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ATL Partners Announces Sale of Geost to R••••• Lab and Launches New Defense Electronics Platform, Trident Solutions ATL News
Exit to a strategic buyerannouncedannounced May 27, 2025Fact
What happened
- Target
- G••••• L••
- Platform
- not an add-on on record
- Control
- unknown
- Share acquired
- unknown
- Industry
- aerospace_defense / defense
- Target location
- unknown
- Seller kind
- Sponsor
- Rollover
- unknown
Values, only where disclosed
- Enterprise value
- Not disclosed
- Purchase price
- Not disclosed
- Equity value
- Not disclosed
- Target revenue
- Not disclosed
- Target EBITDA
- Not disclosed
- Multiple
- Not disclosed
Parties and roles
6 named
Buy side
- “May 27, 2025 — ATL Partners (“ATL”), a sector-focused private equity firm, today announced the sale of G••••• L•• (“Geost”), a subsidiary of its portfolio company LightRidge Solutions, to R••••• L•• U••• I••• (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading space systems and launch services provider.”
- ““Under ATL’s ownership, Geost has been transformed into a disruptive and innovative space technology business,” said M•••••• K•••••, a Partner at ATL Partners.”
Sell side
- “This transaction represents a successful exit for ATL, which acquired Geost in 2021 and, in partnership with management, scaled the business into a market leader in electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensing technologies supporting high-priority national security space missions.”
Advisory side
- B••••Financial adviserconfirmed“B•••• served as financial advisor and Gibson, D••• • C••••••• L•• served as legal counsel to LightRidge.”
- D••• • C••••••• L••Legal adviserconfirmed“B•••• served as financial advisor and Gibson, D••• • C••••••• L•• served as legal counsel to LightRidge.”
Side not stated
- “May 27, 2025 — ATL Partners (“ATL”), a sector-focused private equity firm, today announced the sale of G••••• L•• (“Geost”), a subsidiary of its portfolio company LightRidge Solutions, to R••••• L•• U••• I••• (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading space systems and launch services provider.”
Evidence
“May 27, 2025 — ATL Partners (“ATL”), a sector-focused private equity firm, today announced the sale of G••••• L•• (“Geost”), a subsidiary of its portfolio company LightRidge Solutions, to R••••• L•• U••• I••• (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading space systems and launch services provider.”
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