M&A

M&A

  • Assisted SSC in the negotiation and preparation of documentation related to a joint venture with Universal Space Network, a California corporation including an investment by Swedish Space Corporation in Universal Space Network.
  • Advised NSAB as the issuer with respect to Teracom’s and SSC’s investments
  • in NSAB making each a 50% shareholder including preparation of the shareholders’ agreement and other agreements related to the transaction.
  • Advised NSAB as the issuer with respect to a share issue corresponding to 25% of the capital and votes in NSAB to Tele Denmark including preparation of the shareholders’ agreement and other agreements related thereto.
  • Advised SSC in connection with the purchase of share from Teracom and Tele Denmark simultaneous with their sale of their remaining shares to SES Global such that upon completion of the transaction SSC and SES each held 50% in NSAB including preparation of all agreements related thereto.
  • Advised SSC in the sale of 25% of the shares in NSAB to SES Global including preparation of all agreements related thereto.
  • Responsible for SSC’s acquisition of Universal Space Network from Warburg
  • Pincus and related transactions.
  • Responsible for SSC’s sale of its Space Systems Division (asset transfer) to
  • OHB.
  • Advised VantagePoint Venture Partners in connection with the client’s proposed second round investment in ProtoStar Ltd., a Bermuda entity formed for purposes of offering, on a wholesale basis, direct-to-home (DTH) services in Asia.
  • Advised LGI Ventures B.V. in connection with a proposed investment in satellite operator, O3B Networks Ltd., planning to launch a constellation of Mid Earth Orbiting (MEO) satellites to provide wholesale broadband communications to the developing world.
  • Assisted SSC in relation to the acquisition of 71% of the shares in Lancaster Software Engineering GmbH (“LSE”). LSE provides managed services including staffing to satellite operators and others in the space industry.
  • Advised Avenue Europe on its equity and debt financing of Avanti.
  • Assisted Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB in a new share issue transaction through which 3i subscribed to shares in Swe-Dish Satellite Systems AB.
  • Assisted SSC in connection with the divestiture of its subsidiary Satellus AB (engaged in the exploitation of remote sensing data) to Metia.
  • Assisted SSC in its bid for the acquisition of certain Earth
  • Station facilities from Telia Division Satellite.