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Viasat斥资73亿美元收购英国国际海事卫星组织(Inmarsat)
Viasat周一同意以73亿美元的价格收购英国竞争对手Inmarsat，以扩大这家美国公司的卫星和陆基通信服务。
Viasat公司同意收购英国竞争对手国际海事卫星周一，这家美国公司签署了一项73亿美元的协议，以扩大其卫星和地面通信服务。
在收购总部位于伦敦的国际海事卫星组织(Inmarsat)的两年前，该公司被一个由英国Apax合伙人、美国华平投资集团(Warburg Pincus)和两家加拿大养老基金组成的财团以34亿美元的价格私有化。
在现金和股权收购的消息公布后，Viasat的股价大幅下跌，在格林尼治时间18点15分下跌了近13%，这可能会引起英国监管机构的注意，他们已经以安全为由调乐动扑克查了Ultra Electronics和megit等跨大西洋收购。
两家公司在宣布交易的联合声明中说，“合并后的公司将与英国政府合作，以期按照Inmarsat之前做出的承诺，在英国运营。”
两家公司在一份联合声明中表示，收购Inmarsat的交易包括8.5亿美元现金，在纳斯达克上市的约4640万股Viasat股票，价值约31亿美元，以及承担这家英国公司34亿美元的净债务。
Viasat在公布第二季度业绩时表示，已签署了23亿美元的新债务安排，为这笔交易提供部分资金。
今年2月成为Inmarsat首席执行官的前诺基亚高管Rajeev Suri说:“对Inmarsat来说，与Viasat的合作是在正确的时间进行的正确组合。”国际海事卫星组织在2019年被私有化时接受了调查。
“最大的问题是，我们是否会看到另一家运营商的还价。”
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<\/figure>By Pushkala Aripaka<\/strong>Viasat<\/a> agreed to buy British rival Inmarsat<\/a> on Monday in a $7.3 billion deal to broaden the U.S. based company's satellite and land-based communications services.
The takeover of London-based Inmarsat comes just two years after it was taken private in a $3.4 billion deal by a consortium of British-based Apax partners, U.S.-based Warburg Pincus and two Canadian pension funds.
<\/div><\/div>While Viasat offers connectivity and communications services to residential, aviation and defence customers in North America, Inmarsat is a provider of satellite-based communications services to shipping, aviation and government departments, including Britain's Ministry of Defence.
Viasat's shares fell sharply and were down nearly 13% at 1815 GMT following news of the cash and equity acquisition, which is likely to attract the attention of British regulators, who have probed transatlantic takeover such as Ultra Electronics and Meggit on security grounds.
\"The combined company will cooperatively engage with the U.K. government with a view to operating in the U.K. consistent with the commitments previously made by Inmarsat,\" the companies said in a joint statement announcing the transaction.
The deal to buy Inmarsat includes $850 million in cash, about 46.4 million of Nasdaq-listed Viasat's shares valued at roughly $3.1 billion and the assumption of the British firm's $3.4 billion net debt, the companies said in a joint statement.
Viasat said it has signed up for $2.3 billion of new debt facilities to partially fund the deal as it also reported its second-quarter results.
\"Joining with Viasat is the right combination for Inmarsat at the right time,\" said Rajeev Suri, a former Nokia executive who became Inmarsat Chief Executive in February. Inmarsat was subject of an investigation in 2019 when it was taken private.
Viasat's shares fell sharply and were down nearly 13% at 1815 GMT following news of the cash and equity acquisition, which is likely to attract the attention of British regulators, who have probed transatlantic takeover such as Ultra Electronics and Meggit on security grounds.
\"The combined company will cooperatively engage with the U.K. government with a view to operating in the U.K. consistent with the commitments previously made by Inmarsat,\" the companies said in a joint statement announcing the transaction.
The deal to buy Inmarsat includes $850 million in cash, about 46.4 million of Nasdaq-listed Viasat's shares valued at roughly $3.1 billion and the assumption of the British firm's $3.4 billion net debt, the companies said in a joint statement.
Viasat said it has signed up for $2.3 billion of new debt facilities to partially fund the deal as it also reported its second-quarter results.
\"Joining with Viasat is the right combination for Inmarsat at the right time,\" said Rajeev Suri, a former Nokia executive who became Inmarsat Chief Executive in February. Inmarsat was subject of an investigation in 2019 when it was taken private.
<\/div><\/div>\"The deal suggests ViaSat is very serious about its ambitions of rolling out its cutting-edge high throughput satellite technology globally instead of using regional partnerships,\" Armand Musey, founder of financial consulting firm Summit Ridge Group said.
\"The big question is whether we will see a counter bid from another operator.\"
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\"The big question is whether we will see a counter bid from another operator.\"
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the cyberattack was intended \"to disrupt Ukrainian command and control during the invasion, and those actions had spillover impacts into other European countries.\"","seolocation":"telecomnews\/russia-downed-satellite-internet-in-ukraine-western-officials","seolocationalt":"Russia downed satellite internet in Ukraine: Western officials","url_seo":"russia-downed-satellite-internet-in-ukraine-western-officials"},"90906896":{"msid":"90906896","stname":"Batelco signs pact with Ericsson to collaborate on 5G technologies, IoT","artsyn":"\u201cThis latest MoU is part of Batelco\u2019s efforts to enhance its network capabilities to achieve future goals for 5G technology, in addition to supporting development programs for new use cases that highlight the potential of 5G for consumers and enterprises,\u201d the companies said in a joint statement.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/batelco-signs-pact-with-ericsson-to-collaborate-on-5g-technologies-iot","seolocationalt":"Batelco signs pact with Ericsson to collaborate on 5G technologies, IoT","url_seo":"batelco-signs-pact-with-ericsson-to-collaborate-on-5g-technologies-iot"},"90567036":{"msid":"90567036","stname":"Satellite modems nexus of worst cyberattack of Ukraine war","artsyn":"Viasat would not say who it believed was responsible for the attack when asked separately by The Associated Press. Ukrainian officials blame Russian hackers.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/satellite-modems-nexus-of-worst-cyberattack-of-ukraine-war","seolocationalt":"Satellite modems nexus of worst cyberattack of Ukraine war","url_seo":"satellite-modems-nexus-of-worst-cyberattack-of-ukraine-war"},"90162127":{"msid":"90162127","stname":"U.S. spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet during Russian invasion: Sources","artsyn":"The hackers disabled modems that communicate with Viasat Inc's KA-SAT satellite, which supplies internet access to some customers in Europe, including Ukraine. More than two weeks later some remain offline, resellers told Reuters.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/u-s-spy-agency-probes-sabotage-of-satellite-internet-during-russian-invasion-sources","seolocationalt":"U.S. spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet during Russian invasion: Sources","url_seo":"u-s-spy-agency-probes-sabotage-of-satellite-internet-during-russian-invasion-sources"},"90005640":{"msid":"90005640","stname":"'Cyberattack' knocks thousands offline in Europe","artsyn":"According to Orange, \"nearly 9,000 subscribers\" of a satellite internet service provided by its subsidiary Nordnet in France are without internet following a \"cyber event\" on February 24 at Viasat, a US satellite operator of which it is a client.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/cyberattack-knocks-thousands-offline-in-europe","seolocationalt":"'Cyberattack' knocks thousands offline in Europe","url_seo":"cyberattack-knocks-thousands-offline-in-europe"},"89935398":{"msid":"89935398","stname":"Satellite firm Viasat probes suspected cyberattack in Ukraine and elsewhere","artsyn":"The outage could have been due to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, Sky News reported on Monday. Such attacks hit a number of Ukrainian banks and government websites shortly before Russia's invasion last week.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/satellite-firm-viasat-probes-suspected-cyberattack-in-ukraine-and-elsewhere","seolocationalt":"Satellite firm Viasat probes suspected cyberattack in Ukraine and elsewhere","url_seo":"satellite-firm-viasat-probes-suspected-cyberattack-in-ukraine-and-elsewhere"},"88401731":{"msid":"88401731","stname":"India may lose $184.6 billion in economic value by 2030 if 28 GHz is earmarked for 5G: Viasat","artsyn":"Viasat said that the telecom operators will have enough spectrum to accommodate the 5G mobile services in a separate spectrum in 26 GHz, which is harmonized by ITU WRC-19. Gomez said that telcos are seeking 400 MHz per telco in mmwave and 26 GHz offers 3.2 GHz to accommodate all telcos.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/india-may-lose-184-6-billion-in-economic-value-by-2030-if-28-ghz-is-earmarked-for-5g-viasat","seolocationalt":"India may lose $184.6 billion in economic value by 2030 if 28 GHz is earmarked for 5G: Viasat","url_seo":"india-may-lose-184-6-billion-in-economic-value-by-2030-if-28-ghz-is-earmarked-for-5g-viasat"},"88310410":{"msid":"88310410","stname":"EMEA Satellite Operators Association renames to GSOA to include global satellite operators","artsyn":"The chief executives that made the announcement in Paris on Wednesday, added that seven new satellite operators \u2014 Amazon, APT, ARSAT, Intersputnik, Lockheed Martin, Omnispace, and Star One \u2013 had already agreed to join GSOA.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/emea-satellite-operators-association-renames-to-gsoa-to-include-global-satellite-operators","seolocationalt":"EMEA Satellite Operators Association renames to GSOA to include global satellite operators","url_seo":"emea-satellite-operators-association-renames-to-gsoa-to-include-global-satellite-operators"},"87755377":{"msid":"87755377","stname":"Viasat, Embraer enter agreement to offer in-flight connectivity on E2 aircraft","artsyn":"Viasat\u2019s IFC system as a factory option on the Embraer E2 aircraft will enable airlines to offer advanced IFC to passengers and crew members.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/viasat-embraer-enter-agreement-to-offer-in-flight-connectivity-on-e2-aircraft","seolocationalt":"Viasat, Embraer enter agreement to offer in-flight connectivity on E2 aircraft","url_seo":"viasat-embraer-enter-agreement-to-offer-in-flight-connectivity-on-e2-aircraft"},"87698993":{"msid":"87698993","stname":"Viasat to offer 'low-cost' satellite internet to remote areas in Latin America","artsyn":"\"We can drive the cost of (internet) delivery down dramatically,\" Rick Baldridge, Viasat President and chief executive, said in an interview. \"That allows us to go anywhere. To do that at a very, very low cost.\"","seolocation":"telecomnews\/viasat-to-offer-low-cost-satellite-internet-to-remote-areas-in-latin-america","seolocationalt":"Viasat to offer 'low-cost' satellite internet to remote areas in Latin America","url_seo":"viasat-to-offer-low-cost-satellite-internet-to-remote-areas-in-latin-america"},"87590242":{"msid":"87590242","stname":"Viasat buys Britain's Inmarsat in $7.3 billion satellite play","artsyn":"Viasat agreed to buy British rival Inmarsat on Monday in a $7.3 billion deal to broaden the U.S. based company's satellite and land-based communications services.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/u-s-telecom-firm-viasat-to-buy-rival-inmarsat-in-7-3-billion-deal","seolocationalt":"Viasat buys Britain's Inmarsat in $7.3 billion satellite play","url_seo":"u-s-telecom-firm-viasat-to-buy-rival-inmarsat-in-7-3-billion-deal"},"87278188":{"msid":"87278188","stname":"Trai seeks DoT clarity around mmWave before recommending base price","artsyn":"The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has sought this information to have a clear idea on the quantum of mmWave band spectrum that will be available for 5G services before recommending base prices of such airwaves, two people aware of the matter said.","seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-seeks-dot-clarity-around-mmwave-before-recomending-base-price","seolocationalt":"Trai seeks DoT clarity around mmWave before recommending base price","url_seo":"trai-seeks-dot-clarity-around-mmwave-before-recomending-base-price"}}}}" data-news-images="[{"msid":"87597286","msname":"satellite comms","msnameseo":"satellite-comms","mediatype":"44","artdate":"2021-11-02 19:26:00.0","caption":""}]" data-newsletter-by="0" data-newsletter-date="a" data-hasbottomcarousel="" data-alldetailsopen="" data-multipleanalyticshit="" data-deeplink="https://ettelecom.app.link?$deeplink_path=" data-socialshareformat="default">
