U.S. satellite communications giant Intelsat walked away from merger discussions with Luxembourg-based competitor SES on Wednesday, CNBC confirmed.
Intelsat ended the discussions after differences arose with SES over business priorities, a person familiar with the situation told CNBC.
It also wasn't clear whether the merger would lead to more value creation compared with Intelsat continuing on its own, the person said.
The collapse of the merger talks comes shortly after SES announced CEO Steve Collar would step down at the end of this month.
The move came as a surprise within the space industry, as Collar's career at SES spans more than 20 years.
Persons:
Elon Musk's, Steve Collar
Organizations:
Intelsat, SES, Wednesday, CNBC, Elon, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Bloomberg
Locations:
Luxembourg, U.S