M&A Deal Summary

Vantor Acquires Space Systems/Loral

On November 2, 2012, Vantor acquired aerospace company Space Systems/Loral for 875M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Vantor’s 2nd transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Vantor’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Vantor’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Vantor’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-11-02
Target Space Systems/Loral
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Vantor
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 875M USD

Target

Space Systems/Loral

Palo Alto, California, United States
Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) designs and builds satellites and spacecraft systems for commercial and government customers around the world.

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Buyer

Vantor

Westminster, Colorado, United States

Category Company
Founded 1957
Sector Information Services
Employees4,400
Revenue 1.8B USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Vantor is a global communications and information company providing operational solutions to commercial and government organizations worldwide. Vantor business is focused on markets and customers with strong repeat business potential, primarily in the Communications sector and the Surveillance and Intelligence sector. In addition, the Company conducts a significant amount of advanced technology development. Vantor was founded in 1969 and is based in Westminster, Colorado.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector: Aerospace M&A 2 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 5
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-31 MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates - 11 Long-Term Managed Service Contracts

Ontario, Canada

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates - 11 Long-Term Managed Service Contracts comprises long-term managed service contracts. The asset consists of 11 managed service contracts that operate MDA-delivered solutions for back office service for the provision of land and property data to United Kingdom local authorities.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-01 Alliance Spacesystems

Los Alamitos, California, United States

Alliance Spacesystems is a provider of high-performance composite structures for spacecraft and other high-tech applications where strength-to-weight ratio, superior stiffness and dimensional stability are key requirements. Alliance Spacesystems is based in Los Alamitos, California.

Sell -