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title: "Rocket Lab locks in financing for planned Iridium acquisition"
type: "News"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299036041.md"
description: "Rocket Lab raised $1.944B via share sales to finance its pending acquisition of Iridium Communications. Proceeds, combined with Iridium's existing term loan and amended credit facility, cover transaction costs. Rocket Lab terminated a $3.6B bridge facility to de-risk its capital structure ahead of the mid-2027 closing."
datetime: "2026-09-15T10:36:44.000Z"
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# Rocket Lab locks in financing for planned Iridium acquisition


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