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torlokyesterday at 10:40 PM1 replyview on HN

Eutelsat OneWeb it's mostly owned by Eutelsat and the UK government.


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manqueryesterday at 11:09 PM

Eutelsat Oneweb is a subsidiary of Eutelsat group which after the bankruptcy, merger and capital raises currently composed of

- French state(29%),

- Bharti Airtel -Indian telecom group (17%),

- UK government (10%),

- SoftBank (10%) -Japanese bank

- CMA CGM(7.5%) french shipping company

- a consortium of French insurance companies with 5% .

Till recently a South Korean conglomerate Hanwha also had 5% stake .

there is a significant concentration of holding by national governments, UK do have a golden share protecting their strategic needs , but their investment is now a small minority.

it is mostly French company today with diversified direct interests from 4-5 major countries.