M&A Deal Summary

BAE System Acquires In-Space Missions

On September 14, 2021, BAE System acquired aerospace company In-Space Missions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BAE System’s 4th transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is BAE System’s 5th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-09-14
Target In-Space Missions
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) BAE System
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

In-Space Missions

Alton, United Kingdom
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In-Space Missions designs, builds, and operates bespoke physical and uploadable customer missions, providing a valuable service to customers keen to get their technology on orbit quickly. The company's experienced staff work with a new space approach which enables a significant reduction in traditional timescales to get technology on orbit. It offers either a dedicated customer satellite approach or hosted payload service “Faraday” which offers new or established businesses low-cost opportunities to roll out and demonstrate new applications and technologies from space against a very short timescale. In-Space Missions was formed in 2015 and is based in Alton, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

BAE System

Farnborough, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 1970
Sector Defense
Employees91,400
Revenue 19.5B GBP (2021)
DESCRIPTION
BAE office in Reston, Virginia.
BAE office in Reston, Virginia.

BAE Systems is a provider of defense and security products and services. From sophisticated cyber services and military support, to mission critical electronic systems and protection equipment, BAE aims to be at the forefront of defense technology and science. BAE Systems was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Farnborough, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 27
Sector (Aerospace) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 19 of 21
Country (United Kingdom) 5 of 6
Year (2021) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-04-01 BAE Systems Rokar International

Haifa, Israel

BAE Systems Rokar International specializes in the development, manufacture, integration, and support of high-end GPS receivers and guidance systems for advanced defense applications. BAE Systems Rokar International was founded in 1981 and is based in Haifa, Israel.

Sell $31M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-11 BISim

Prague, Czech Republic

BISim is a global software company at the forefront of simulation and training solutions for defense and civilian organizations. Globally, more than 500,000 military personnel are trained every year using BISim’s Virtual Battlespace (VBS) software products. More than 60 NATO and NATO-friendly countries and over 250 integrators/prime contractors use VBS technology, many making significant funding commitments to extend VBS product capabilities. BISim was formed in 2001 and is based in Prague, Czech Republic.

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