ViaSat - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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ViaSat M&A Summary

ViaSat has acquired 14 companies, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 5 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

ViaSat’s largest acquisition to date was in 2021, when it acquired Inmarsat Group for $7.3B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2022, when it sold Viasat’s Tactical Data Link Business to L3 Harris Technologies for $2.0B. ViaSat has acquired in 7 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include communications (46%) and information technology (19%).

ViaSat Business Overview

Where is ViaSat headquartered?

ViaSat is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

What is ViaSat’s revenue?

ViaSat disclosed revenue of 4,284M USD for 2024 and 2,556M USD for 2023.

How many employees does ViaSat have?

ViaSat has 6,100 employees.

What sector is ViaSat in?

ViaSat is a communications company.

When was ViaSat founded?

ViaSat was founded in 1986.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity12
    • M&A Buy Activity11
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 4

ViaSat

ViaSat, Inc.

6155 El Camino Real,
Carlsbad, California 92009
United States,
(760) 476-2200
www.viasat.com

ViaSat develops satellite communication systems and equipment for the US government and select commercial customers. ViaSat conducts its business through three segments: satellite services, commercial networks and government systems. ViaSat was founded in 1986 and is based in Carlsbad, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.6/yr) # 8 2 1 - - - 11
vol $568M $222M $7.3B $8.1B
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - 1 - - 1
vol $2.0B $2.0B
  12

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Viasat’s Tactical Data Link Business 2022-10-03 2.0B USD Divestiture
Carlsbad, California
Inmarsat Group Ltd. 2021-11-08 7.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
London, United Kingdom · www.inmarsat.com
RigNet, Inc. 2020-12-21 222M USD Add-on Acquisition
Houston, Texas · www.rig.net
Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sarl 2020-11-19 - Stake Purchase
Nyon, Switzerland · www.eurobroadband.net
AeroDocs Ltd. (dba Arconics) 2016-11-14 - Add-on Acquisition
Dublin, Ireland · www.arconics.com
Engreen 2015-06-11 - Add-on Acquisition
, United States
EAI Design Services LLC 2015-03-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Tampa, Florida · www.eai-design.com
Gray Laboratories, Inc. - High-Rate Modem and Design Technologies 2014-07-28 - Divestiture
Atlanta, Georgia
NetNearU Corp. 2014-06-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Bryan, Texas · www.nnu.com
LonoCloud, Inc. 2013-04-12 - Add-on Acquisition
La Jolla, California · www.lonocloud.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Communications 5 (45%) 8.1B (100%) 1 (100%) 2.0B (100%)
Information Technology 2 (18%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 2 (18%) - - -
Software 1 (9%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (9%) - - -
Total 11 $8.1B 1 $2.0B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 8 790M 1 2.0B
  Texas 2 222M - -
  California 1 - 1 2.0B
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Georgia 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
  Colorado 1 568M - -
Ireland 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 7.3B - -
Domestic 8 (73%) 790M (10%) 1 (100%) 2.0B (100%)
Cross-border 3 (27%) 7.3B (90%) - -
Total 11 $8.1B 1 $2.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
1
LionTree Advisors LLC
1
PJT Partners, Inc.
1
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
4

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $7.3B
$100M to $1B 2 $790M
TOTAL $8.1B
Largest Inmarsat Group Ltd.
$7.3B (2021-11-08)
sell # Total
> $1B 1 $2.0B
TOTAL $2.0B
Largest Viasat’s Tactical Data Link Business
$2.0B (2022-10-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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