022. The combined company received approximately $255.4 million of gross equity and $175.3 million of gross debt financings from PIPE and debt participants including AE Industrial Partners, Beach Point Capital, Francisco Partners, Lockheed Martin, Fuel Venture Capital and others to fund manufacturing expansion and development of an earth observation satellite constellation.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Acquires Planetary Systems Corporation

November 15, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) completed the acquisition of Planetary Systems Corporation (PSC), a Maryland-based spacecraft separation systems and satellite dispenser manufacturer, for $42 million in cash plus 1,720,841 shares of common stock and a potential earnout of up to 956,023 additional shares. The deal (expected/closed in Q4 2021 per announcements) brings PSC's flight-proven separation hardware and its 25-person team into Rocket Lab's Space Systems division to expand Rocket Lab's end-to-end launch, spacecraft, and space-hardware capabilities.

Lockheed Martin Acquires Terran Orbital (and Tyvak International)

October 30, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

Lockheed Martin has completed its acquisition of Terran Orbital and its subsidiary Tyvak International, adding small-satellite manufacturing, mission services, and modular spacecraft platforms to Lockheed's Space business. The deal brings Terran Orbital's engineering, production sites, and mission capabilities into Lockheed Martin to accelerate development and fielding of mission-ready spacecraft for commercial, civil and national security customers.

Satellogic Completes Business Combination with CF Acquisition Corp. V

January 25, 2022

Aerospace & Defense

Satellogic Inc. completed a business combination with CF Acquisition Corp. V (CFV), and its Class A ordinary shares and warrants began trading on Nasdaq on January 26, 2022 under the tickers SATL and SATLW. The transaction provides Satellogic approximately $262 million in gross proceeds—including a $100 million PIPE led by SoftBank's SBLA Advisers and Cantor Fitzgerald and a $150 million private placement commitment from Liberty Strategic Capital—to scale its satellite constellation and expand its high-resolution Earth-observation and analytics capabilities.

Orbyt Global Acquires OTESAT-Maritel from OTE Group

October 8, 2024

Telecommunications

Greek maritime satcom provider Orbyt Global has purchased OTE Group’s 94.09% stake in OTESAT-Maritel. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal will combine OTESAT-Maritel’s s@tgate platform and expertise with Orbyt Global’s Nexus Shark III platform to expand and upgrade maritime satellite communications and digital services.