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18 Jun 2026

DLA Piper Advises Exolaunch Founder Dmitriy Sternharz on Sale to EQT X

"DLA Piper advised Exolaunch founder Dmitriy Sternharz on the sale of Exolaunch to private equity fund EQT X. The deal, subject to customary conditions and approvals, is expected to close in Q4 2026. Exolaunch, headquartered in Germany, is a global leader in launch mission management and satellite deployment."

DLA Piper advised Exolaunch’s founder Dmitriy Sternharz on the sale of Exolaunch to the private equity fund EQT X. The transaction, which is subject to customary conditions and approvals, is expected to close in Q4 2026. Headquartered in Germany, Exolaunch is a global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration and deployment technologies. The company has deployed more than 790 satellites across 47 missions and serves commercial and government customers worldwide. Exolaunch has maintained a strategic relationship with SpaceX since 2020 and has participated in every Falcon 9 Transporter and Bandwagon rideshare mission since the program’s inception. The company has secured two dedicated Falcon 9 missions from SpaceX, Exo-1 and Exo-2, scheduled for 2027 and 2028; these missions are expected to substantially increase Exolaunch’s launch capacity and reinforce its position in the global space economy. The acquisition by EQT marks a major milestone for Exolaunch and positions the business for its next phase of growth. With EQT’s backing, Exolaunch aims to accelerate the scaling of its global operations, invest in satellite launch and deployment technologies and broaden its dedicated and rideshare launch offerings with both existing partners and newly emerging launch providers. DLA Piper represented Dmitriy Sternharz with a team composed by: Andreas Füchsel (lead partner, Corporate practice); Semin O (Partner, Litigation & Regulatory, Frankfurt); Dr Nico Brunotte (Partner, Intellectual Property & Technology, Hamburg); Chris Field (Partner, Corporate, London); Sam Whittaker (Partner, Corporate, London); Jérôme Halphen (Partner, Employment, Paris); Nicholas Klein (Partner, Regulatory, Washington); and other DLA Piper professionals including Prof Dr Ludger Giesberts, Dr Hans-Peter Löw, Tatiana Marzoli, Enno Ahlenstiel, Thilo Streit, Alexander Domenico Sansotta, Rainer Hartmann, Damian Merks, Çağla Demir-Köse, Jonas Riesenkampff, Christopher Clark, Dilan Wickrema and Leonard Yoo.
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