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WA-01114

EQT Fund Management / ExolaunchWA-01114

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Processing timeline

26

days

Filed

8 July 2026

Notification waiver determination published

Decision

3 Aug 2026Notification waiver determination published
Type
Waiver
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Waiver application
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

Elevate BidCo GmbH HRB 141746

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

Exolaunch GmbH HRB 134539 B

Other parties

EQT Fund Management S.à r.l. B167972

Summary

EQT Fund Management S.à r.l., through its EQT X fund and Elevate BidCo GmbH, proposes to acquire 100% of the shares in Exolaunch GmbH. Exolaunch provides satellite deployment hardware and launch mission management services. This share acquisition targets the space industry, focusing on satellite integration and orbital deployment.

Acquisition details

EQT Fund Management S.à r.l., through a wholly owned special purpose vehicle, Elevate BidCo GmbH (part of the investment fund EQT X), proposes to acquire 100% of the shares in Exolaunch GmbH (together with its subsidiaries, Exolaunch ) (the Acquisition ). EQT X is a private investment fund controlled by EQT Fund Management S.à r.l., an alternative investment fund manager. Exolaunch, headquartered in Berlin (Germany), manufactures and supplies satellite deployment hardware, facilitating the integration and aggregation of a wide range of satellites with different launch vehicles, deploying payloads into their target orbits. Exolaunch also provides related satellite launch mission management and deployment services, providing end-to-end launch services including mission design, satellite testing, launch capacity procurement, integration of satellites to launch vehicles, and deployment into orbit. Exolaunch operates through wholly owned subsidiaries in the USA, France and Japan. Exolaunch is currently solely controlled by its founder Dmitriy Sternharz.

Industry

Broad:Professional & Business Services

Decisions and key events

3 Aug 2026Notification waiver determination publishedAttachmentPDF125.7 KB

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