M&A Deal Summary

DISH Network Acquires EchoStar - BSS Business

On May 20, 2019, DISH Network acquired media company EchoStar - BSS Business from EchoStar for 800M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DISH Network’s 2nd transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is DISH Network’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is DISH Network’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is DISH Network’s 2nd transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-05-20
Target EchoStar - BSS Business
Sector Media
Buyer(s) DISH Network
Sellers(s) EchoStar
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 800M USD

Target

EchoStar - BSS Business

Englewood, Colorado, United States
EchoStar Corp. - BSS Business comprises Broadcast Satellite Service (BSS) Business, including nine direct broadcast satellites and the certain key employees responsible for satellite operations, licensing for the 61.5-degree orbital slot, and select real estate properties

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DISH Network

Englewood, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Media
Employees14,200
Revenue 16.7B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Dish Network's corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.
Entrance to Dish Network's corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.

DISH Network is a provider of pay-TV services and wireless communications services. The Company offers a selection of local and national programming and serves the North American media market. DISH Network was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 7
Sector (Media) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (Colorado) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 3 of 6
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-31 EchoStar - DBS and OTT Assets

Englewood, Colorado, United States

EchoStar Corp. - DBS and OTT Assets is a provider of communication services in US.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-03 Ting Mobile

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ting delivers fixed fiber Internet access with good customer support.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EchoStar

Englewood, Colorado, United States
Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Communications
Revenue 2.0B USD (2022)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to EchoStar's corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.
Entrance to EchoStar's corporate headquarters in Englewood, Colorado.

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Media) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
State (Colorado) 2 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-31 EchoStar - DBS and OTT Assets

Englewood, Colorado, United States

EchoStar Corp. - DBS and OTT Assets is a provider of communication services in US.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-10-25 Helios Wire

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Helios Wire Corp. is a satellite-enabled IoT connectivity company. Helios Wire’s IoT-blockchain system is built on a space-based infrastructure delivering two-way global connectivity using 30 MHz of priority mobile satellite system (MSS), S-band spectrum.

Buy -
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