It turns out there was an incredibly short line of companies interested in buying United Launch Alliance.
Three to be exact, but now there is only 1.
Originally Blue Origin, Cerberus which is a large private equity firm, and an unnamed well-capitalized aerospace firm that is interested in increasing its space portfolio but not interested enough to come out and publicly reveal their interest.
Now Blue Origin is the only one left in the running to buy United Launch Alliance.
An acquisition by Jeff Bezo’s company Blue Origin would enable them to win a greater market share of the rocket launch industry in the U.S., which could provide some much needed competition to SpaceX, but could also draw the ire of the Federal Trade Commission at the thought of reducing competition in the launch market.
Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance