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WISeKey Plans Business Combination to Publicly List WISeSat.Space as WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp

November 10, 2025

Cybersecurity

WISeKey and Columbus Acquisition have executed a definitive business combination agreement under which WISeKey’s wholly owned subsidiary WISeSat.Space will be publicly listed on Nasdaq as WISeSat.Space Holdings Corp. The deal values WISeKey’s equity interest in the new entity at approximately $250 million, with closing anticipated in the first half of 2026, subject to shareholder approvals and regulatory conditions.

STAR Capital Leads Consortium to Acquire V.Group

June 17, 2024

Transportation

STAR Capital's STAR IV Fund has signed an agreement to acquire V.Group, a London-headquartered global provider of mission-critical maritime services, in a consortium that includes Ackermans & van Haaren and other investors. The deal (subject to regulatory approvals) will provide V.Group with capital and balance-sheet support to drive growth; financial terms were not disclosed.

NUVIEW Acquires Astræa

February 20, 2024

Data & Analytics

NUVIEW, an Orlando-based Earth observation and geospatial technology company building a commercial LiDAR satellite constellation, has acquired Astræa, Inc., a Charlottesville-based SaaS platform for AI-driven distribution and analysis of satellite, aerial, and drone imagery. The acquisition brings Astræa's analytics and distribution capabilities into NUVIEW's data pipeline to accelerate delivery of analytics-ready Earth observation data across government and commercial markets.

Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. Business Combination to Take DNEG Public

January 25, 2022

Media & Entertainment

DNEG entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp. (a Nasdaq-listed SPAC) to take DNEG public, with the combined company expected to be renamed DNEG and listed on the Nasdaq. The deal implies an enterprise value of about $1.7 billion and includes a $168 million PIPE led by investors including affiliates of Sports Ventures, Novator Capital Limited, and Fairfax Financial and Arbor Financial affiliates.

Embark Trucks to Go Public via Merger with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II

June 23, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Embark Trucks, an autonomous trucking software-as-a-service company, entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II (a SPAC) to become a publicly listed company. The deal is expected to provide approximately $614 million in gross cash proceeds, including cash in trust and a $200 million fully committed PIPE led by major anchor investors.

Phantom Space Corporation Acquires StratSpace

May 25, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Phantom Space Corporation has acquired StratSpace, a 20-year space systems consultancy and satellite systems engineering firm, to expand Phantom's capabilities across satellite design, manufacturing support and space program management. The deal brings StratSpace's technical know-how and customer relationships (including NASA and major defense primes) into Phantom's vertically integrated offering of rockets, satellites and space data infrastructure.