Business Wire: ATL Partners Forms Leading Space and Airborne Platform LightRidge Solutions
ATL Partners announced the formation of LightRidge Solutions, a portfolio company focused on
the development, design and production of small, affordable, high-performance space and
airborne sensors and payloads for vital national security needs. LightRidge is comprised of
GEOST, a leading provider of high-end space payloads acquired in 2021 and Ophir Corporation,
which develops and manufactures advanced airborne laser radar sensors and was acquired in
late 2022.
Space News: ATL Forms New Holding Company Focused on Space and Air Sensors
ATL Partners announced it has formed a new holding company called LightRidge Solutions to
oversee a portfolio of space and airborne sensors businesses. Lightridge will absorb space
sensor provider GEOST, acquired in 2021, and Ophir Corporation, a company that develops
laser radar technology and acquired in 2022.
Defense One: Defense Business Brief: A New Space-Sensor Play
The private equity firm behind satellite-sensor maker GEOST has created LightRidge, a company
focused on “the development, design and production of small, affordable, high-performance
space and airborne sensors and payloads for vital national security needs.” LightRidge is made
up of Geost and Ophir, which makes airborne laser radar sensors.
Adam Marks
Adam Marks is SVP for Corporate Development at LightRidge, leading all corporate development and strategic investment initiatives for the company. He has two decades of executive experience working at Maxar, Thales, and Booz Allen Hamilton, focusing on strategic growth initiatives primarily across the space, defense, and aviation industries. He has advised both strategic companies and […]
Jason Sanders
Jason Sanders is Chief Financial Officer at LightRidge Solutions, with two decades of financial experience in the aerospace, defense and manufacturing industries. Previously, Sanders was Senior Vice President for Finance at Advanced Integration Technology and Finance Director and Controller at L-3 Mustang Technology.
Joshua Hartman
Joshua Hartman is Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at LightRidge Solutions, leading their strategy and business development, and responsible for ensuring successful corporate growth. Hartman is a champion of disrupting the space and intelligence communities by discovering novel technical and operational concepts as well as commercial approaches that solve national security problems. Prior to joining […]
Bill Gattle
Bill Gattle is the Chief Executive Officer of LightRidge Solutions, a private equity aerospace and defense company that specializes in high performance space and air collectors and sensors as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning. He brings 35 years of experience in the space, airborne, and intelligence markets, driving innovation and change to help […]
Space News: Space Force eyes lower-cost sensors to monitor geostationary orbit
GEOST has won two U.S. Space Force contracts to develop an optical sensor payload that can be hosted on government or commercial satellites to scan the geostationary belt
Defense News: Space Force issues $32 million contract for prototype space-based sensor
The U.S. Space Force has awarded GEOST a $32 million contract modification for prototype space domain awareness payloads which will be hosted on a number of different satellites.
Business Wire – ATL Partners Announces Investment in GEOST, LLC
ATL Partners announced it has made a majority investment in GEOST, a leading designer and integrator of small-to-medium sized electro-optical/infrared sensors for high-value, national security space missions.