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Rocket Lab Acquires Mynaric

On March 11, 2025, Rocket Lab acquired aerospace company Mynaric

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Rocket Lab’s 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Rocket Lab’s 1st transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-03-11
Target Mynaric
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Rocket Lab
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Mynaric

Gilching, Germany
Mynaric provides laser optical communications terminals for air, space, and mobile applications. Laser communication networks provide connectivity from the sky, allowing for ultra-high data rates and secure, long-distance data transmission between moving objects for wireless terrestrial, mobility, airborne- and space-based applications. Mynaric is headquartered in Munich, Germany, with additional locations in Los Angeles, California, and Washington, D.C.

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Buyer

Rocket Lab

Long Beach, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 2006
Sector Aerospace
Employees2,100
Revenue 436M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 5
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-13 SolAero

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

SolAero is a manufacturer of highly efficient, radiation-hard solar cells, Coverglass Interconnected Cells (CICs), and solar panels for space power applications. Since 2001, SolAero products have powered 160 successful space missions with zero on-orbit failures. SolAero Technologies was founded in 1998 and is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-27 GEOST

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Geost is a designer and integrator of small-to-medium-sized electro-optical/infrared sensors for high-value, national security space missions. Geost was founded in 2004 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.

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