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Thermo Capital

Thermo Companies is an investment firm with a focus on acquiring and developing asset-heavy companies across various industries, including telecommunications and satellite services. They are known for their majority ownership of Globalstar, a provider of satellite and terrestrial connectivity services. Thermo Companies leverages its expertise and capital to invest in industries in transition, with a long-term investment horizon.

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Airbus Defence and Space in Spain delivered the third flight model of the thermo-structural subsystem for the MTG-I satellites.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Apr 21, 2026Tres satélites de observación terrestre ultiman su lanzamiento con importante sello español

Deep Space Energy is developing a Radioisotope Thermo-Acoustic Linear Induction Generator (RTALIG) that converts heat from the natural decay of radioisotopes into electricity.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Feb 22, 2026Deep Space Energy Secures Funding for High Efficiency Lunar Nuclear Power

Ansys collaborated with Rolls-Royce and Intel to reduce the simulation time of the thermo-mechanical model of Rolls-Royce’s gas-turbine engine from more than 1,000 hours to less than 10 hours.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.5Jun 15, 2023Rolls-Royce Partners with Ansys and Intel for Sustainable Aviation

Airbus pioneered the use of silicon carbide for Sentinel-2 telescope structures to provide very high optical stability and minimize thermo-elastic deformation.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 2, 2021Airbus’ Integration Of Third Copernicus Sentinel-2 Complete

Airbus pioneered the use of silicon carbide in Sentinel-2 telescope structures to provide high optical stability and minimize thermo-elastic deformation.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jul 30, 2021Airbus completes integration of 3rd Copernicus Sentinel-2

At the start of May, Rocket Factory Augsburg completed a power-pack test in which the turbopump and pre-burner operated in a stable, steady-state thermo-mechanical condition for a total burn time of 8 seconds.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 21, 2021Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA): Successful Tests Of Their Full-Scale, Staged-Combustion Engine

Globalstar borrowed $199,000,000 on 2019-11-26 in a financing led by EchoStar and Thermo.

FinancialRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 3, 2019Globalstar refinancing ends liquidity crisis

Thermo agreed to convert a 2009 loan into stock, freeing Globalstar from $131,000,000 it still owed, of which $87,500,000 was interest payments, as disclosed in a 2019-11-12 SEC filing.

FinancialRelationshipsLegalValue 5.0Dec 3, 2019Globalstar refinancing ends liquidity crisis

Globalstar is borrowing $199,000,000 through a loan arranged by its controlling shareholder Thermo and fleet operator EchoStar.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Nov 27, 2019Globalstar borrows $199M with EchoStar’s help • Measat buys Ariane 5 launch

A Monroe-led effort to combine Globalstar with the landline company FiberLight, both owned by Monroe’s Thermo Capital, disintegrated on 2018-08-01 after a legal battle with Mudrick Capital Management.

RelationshipsLegalValue 4.0Sep 4, 2018Jay Monroe drops Globalstar CEO position to focus on spectrum

The merger arrangement between Globalstar and the Thermo Capital–owned landline company was valued at $1,650,000,000 and was initially expected to close this quarter.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.4Aug 1, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | Globalstar scraps FiberLight merger • Intelsat finds new Ariane 5 co-passenger

Thermo Capital is merging Globalstar with the landline company FiberLight in a $1,650,000,000 deal intended to help pay off Globalstar’s debts.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.7Apr 25, 2018Globalstar merging with FiberLight for $1.65 billion

Thermo is injecting $100,000,000 in cash and 15.5 million shares of CenturyLink, currently worth about $285 million, into the combined entity.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0Apr 25, 2018Globalstar merging with FiberLight for $1.65 billion

Globalstar said its $1,700,000,000 in net operating losses should enable tax-efficient growth for Thermo Companies.

FinancialGrowthValue 4.0Apr 25, 2018Globalstar merging with FiberLight for $1.65 billion
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