Talk of SPACs and investor hype around satellite connectivity was prevalent during this year’s Smallsat Symposium, with late-stage funding routes becoming clearer for a sector that has for years fretted at conferences about a lack of exits.

But as a sense of urgency runs through the industry to avoid missing out on the action, caution needs to be taken to ensure the...

Satellite companies are generating hundreds of millions of dollars in financing by striking deals with special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC), helping fuel the growing alternative transaction trend.

The rise of so-called blank-cheque companies is also spawning real scrutiny as well, as…