Peter Thiel’s $20M investment validates hyperspectral potential
U.S.-based hyperspectral information services company HySpecIQ announced Sept. 16 the closing of series B funding from venture capitalist Peter Thiel. ...
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A year of diverging strategies | Viewpoint
2017 was an action-packed year for the satellite industry, filled to the brim with multibillion-dollar deals as well as those mega transactions ...
DigitalGlobe refinances to give itself more flex after Radiant acquisition
DigitalGlobe has refreshed its debt structure for the first time since its 2013 acquisition of rival GeoEye, as CFO Gary Ferrera looks to ...
Softbank in OneWeb linkup talks amid US$500m fundraising
Japan’s Softbank is reportedly one of the suitors speaking to OneWeb about a potential strategic linkup as the LEO broadband startup looks to raise ...
O’Connell replaced by Beranger at top of OneWeb
Global satellite broadband venture OneWeb has appointed Eric Beranger as its new CEO after parting company with Matt O’Connell who had only been in the post nine months. ...
O’Connell named CEO of OneWeb
OneWeb has chosen former GeoEye CEO Matthew O’Connell to lead the satellite broadband startup as it looks to raise more ...
DigitalGlobe and GeoEye complete merger
US satellite imagery firms DigitalGlobe and GeoEye have completed their US$900m transformational merger and associated financings. The companies announced on 31 January ...
DigitalGlobe out with US$1.2bn financing to fund GeoEye acquisition
Satellite imagining operator DigitalGlobe is out with a US$1.2bn debt financing that will be used to fund its US$900m acquisition ...
DoJ approves DigitalGlobe/GeoEye merger
US satellite imagery firms DigitalGlobe and GeoEye expect to wrap up their US$900m merger by 31 January after receiving the ...
Shareholders approve GeoEye and DigitalGlobe merger
US-based satellite imagery operators GeoEye and DigitalGlobe have received shareholder approval for their transformational US$900m merger. The approval puts the ...
