Deal facts
- Buyer
- SES S.A.
- Target
- Intelsat Holdings S.à r.l.
- Deal value
- Not disclosed
- Announced
- 11 April 2025
- Status
- Cleared
- Sector
- Telecommunications
- Country
- Luxembourg
- Consideration
- Not stated
Sources
SES S.A. has agreed to acquire Intelsat Holdings S.à r.l. in a strategic acquisition within the communications sector. The transaction was announced on 11 April 2025 and subsequently completed on 29 May 2025. The target company is based in Luxembourg, although the confidence regarding this specific location is noted as low. No financial consideration or deal value was disclosed in the available records, and the specific form of payment remains unreported.
This acquisition brings the satellite communications assets of Intelsat under the ownership of SES, a leading global satellite operator. The deal represents a significant consolidation of capabilities within the international communications industry. Regulatory bodies have reviewed the transaction and granted the necessary clearances for completion. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval.
Weekly digest
Join Exit Mode Insider
Ten deal briefs a week, founder commentary, and the patterns worth paying attention to.
Join Exit Mode Insider, £12/moDeal timeline
1 update- CMA Phase 1 clearance
SES S.A. to acquire Intelsat Holdings S.à r.l.
{ "title": "SES S.A. / Intelsat Holdings S.à r.l. merger inquiry", "parties": [ "SES S.A.", "Intelsat Holdings S.à r.l." ], "opened_date": "2025-04-11", "decision_date": "2025-04-11", "case_state": "closed", "sector": "communications", "decision_type": "Phase 1 Clearance", "summary_text": "The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigated the anticipated acquisitio
UK CMA
Explore
Browse adjacent archives
Jump from this deal into the sector, buyer, deal type, and year views that carry the strongest contextual signal.
Similar deals
Similar deals
Other Telecommunications M&A activity tracked by Exit Mode.
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. to acquire Shutterstock, Inc.
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. has agreed to acquire Shutterstock, Inc. in a strategic acquisition within the communications and distribution-and-service industries sectors…
- Buyer
- Getty Images Holdings, Inc.
- Target
- Shutterstock, Inc.
- Deal value
- Not disclosed
- Deal type
- strategic acquisition
nexfibre to acquire Substantial
nexfibre has agreed to acquire Substantial in a strategic acquisition within the telecommunications sector. The deal was announced on 23 April 2026, with the target oper…
- Buyer
- nexfibre
- Target
- Substantial
- Deal value
- Not disclosed
- Deal type
- strategic acquisition
Paramount Skydance Corporation to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Paramount Skydance Corporation has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. in a strategic acquisition within the communications sector. The transaction was announ…
- Buyer
- Paramount Skydance Corporation
- Target
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
- Deal value
- Not disclosed
- Deal type
- strategic acquisition
Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. to acquire Westminster Policy Partners Limited
Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. has agreed to acquire Westminster Policy Partners Limited in a strategic acquisition within the strategic communications sector. The…
- Buyer
- Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.
- Target
- Westminster Policy Partners Limited
- Deal value
- Not disclosed
- Deal type
- strategic acquisition
Daily Mail and General Trust plc to acquire Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited
Daily Mail and General Trust plc has agreed to acquire Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited in a strategic acquisition within the communications sector. The deal was a…
- Buyer
- Daily Mail and General Trust plc
- Target
- Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited
- Deal value
- Not disclosed
- Deal type
- strategic acquisition
Buyer history
SES S.A.
See every published Exit Mode archive entry where this buyer appears.
View buyer profileMethodology
How this page is built
Layer 1 facts come from source documents, Layer 2 turns those facts into a readable narrative, and Layer 3 only appears where the editorial team flags a founder-relevant deal.
Back to the archive