Credit: Made in Space (a Redwire company)

[UPDATE: Sept 2, 2021 – Deal has now closed]

Genesis Park, a Houston-based Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), has agreed to take Redwire, a space technology company, public.

Genesis Park went public in November 2020 in a $150 million IPO.

Redwire, is based in Jacksonville, FL and manufactures space-capable robotics, solar arrays and antennas, and other equipment used in space. It plans to manufacture and assemble components in-space using 3D printing. The company was formed in June 2020 from the merger of two companies, with backing from AE Industrial Partners. Since then, it has made five more acquisitions.

Redwire becomes the seventh space venture in the past year to announce a SPAC deal. It had revenues of $120 million in 2020 and is currently cash flow positive. By 2025, it expects to grow to $1.4 billion. The transaction values the company at $615 million enterprise value.

Its CEO, Peter Cannito, was previously the CEO of Polaris Alpha, a high-tech solutions provider that developed systems for the Department of Defense. He’s also spent 12 years working for PE-backed companies in the defense, technology and government services market.

Jonathan Baliff, the CFO of Genesis and former CFO at Bristow Group, will join the Board of Redwire as a non-executive director.

The deal is expected to close by June 2021.

Investor Presentation – Genesis Park Redwire