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M&A · Completed · 8 Apr 2020

Northern Private Capital acquisition of MDA from Maxar

An NPC-led consortium bought MDA, returning it to Canadian ownership.

Company
MDA
Type
M&A
Status
Completed
Date
8 Apr 2020
Value
C$1bn
US$ equivalent
US$746m
Value basis
C$1.0bn (about US$765m); Maxar expected about US$729m net proceeds
Region
Canada
Segment
Spacecraft and robotics

Parties

Key terms

Price
C$1.0bn
Net proceeds to Maxar
about US$729m

Sources

  1. MDA: iconic space technology firm returns to Canadian control mda.space · 8 Apr 2020
  2. GovConWire: Northern Private Capital closes purchase of Maxar's MDA govconwire.com · Apr 2020

Record ORB-INV-2020-0004. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.

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