Vaisala Acquires Maxar Intelligence's WeatherDesk Business

VisionWave Holdings Acquires 51% Controlling Interest in Meteor Aerospace

June 30, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

VisionWave Holdings, Inc. has entered into a definitive binding agreement to acquire a 51% controlling interest in privately held Israeli aerospace and defense company Meteor Aerospace Ltd. The deal values Meteor at a $40 million pre-money equity valuation and consideration is approximately $20.4 million in VisionWave common stock, subject to customary closing conditions including successful flight validation of Meteor’s Impact-700 UAV platform.

Vaisala Acquires Atmo, Inc.

June 17, 2026

AI & Machine Learning

Vaisala has signed an agreement to acquire Atmo, Inc., a San Francisco-based AI weather forecasting company, for a fixed purchase price of USD 70 million plus an earn-out of up to USD 60 million. Closing is expected by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

VeraScore Acquires Vala AI

February 26, 2025

Software

VeraScore, an AI-enabled financial health SaaS platform based in San Francisco, has acquired Seattle-based Vala AI in an equity deal. Vala AI's applied-AI software dependency and technical-debt management tools will be integrated into VeraScore's platform; Vala AI co-founder and CEO Christian Hammer will join VeraScore's board to support the integration and product expansion.

Vaisala Acquires Speedwell Climate Ltd

September 11, 2024

Data & Analytics

Vaisala has agreed to acquire Speedwell Climate Ltd to expand its subscription-based data offerings and enter the insurance climate risk-transfer market. Speedwell, headquartered in Harpenden, United Kingdom, reported net sales close to GBP 4 million in 2023 and about 24 professionals will transfer to Vaisala; the deal is expected to close in Q4 2024 subject to regulatory approval.

Advent International and BCI Complete Acquisition of Maxar Technologies

May 3, 2023

Aerospace & Defense

Advent International, together with minority investor British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), completed the acquisition of Maxar Technologies. The deal was announced in December 2022 as an all-cash transaction valuing Maxar at approximately $6.4 billion ($53.00 per share) and has now closed, taking Maxar private and ending its stock exchange listings.

Cuadrilla Capital Acquires InfoDesk

March 9, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Cuadrilla Capital has acquired InfoDesk, an enterprise intelligence management SaaS platform that serves nearly 100 Global 2000 customers. Tim Whitehorn will lead InfoDesk as CEO, with founders Sterling Stites and Lynn Epstein remaining in advisory roles; Cuadrilla plans to invest in the company's AI-enabled platform to accelerate organic and inorganic growth. Financial terms were not disclosed.