EchoStar - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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EchoStar M&A Summary

EchoStar has acquired 5 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. It has also divested 3 assets.

EchoStar’s largest acquisition to date was in 2011, when it acquired Hughes Communications for $2.0B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2024, when it sold EchoStar - Video Distribution Business to DIRECTV for $9.8B. EchoStar has acquired in 2 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (60%) and internet software and services (20%).

EchoStar Business Overview

Where is EchoStar headquartered?

EchoStar is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

What is EchoStar’s revenue?

EchoStar disclosed revenue of 1,998M USD for 2022 and 1,986M USD for 2021.

What sector is EchoStar in?

EchoStar is a communications company.

When was EchoStar founded?

EchoStar was founded in 2007.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 5

EchoStar

EchoStar Corp.

100 Inverness Terrace East,
Englewood, Colorado 80112
United States,
(303) 706-4000
www.echostar.com

EchoStar is a provider of satellite operations and video delivery solutions. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hughes, provides satellite broadband services, delivers network technologies and manages services for enterprise and government customers for customers around world. EchoStar was founded in 2007 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $2.4B $2.4B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 2 - - - - 1 3
vol $800M $9.8B $10.6B
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
EchoStar - Video Distribution Business 2024-09-30 9.8B USD Divestiture
Englewood, Colorado
Helios Wire Corp. 2019-10-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Vancouver, British Columbia · www.helioswire.com
EchoStar Corp. - BSS Business 2019-05-20 800M USD Divestiture
Englewood, Colorado
EchoStar Corp. - DBS and OTT Assets 2017-01-31 - Divestiture
Englewood, Colorado
Solaris Mobile Ltd. 2014-01-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Dublin, Ireland · www.solarismobile.com
Hughes Communications, Inc. 2011-02-14 2.0B USD Add-on Acquisition
Germantown, Maryland · www.hughes.com
Move Networks, Inc. 2011-01-06 45M USD Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.movenetworks.com
Sling Media, Inc. 2007-09-24 380M USD Add-on Acquisition
Foster City, California · www.slingmedia.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 3 (60%) 2.0B (82%) 1 (33%) -
Media - - 2 (67%) 10.6B (100%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (20%) 45M (2%) - -
Technology Hardware 1 (20%) 380M (16%) - -
Total 5 $2.4B 3 $10.6B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 2.4B 3 10.6B
  Colorado - - 3 10.6B
  California 2 425M - -
  Maryland 1 2.0B - -
Canada 1 - - -
  British Columbia 1 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
Domestic 3 (60%) 2.4B (100%) 3 (100%) 10.6B (100%)
Cross-border 2 (40%) - - -
Total 5 $2.4B 3 $10.6B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking
 1
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Steptoe & Johnson
 1
White & Case
 1
Sullivan & Cromwell
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $2.0B
$100M to $1B 1 $380M
< $100M 1 $45M
TOTAL $2.4B
Largest Hughes Communications, Inc.
$2.0B (2011-02-14)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $9.8B
$100M to $1B 1 $800M
TOTAL $10.6B
Largest EchoStar - Video Distribution Business
$9.8B (2024-09-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
3 (100%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Communications

Revenue

1,998   1% 2022
1,986   6% 2021
1,888   1% 2020
1,886   10% 2019
2,091   11% 2018
1,886   39% 2017
3,057   3% 2016
3,144   9% 2015
3,446   5% 2014
3,282   6% 2013
3,121   2012
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Established

2007

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