EchoStar Mergers & Acquisitions

EchoStar M&A Summary

EchoStar has acquired 6 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 2025, when it sold EchoStar - Unpaired AWS-3 Spectrum License Portfolio to Space Exploration Technologies for $2.6B. EchoStar has acquired in 3 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (50%) and internet software and services (17%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity6
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

EchoStar

EchoStar Corp.

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

All (9) Buy (6) Sell (3)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2025-11-06 EchoStar - Unpaired AWS-3 Spectrum License Portfolio · Aerospace
Hawthorne, California

EchoStar's Unpaired AWS-3 Spectrum License Portfolio consists of nationwide uplink spectrum in the 1695–1710 MHz band, classified under 3GPP Band 70n. EchoStar's Unpaired AWS-3 Spectrum License Portfolio is based in Hawthorne, California.

2,600 Divestiture

SpaceX

EchoStar


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