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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
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.