Canada space financing
2 space financings involving Canada since 2015, and 4 investment and M&A deals, each with its terms and primary sources.
Randeep Bubbra | Lawyer | Making space financeable
2Financings on file
US$4.4bnFunded volume (US$ eq.)
4Investments and M&A
US$2.5bnLargest financing
Largest financing
Telesat Canada 2019 refinancing, 22 Nov 2019.
By type
| Type | Financings | Funded (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| Bank facility | 1 | US$2.5bn |
| Government finance | 1 | US$1.9bn |
Financings
| Date | Financing | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2024 | Telesat Lightspeed government loans (Canada and Quebec) | Government finance | C$2.54bn |
| 22 Nov 2019 | Telesat Canada 2019 refinancing | Bank facility | US$2.51bn |
Investments and M&A
| Date | Deal | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2021 | Spire Global acquisition of exactEarth | M&A | Not disclosed |
| 19 Nov 2021 | Telesat and Loral combination (Telesat Corporation) | M&A | Not disclosed |
| 7 Apr 2021 | MDA IPO on the TSX | IPO | C$400m |
| 8 Apr 2020 | Northern Private Capital acquisition of MDA from Maxar | M&A | C$1bn |
Totals are US$ equivalents of funded deals at approximate annual average rates; programme-level and conditional commitments are listed but left out. Records come from public, primary sources. How the register is built.