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M&A Deal Summary

EchoStar Acquires DISH Network

On August 8, 2023, EchoStar acquired media company DISH Network for 26M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EchoStar’s 1st transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is EchoStar’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is EchoStar’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is EchoStar’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-08-08
Target DISH Network
Sector Media
Buyer(s) EchoStar
Deal Type Merger
Deal Value 26M USD
Advisor(s) Sullivan & Cromwell (Legal)

Target

DISH Network

Englewood, Colorado, United States
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.

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Buyer

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 6 of 6
Sector: Media M&A 1 of 1
Type: Merger M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Colorado M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS 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.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-11-06 EchoStar - Unpaired AWS-3 Spectrum License Portfolio

Hawthorne, California, United States

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.

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