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Viasat acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Viasat bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Connect Topco Limited (Inmarsat Holdings and its subsidiaries, Inmarsat)Word for word“On May 30, 2023, we purchased all of the issued and outstanding shares of Connect Topco Limited, a private company limited by shares and incorporated in Guernsey (Inmarsat Holdings and, together with its subsidiaries, Inmarsat), in exchange for approximately $550.7 million in cash and 46.36 million shares of our common stock (the Inmarsat Acquisition).” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | May 30, 2023 | approximately $550.7 million in cash and 46.36 million shares of our common stock |
Link-16 TDL BusinessWord for word“On January 3, 2023, we completed the sale of certain assets and assigned certain liabilities comprising our Link-16 TDL Business to L3Harris in exchange for approximately $1.96 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | On January 3, 2023 | approximately $1.96 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments |
remaining 51% interest in Euro Broadband Infrastructure Sàrl (EBI)Word for word“On April 30, 2021, we completed our acquisition of the remaining 51% interest in EBI, a satellite broadband internet service provider in EMEA, from Eutelsat.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | On April 30, 2021 | — |
RigNet, Inc. (RigNet)Word for word“On April 30, 2021, we completed our acquisition of RigNet, Inc. (RigNet), a leading provider of ultra-secure, intelligent networking solutions and specialized applications.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | On April 30, 2021 | — |
Link-16 Tactical Data Links business (Link-16 TDL Business)Word for word“Sale of Link-16 TDL Business On January 3, 2023, we completed the sale of certain assets and assigned certain liabilities comprising our Link-16 TDL Business to L3Harris in exchange for approximately $1.96 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | On January 3, 2023 | approximately $1.96 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments |
energy services system integration businessWord for word“Additionally, we consider strategic divestitures from time to time, such as the Link-16 TDL Sale that was completed in January 2023 for approximately $1.96 billion in cash, subject to adjustments, as well as divestitures of non-core assets or businesses, such as the divestiture of our energy services system integration business in December 2024.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | December 2024 | — |
Connect Topco Limited (Inmarsat)Word for word“On May 30, 2023, we completed the acquisition of Connect Topco Limited, a private company limited by shares and incorporated in Guernsey (Inmarsat Holdings and, together with its subsidiaries, Inmarsat), in exchange for approximately $550.7 million in cash and 46.36 million shares of our common stock (the Inmarsat Acquisition).” 10-K for 2026 | acquisition | May 30, 2023 | approximately $550.7 million in cash and 46.36 million shares of our common stock |
Navarino UKWord for word“In March 2026, the sale was completed and we received sale proceeds of $203.0 million and recognized a gain on disposal of equity method investment of $168.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).” 10-K for 2026 | divestiture | March 2026 | sale proceeds of $203.0 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-31 | $16.5 million | — |
| 2019-03-31 | $2.3 million | — |
| 2022-03-31 | $139.5 million | — |
| 2023-03-31 | — | $1.93 billion |
| 2024-03-31 | $342.6 million | — |
| 2025-03-31 | — | $20.3 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-05-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-01-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-05-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-10-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-03-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-09-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-09-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-09-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-08-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-06-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-06-02 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2023-01-09 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2022-10-03 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-03-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-11-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-11-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-12-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-06-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-03-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-02-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-01-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-07-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-09-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-10-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-05-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-03-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Viasat’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-05-29. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.