Rocket Lab - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Rocket Lab M&A Summary

Rocket Lab has acquired 6 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 4 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Rocket Lab’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired SolAero Technologies for $80M. Rocket Lab has acquired in 3 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include manufacturing (34%) and renewable energy (34%).

Rocket Lab Business Overview

Where is Rocket Lab headquartered?

Rocket Lab is headquartered in Long Beach, California.

What is Rocket Lab’s revenue?

Rocket Lab disclosed revenue of 245M USD for 2023 and 211M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Rocket Lab have?

Rocket Lab has 1,650 employees.

What sector is Rocket Lab in?

Rocket Lab is an aerospace company.

When was Rocket Lab founded?

Rocket Lab was founded in 2006.

M&A Summary

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

Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab USA, Inc.

3881 McGowen Street,
Long Beach, California 90808
United States,
(714) 465-5737
www.rocketlabusa.com

Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company that launches services, spacecraft components, satellites and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions that make it faster, easier and more affordable to access space. Rocket Lab USA was founded in 2006 and is based in Long Beach, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # - - 3 - - - 3
vol $162M $162M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  3

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
SolAero Technologies Corp. 2021-12-13 80M USD Add-on Acquisition
Albuquerque, New Mexico · www.solaerotech.com
Planetary Systems Corp. 2021-11-15 42M USD Add-on Acquisition
Silver Spring, Maryland · www.planetarysystemscorp.com
Advanced Solutions, Inc. 2021-10-12 40M USD Divestiture
Montgomery, Alabama
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Manufacturing 1 (33%) 42M (26%) - -
Renewable Energy 1 (33%) 80M (49%) - -
Software 1 (33%) 40M (25%) - -
Total 3 $162M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 3 162M - -
  New Mexico 1 80M - -
  Maryland 1 42M - -
  Alabama 1 40M - -
Total 3 $162M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
< $100M 3 $162M
TOTAL $162M
Largest SolAero Technologies Corp.
$80M (2021-12-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

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