Washington, DC – Wiley served as regulatory counsel to Intelsat, a U.S.-based satellite communications provider, in its $3.1 billion merger with SES, a leading global space solutions company.
The transaction, now complete, brings together two of the world's major satellite providers, creating a strengthened global provider with an expanded fleet of 120 satellites across two orbits. The combined company will deliver integrated multi-orbit, multi-band satellite and connectivity solutions to businesses and governments around the globe.
Wiley advised its longtime client Intelsat on obtaining complex communications regulatory approval.
The Wiley team was led by Jennifer D. Hindin, chair of the firm's Space and Satellite Group, and partner Henry Gola.
Read more about the transaction, here.
About Wiley's Space and Satellite Group
Wiley's Space and Satellite Group is a leader in guiding clients through the laws and regulations governing the space and satellite industry. Over the last two decades, the team has achieved innovative and impressive results, successfully challenging laws, clarifying rules, and representing clients in precedent-setting matters and game-changing transactions that have transformed the field.