Global Markets - Latest Developments


Houston Tex., , April 12, 2021

Marlink Group, backed by Apax Partners sas, has obtained final regulatory approvals to acquire 100% of ITC Global from Panasonic. The Marlink and ITC Global management teams are preparing for a swift closing of the transaction in the coming weeks.

Washington, D.C., April 9, 2021 
Rochelle Park, NJ, April 8, 2021

Orbcomm, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by GI Partners, a leading US-based investor in data infrastructure businesses, in an all-cash transaction that values Orbcomm at approximately US$ 1.1 billion, including net debt.

Toronto, Canada, April 7, 2021

MDA Ltd., a provider of advanced technology and services to the burgeoning global space industry, today announced the successful closing of its previously announced an initial public offering (IPO) of common shares of the company. Pursuant to the Offering, MDA issued 28,571,500 Common Shares at a price of CDN$ 14.00 per Common Share for gross proceeds to the company of approximately CDN$ 400 million.

The common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “MDA”.

Singapore, April 7, 2021

The Asia Video Industry Association’s (AVIA) OTT  Summit – The Future of Video Streaming welcomed 900 delegates and featured over 80 industry experts and leaders across the four-day conference this year. Opening the OTT Summit was the streaming analyst Matthew Ball, Managing Partner of Epyllion Industrieswho presented a deep dive into the OTT industry in the United states, being the most mature, most competitive, and most valuable video market with the most consumptive media consumers in the world.

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April 6, 2021 by Hub Urlings

Will 2021 be the year that a new generation of smallsat Internet of Things (IoT) networks take off?  Smallsats offer ubiquitous low-cost and low power connectivity for the global IoT industry. If it is up to some of the new operators, it sure will be, as the launch activities in the first quarter of 2021 demonstrate.

When the SpaceX Transporter-1 rideshare mission shot up in January 2021 to put 133 small-sats into a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) this January, four of the most noticeable small satellite IoT systems were on board. 

Strasbourg, France, April 5, 2021 by Omkar Nikam

The dream of today is the reality of tomorrow, and space tourism is a classic example of how the human race is unlocking the full potential of its capabilities to learn and explore outer space. A decade ago, space tourism consisted of a handful of companies, with Space Adventures at the forefront of this emerging market. One of the early triggering factors of the space tourism investment was the joint success of Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities (Roscomos) and Space Adventures.

Cypress, Calif., April 5, 2021

Mission Microwave Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of highly efficient Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) and Block Upconverters (BUCs) has moved from their original offices in Santa Fe Springs to a larger facility in Cypress, California.

London, UK, April 5, 2021 by Martin Jarrold

After the most recent webinar in the GVF-Satellite Evolution Group (SEG) series, ‘Satellite Networks Solutions: Development & Evolution of Capability & Performance’, attracted 328 registrations from 70 countries, we received the following comment from an audience member in the Czech Republic, “Thanks to GVF for this unique webinar series.”  This was just one of many complimentary responses received over the 11-months since the series started.  In another example of responses to the series we have people dialling-in all around the clock.  Over the Zoom Chat function at the start of ‘

Singapore, April 5, 2021

BroadcastAsia 2021 goes Hybrid this year, taking place 14-16 July at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.  An anchor event of Asia Tech x Singapore, it brings together governments, global tech leaders and communities on both physical and virtual format.  It is scheduled to be the largest Hybrid business event open to international attendees and adhere to the highest health and safety protocol.