Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) has closed its approximately $161.2 million cash-and-stock purchase of exactEarth, a provider of satellite data products and services to the global maritime sector. Vienna, Virginia-based Spire first announced the deal in September, which marks its first acquisition after going public in mid-August, and the company said Tue...
Dirk Hoke, formerly the CEO of Airbus’ defense and space business, has joined the board of directors of Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR). The 25-year industry veteran will aim to help Spire’s leadership team in efforts to bring satellite-powered data offerings to the government and commercial sectors, the company said Tuesday. “I’m looking ...
Theresa Condor, formerly an executive vice president of Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR), has been elevated to the chief operating officer role at the Vienna, Virginia-based space data and analytics provider. She will be responsible for overseeing the company’s weather, aviation, Earth intelligence and space services businesses across the globe, Spir...
Spire Global (NYSE: SPIR) has agreed to acquire exactEarth in a cash-and-stock transaction worth approximately $161.2 million to further expand its geographic footprint and increase its space-based maritime dataset. The transaction has been approved by the boards of Spire and exactEarth and is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of calend...
Shareholders in NavSight Holdings (NYSE: NSH) voted at a special meeting Friday to approve the company’s proposed combination with space data provider Spire Global. NavSight plans to report the full voting results in its Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the companies said in a joint statement Friday. The merger, app...
Kamal Arafeh, a former executive at energy services provider Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), has joined satellite data company Spire Global as senior vice president of sales. He will be based in Washington, D.C., and will oversee efforts to grow Spire’s sales organization, partner program, geographic footprint and customer reach, the company said Wed...
Spire Global, a space-based data and analytics provider, will receive a convertible term loan worth $70 million from global investment firm Francisco Partners as part of a growth financing deal. Spire CEO Peter Platzer said in a statement published Friday the financing will help the San Francisco-based company accelerate the deployment of intersatel...
Spire Global, a space-based data and analytics provider headquartered in San Francisco, is set to go public through a merger agreement with NavSight Holdings (NYSE: NSH) as part of a push to advance growth strategy, product development, sales and marketing efforts. The boards of directors of both companies unanimously approved the proposed transacti...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded a total of $23M in two-year contracts to GeoOptics and Spire Global for radio occultation data that the agency plans to use for operational weather forecasts. NOAA awarded the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts on Nov. 20 under the Commercial Weather Data Pilot program fo...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 31, 2020 — Keith Johnson, vice president and general manager of Spire Global's federal business, said the company has embarked on data-driven projects that support the government's maritime domain awareness and transportation operations, ExecutiveBiz reported March 16....
