M&A Deal Summary

EchoStar Acquires Hughes Communications

On February 14, 2011, EchoStar acquired communications company Hughes Communications for 2.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EchoStar’s 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is EchoStar’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is EchoStar’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is EchoStar’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-02-14
Target Hughes Communications
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) EchoStar
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.0B USD
Advisor(s) Barclays Investment Bank (Financial)
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (Legal)

Target

Hughes Communications

Germantown, Maryland, United States
Hughes Communications, Inc. is a provider of broadband satellite networks and services for enterprises, governments, small businesses, and consumers. HughesNet encompasses all broadband solutions and managed services from Hughes.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 3 of 5
Sector (Communications) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2011) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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