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IPO · Completed · 28 Jan 2026

York Space Systems IPO on the NYSE

York, which builds satellites for the Space Development Agency's PWSA, listed in a primary-only IPO; AE Industrial Partners kept about 23.8% and voting control.

Company
York Space Systems
Type
IPO
Status
Completed
Date
28 Jan 2026
Value
US$629m
Value basis
18,500,000 shares at US$34.00 (US$629m), with a 30-day option for 2,775,000 more
Region
US
Segment
Listed equity

Parties

Key terms

Price
US$34.00 a share
Joint book-runners
Goldman Sachs, Jefferies, Wells Fargo Securities, J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Truist, Baird and Raymond James
Net proceeds
About US$582.6m
Use of proceeds
Working capital and general corporate purposes, which may include inventory and capex
Ticker
YSS

Sources

  1. York Space Systems prospectus (Form 424B4): 18,500,000 shares of common stock sec.gov · 28 Jan 2026

Record ORB-INV-2026-0028. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.

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