Commercial Space Transformers

In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Phillip Ingle, Managing Director, Investment Banking Division, Morgan Stanley.

Phillip joined Morgan Stanley more than two decades ago as an analyst in Australia but soon moved to New York where he's been helping the Investment Bank cover large aerospace and defence companies. Several years ago he helped Morgan Stanley fine tune a focus on pure play space companies and in addition to facilitating merges and acquisitions, has been helping space companies raise capital through the debt and equity markets.

In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Chris Moran, Vice President and General Manager, Lockheed Martin Ventures (LMV). LMV is Lockheed Martin's Venture Capital arm and about a third of its portfolio is invested in space. Some of its most notable space Investments include launchers Rocket Lab and ABL Space. LMV also initially invested in satellite maker Terran Orbital, which is now in the process of being sold to Lockheed Martin.

In this episode of Commercial Space Transformers SpaceNews Senior Staff Writer Jason Rainbow speaks with Kirk Konert, a Managing Partner and board member at AE Industrial Partners (AEI). AEI is a private equity firm with over $6 billion in assets. AEI is a prime example of how institutional investors are now helping shape the space industry.

Commercial Space Transformers