@NewSpaceEconomy : Companies make acquisitions for a variety of reasons
• Economies of scale
• Market share
• Acquire new technologies/expertise
• Synergies (“Value Creation”)
• Geographical diversification
• Vertical integration
• Cross-selling
• Taxation
• Financial motive
• Opportunism
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2022/11/03/space-company-acquisitions-watch/
In order to obtain greater profits , some large enterprises take advantage of market power to hinder survival of new entrants https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-competitive_practices
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#BryceTech September 27, 2023 : Over $8 billion
invested in
2022 across 154 start-up #space deals. 75 U.S.
deals, 79 non-U.S. deals. Most non-U.S. recipients were based in #China
(20%), the #UK
(18%), and #Israel
(12%) https://brycetech.com/reports/report-documents/Bryce_Start_Up_Space_2023.pdf