Fusion EADS-BAE : entre déclarations et intentions, où en est la partie de poker ? Le Monde.fr avec AFP et Reuters | • Mis à jour le La partie de poker qui se joue à propos de la fusion entre les groupes européen EADS et britannique BAE Systems entre dans une phase critique à l'approche de la date butoir du 10 octobre.
D'un côté, les entreprises parties prenantes, de l'autre, les Etats (dont l'un est actionnaire, la France) et, dernier côté du triangle, les actionnaires principaux (Lagardère et Daimler d'un côté, le fonds Invesco de l'autre). La France, l'Allemagne et le Royaume-Uni ont encore quarante-huit heures pour tenter de s'entendre sur l'actionnariat des Etats dans le futur n° 1 mondial de l'aéronautique et de la défense, ce qui permettrait aux deux groupes de demander un report afin de boucler les modalités de l'opération. Cette opération accoucherait d'un champion européen, présent sur pratiquement tous les marchés de la planète, loin devant l'américain Boeing. Problème, les "joueurs" en présence ont des intérêts divergents.
Investor Relations. Files.shareholder.com/downloads/GEOY/2107224378x0x567689/FE727922-E2B4-4538-BFA6-E091B19B2E98/GEOY2011AR.pdf. High Resolution Imagery, Earth Imagery & Geospatial Services. Airbus Parent Weighs Formation of In-House Bank. DigitalGlobe buying rival GeoEye - Denver Business Journal. Colorado satellite-imagery company DigitalGlobe Inc. has agreed to purchase rival GeoEye in a deal valued at $900 million, the two companies announced Monday.
The deal comes two months after Longmont-based DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) rejected a buyout offer from GeoEye Inc. (Nasdaq: GEOY) of Herndon, Va. The boards of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement. The combined company will be called DigitalGlobe, keep its headquarters in Colorado and retain the same stock symbol and exchange. Six members of the 10-person board will come from DigitalGlobe and four from GeoEye. Jeffrey Tarr, president and CEO of DigitalGlobe, will run the merged company and Howard Estes III, chairman of DigitalGlobe, will continue in that role.
DigitalGlobe shareholders will own about 64 percent of the combined company. DigitalGlobe and GeoEye sell images from space to the federal government for security and other purposes. L. Justice Department seeks information on DigitalGlobe-GeoEye merger. LONGMONT — DigitalGlobe said Monday that the Department of Justice is seeking further information about its planned acquisition of GeoEye.
The satellite and aerial-image company announced in July that it is buying rival satellite company GeoEye in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $453 million. DigitalGlobe, whose images are used for defense, intelligence, mapping and environmental monitoring, said the deal creates a more efficient and diversified company better positioned to thrive as the Pentagon makes severe budget cuts. The Department of Justice has sent two requests to DigitalGlobe for information about the deal, which the company says is a standard part of the regulatory process. The requests extend the waiting period under certain antitrust laws that prohibit the deal from closing until the information is provided by the company, or until the federal government lifts the waiting period. The companies had been eyeing a deal for months before securing an agreement. DigitalGlobe, GeoEye To Merge. DigitalGlobe, GeoEye ink merger agreement. DigitalGlobe, GeoEye ink merger agreement By Defense Systems StaffJul 24, 2012 The boards of directors of DigitalGlobe and GeoEye have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which the companies will combine in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $900 million, officials of both companies said in a July 23 joint announcement.
The merger will create an earth imagery and geospatial analysis provider with a more diversified revenue base, strong financial foundation and significant growth potential, the officials said. On completion of the transaction, DigitalGlobe shareowners are expected to own approximately 64 percent and GeoEye shareowners are expected to own approximately 36 percent of the combined company, the officials said. GeoEye MediaRoom - Press Releases.
Increased Scale and Customer Diversification Positions Company for Future Growth Delivers More than $1.5 Billion in Primarily Capital-Related Synergy Savings Provides U.S.
Government with Compelling Solution in Budget-Constrained Environment Complementary Capabilities Deliver Increased Value and More Complete Geospatial Solutions to All Customers Enhanced Financial Strength Delivers Benefits to All Stakeholders. Satellite imagery companies brace for cut in federal funding for contracts. But less than two years after the deal was inked, the program is one of several that industry observers say has been targeted for budget cuts as the federal government looks to curtail spending and tame the deficit.
“We expect the cuts to be significant,” said Karen Finn, an NGA spokeswoman. The government “always looks at the ‘total value’ of each contract to the contribution to our mission to determine how to allocate the reduction.” The true extent of the cut, should one come to pass, is uncertain. The president’s budget as proposed rarely matches the budget that Congress ultimately passes. Furthermore, funding for this particular program is housed in a portion of the defense budget deemed secret, making the depth of the proposed cut difficult to ascertain. A report due soon from the federal government’s defense and intelligence agencies is supposed to convey the degree to which the government needs commercial satellite images and should offer some guidance on future budgets cuts.