110 million for D-Orbit
In a fortnight full collection with 1500 investors. The Lombard company has already completed 21 missions with the Ion carrier, placing 200 payloads in orbit
by Luca Orlando
A few days ago the launch of the 200th payload into orbit. And now a new leap, this time in financial terms. The growth path of Lombardy-based D-Orbit, now among the global leaders in orbital logistics, continues with the positive closure of the Club Deal by the Azimut group, which finalised the operation by raising 110 million euro on the market.
The club deal reached its funding target in just a few weeks, for an investment realised through Azimut Direct Investments SCA-SICAV-RAIF - D-Orbit, a dedicated Luxembourg vehicle that allowed approximately 1,500 customers followed by Azimut's network of financial advisors and wealth managers in Italy to access this investment initiative in the space infrastructure sector.
The structure of the transaction envisages the participation in an ongoing capital increase, with Azimut as lead investor, destined to support D-Orbit's industrial and technological expansion, flanked by a purchase of shares on the secondary market from various investors, aimed at strengthening the shareholding structure and consolidating the company's international growth path.
Founded in 2011, D-Orbit has now established itself as an international reference in the services of transporting and releasing satellites into orbit, consolidating an international presence with operations in Europe, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and establishing partnerships with major space agencies and private operators of global importance. A few days ago, it carried its 20th and 21st mission with Ion Satellite Carrier, its flagship product, into orbit (see photo in this article), surpassing the threshold of 200 individual loads carried.
The platform, which was developed, enables the precise release and positioning of satellites in orbit, significantly reducing the time, cost and complexity of missions. Ion is part of the family of satellite platforms developed by the company to meet the growing demand for satellite constellation services, now essential for applications such as advanced telecommunications, Earth observation, climate analysis, defence, autonomous mobility and critical infrastructure management.
