Telesat Mulls EchoStar, Carlyle Bids

Canadian satellite company, Telesat, is considering takeover bids from EchoStar and Carlyle Group.

Canadian satellite company, Telesat, is considering takeover bids from EchoStar and Carlyle Group, Bloomberg reports. Telesat may also consider a special dividend as a substitute to a sale if the bids do not meet expectations.

Telesat, co-owned by Loral Space & Communications and Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board, is looking to raise at least $6 billion from the sale. Blackstone Group, which also placed a bid, got terminated from a bidding group that includes KKR.

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