X-Bow Systems to Acquire Evolution Space

EQT to Acquire Exolaunch

June 18, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

EQT X, the private equity arm of EQT, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Exolaunch, a Germany-based satellite deployment technology and launch mission management firm. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2026, subject to customary conditions and approvals.

Welsbach SPAC Completes Business Combination with Evolution Metals LLC to Form Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.

January 6, 2026

Manufacturing

Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp. completed a business combination with Evolution Metals LLC to form Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. (EMAT), which began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker EMAT on January 6, 2026. The combined company will pursue a U.S.-based, vertically integrated supply chain for rare-earth magnets and battery materials by scaling South Korea-based manufacturing assets and developing recycling, midstream processing, and advanced manufacturing capabilities.

RocketStar Acquires Miles Space

January 22, 2024

Aerospace & Defense

RocketStar announced it has acquired Miles Space and closed a $2.0 million seed financing that also converted $1.4 million of notes into Series Seed equity. The acquisition brings Miles Space's electric thruster and digital signal processing communications capabilities into RocketStar’s portfolio to accelerate development of fusion-enhanced propulsion, in-space communications, and launch offerings.

Xpansiv to Acquire Evolution Markets

August 4, 2022

Professional Services

Xpansiv announced an agreement to acquire Evolution Markets, a brokerage firm serving global carbon, renewable, and energy markets. The combined platform is expected to be completed before year-end, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, with Evolution Markets to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Trive-Backed Karman Missile & Space Systems Acquires Systima Technologies

September 24, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Karman Missile & Space Systems, a platform backed by Trive Capital, has acquired Systima Technologies to expand its capabilities across the space, missile and hypersonic supply chains. The Systima leadership team will remain as equity holders and senior leaders of Karman; the deal is an add-on to the Karman platform to broaden engineering, composite-structure and energetic systems capabilities.

Karman Missile & Space Systems Acquires TMX Engineering

September 21, 2021

Aerospace & Defense

Karman Missile & Space Systems, a Trive Capital-backed platform, has acquired TMX Engineering, a Los Angeles-based precision machining firm. The deal expands Karman's capacity and capabilities in complex precision machining for space, missile, and hypersonic systems; TMX's senior leadership will remain as equity holders.