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SPACs are transforming the satellite funding landscape

4 February, 2021

SPACs (special purpose acquisition companies) are becoming an increasingly important pillar for capex-heavy newspace. Startup Astra’s fast-track IPO is set to make it the first publicly traded space launch company – an accolade that had been anticipated for SpaceX before the SPAC boom.

But as ‘blank cheque’ firms help open newspace up to public markets, a social media-driven retail investor surge poses...

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Assessing a no-deal Brexit impact for the satellite industry

8 August, 2019

As the UK’s space sector braces itself for a ‘no-deal Brexit’ that looks increasingly likely under new Prime Minister Boris Johnson, what can satellite investors expect from a scenario characterised by its uncertainty? 

Johnson remains steadfast in his commitment to leave the EU on 31 October – with or without agreements in place to ensure an orderly exit – after being appointed on 24 July. Until recently a no-deal Brexit was seen as unlikely, because it would mean...

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Search for connectivity solutions points to satellite ground segment consolidation

6 December, 2018

The satellite ground segment is continuing to see consolidation as it increasingly focuses on connectivity solutions against a backdrop of middling growth in a sector experiencing intense transformation. The explosion in consumer broadband is expected stimulate growth in the…

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5G competition prompts TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison to mull another four-to-three deal

23 August, 2018

Upcoming 5G bandwidth needs appear to have pushed TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison to discuss a “merger of equals” in Australia, ahead of next week’s deadline to apply for the country’s latest spectrum auction. While capital funding pressures will play a major role in whether they can meet eye to eye on valuation, a deal would shrink the country's mobile operator market from four to three, giving regulators...

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Vantage eyes M&A after raising US$1.125bn in first data centre securitisation financing

20 February, 2018

Vantage Data Centers has raised US$1.125bn in the industry’s first ever securitisation financing to expand into new and existing US markets as demand for connectivity continues to soar. Boosted by equity commitments from the company’s sponsors, CEO Sureel Choksi told Connectivity Business it will...

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