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9 space financings on file (7 as lender, 2 as arranger), about US$8.1bn of deals led.

Borrowers and issuers: Iridium Communications, OHB, Iridium, Rocket Lab, Thaicom.

Financings

DateFinancingTypeAmount
28 Jun 2026Rocket Lab US$3.6bn bridge commitment for the Iridium acquisitionAcquisition financeUS$3.6bn
Sep 2025Thaicom (STI) US$184m ECA-backed loan for THAICOM 10Export creditUS$184m
22 Jul 2025OHB €350m syndicated credit facility (2025)Bank facility€350m
30 Jul 2024Iridium US$200m incremental term loan (2024)Bank facilityUS$200m
25 Mar 2024Iridium US$125m incremental term loan for the Satelles acquisitionAcquisition financeUS$125m
20 Sep 2023Iridium US$1.5bn term loan B and US$100m revolver (2023 amendment)Bank facilityUS$1.6bn
3 Jun 2020OHB €300m syndicated credit facility (2020)Bank facility€300m
7 Feb 2020Iridium US$200m incremental term loan (2020)Bank facilityUS$200m
4 Nov 2019Iridium US$1,450m credit facilityBank facilityUS$1.45bn

Roles come from the filings and announcements cited on each record. Volumes are full deal sizes, not this lender's share.

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