Bayanat and Yahsat Shareholders Approve Merger to Create SPACE42

Bayanat and Yahsat: Together for a Shared Ambition

Establishing an AI-powered space technology champion with global reach. Shaping the future of space innovation and advancing the UAE's leadership in the global space technology sector to create value for all stakeholders.


Overview

On 18 December 2023, the Boards of Directors of Bayanat and Yahsat unanimously voted to recommend the merger of their respective entities to shareholders. The combination will bring together complementary capabilities to create a UAE-based space technology champion with an implied market capitalization of over AED 15 billion (over USD 4 billion), based on both entities’ closing share prices as at 18 December 2023, and a free float of 21%. Furthermore, the combined entity will yield considerable revenue synergies and economies of scale, and will best position the organisation for innovation and profitable growth. 




About Bayanat

Bayanat, an ADX-listed public company with majority shareholding by G42, provides comprehensive world-class AI-powered geospatial solutions to a growing number of sectors such as Government Services, Environment, Energy & Resources, Smart Cities and Transportation. Its offering includes topographic, hydrographic and aeronautical products and charts, as well as spatial data surveying, analysis, management, modeling, visualization and cartography services. Bayanat’s solutions harness vast amounts of premium and unique data from a range of sources including various types of satellites such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, Optic Satellite, as well as High Altitude Pseudo Satellites (HAPS) and conventional mapping and surveying powered by AI to drive geospatial intelligence (gIQ).

For more information, visit: www.bayanat.ai; follow us on X (formerly Twitter):  @Bayanatg42
 
 
About Yahsat

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat) is a public company listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, offering multi-mission satellite solutions in more than 150 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia and Australasia. 

Yahsat’s fleet of 5 satellites reaches more than 80% of the world’s population, enabling critical communications including broadband, broadcasting, backhauling and mobility solutions. Based out of Abu Dhabi in the UAE, Yahsat provides C, Ku, Ka and L-band satellite communications solutions for land, maritime and aero platforms to consumers, governments and enterprises. Its businesses consist of Yahsat Government Solutions, Thuraya, YahClick (powered by Hughes) and YahLink. Yahsat also participates in Hughes do Brasil, an equity partnership with Hughes, and Yahlive, an equity partnership with SES. In 2020, Yahsat commenced construction of Thuraya 4-NGS, the next generation telecommunications system for Thuraya, which is due to enter service in 2025. In 2023, Yahsat commenced construction of two new software-defined telecommunication satellites, Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5, which are expected to be launched in 2027 and 2028, respectively.

For more information, visit: www.yahsat.com; follow us on X (formerly Twitter): @YahsatOfficial