Huge News for Rocket Lab Investors
It's spending $8 billion in cash and stock on its latest acquisition.
Overview
The space sector is changing almost at the speed of a high-powered rocket. Among the numerous developments in the business recently, one in particular could make quite a difference: Rocket Lab's (NASDAQ: RKLB) $8 billion deal for satellite telecom company Iridium Communications (NASDAQ: IRDM).
Rocket Lab is touting the acquisition as transformational. While there's some degree of the usual corporate hype behind that assertion, it's absolutely going to change the company. Here's why.
Details
At the end of June, Rocket Lab and Iridium agreed that Rocket Lab would pay $54 per share for Iridium in a mix of cash and stock. The deal has an enterprise value of around $8 billion.
Source
Originally published at www.fool.com.