Company Adds C-Suite Executives with
High-Growth, Public Company Expertise
BlackSky Holdings, Inc. (“BlackSky”), a leading technology
platform providing real-time geospatial intelligence and global
monitoring, today announced three additions to its executive team
as it begins its next phase of growth and development.
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BlackSky Chief Financial Officer Johan
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- Johan Broekhuysen joins BlackSky as a Senior
Advisor and will assume the role of Chief Financial
Officer following the completion of BlackSky’s merger with
Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SFTW). Broekhuysen has
significant executive experience helping lead public, high-growth
technology companies including Segra, formerly known as LUMOS
Networks (LMOS) where he served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
for almost seven years and led business expansion efforts during
his tenure there. Most recently, Broekhuysen was the founding
principal of Open Water Advisory Group, an advisory group that
delivers differentiated capital solutions to the entire telecom
infrastructure value chain. BlackSky’s current CFO, Brian Daum,
will remain with BlackSky as a senior advisor for a transitional
period.
- Henry Dubois assumes the role of Chief Development
Officer and will lead the company’s merger and acquisition
planning as well as other corporate growth initiatives. Before
joining BlackSky, Dubois was an executive for two geospatial
companies and he brings proven experience in growth strategies,
deal sourcing and integration. At GeoEye, he was CFO and an
executive advisor, where he helped grow revenues from $30 to $350
million. At DigitalGlobe, he held several executive positions
including president, CFO and Chief Operating Officer. As managing
director at HED Consulting, he advised companies on strategic
initiatives, operating improvements and financial activities.
Dubois was also CEO of an Asian telecom company, PT Centralindo
Panca Sakti. He brings extensive domestic and international
experience leading telecom and satellite imaging companies through
periods of growth, merger and acquisition activity.
- Chris Lin has joined BlackSky as General Counsel.
Lin brings nearly two decades of experience working with business,
government and legal teams during growth and innovation cycles.
During her 17-year tenure at comScore, a pioneer in media
measurement and analytics, she helped grow the business from an
early-stage start-up to a multi-billion-dollar public market
capitalization company with teams across Europe, APAC and the
Americas. Lin also served as partner at NextGen Venture Partners.
Lin was most recently general counsel, chief privacy and
administrative officer for Rakuten Advertising, a leading global
provider for marketing and advertising services and technology,
where she helped restructure legacy business lines to increase
profitability and built the foundation for accelerating the growth
of emerging business lines.
“BlackSky is pleased to welcome each of these accomplished
executives to our leadership team,” said Brian E. O’Toole, CEO of
BlackSky. “Johan, Henry and Chris bring a rich array of knowledge
and experience to BlackSky, particularly with public companies and
high-growth technology organizations. I’m looking forward to their
contributions and strategic guidance as BlackSky continues its
expansion. I’d also like to extend my appreciation to Brian Daum
for his leadership and ongoing commitment to the evolution of
BlackSky.”
About BlackSky Holdings, Inc.
BlackSky is a leading provider of real-time geospatial
intelligence. BlackSky monitors activities and facilities worldwide
by harnessing the world’s emerging sensor networks and leveraging
its own satellite constellation. BlackSky processes millions of
data elements daily from its constellation as well as a variety of
space, IoT, and terrestrial-based sensors and data feeds.
BlackSky’s on-demand constellation of satellites can image a
location multiple times throughout the day. BlackSky monitors for
pattern-of-life anomalies to produce alerts and enhance situational
awareness. BlackSky’s monitoring service, Spectra AI, is powered by
cutting-edge compute techniques, including machine learning,
artificial intelligence, computer vision, and natural language
processing. BlackSky’s global monitoring solution is available via
a simple subscription and requires no IT infrastructure or setup.
On February 17, 2021, BlackSky entered into a definitive agreement
for a business combination (the “Merger Agreement”) with Osprey
Technology Acquisition Corp. (“Osprey”) (NYSE: SFTW) that would
result in BlackSky becoming a publicly listed company. For more
information, visit www.blacksky.com.
About Osprey
Osprey is a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, that
was established as a collaboration between investment firms HEPCO
Capital Management, led by Jonathan and Edward Cohen, and JANA
Partners, led by Barry Rosenstein and with its SPAC initiative led
by JANA Partner David DiDomenico, who serves as Osprey’s CEO,
President, and Director. Osprey was formed to consummate a
transaction with one or more transformative companies that have
developed innovative software delivery platforms. For more
information, visit www.osprey-technology.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This document contains certain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the
proposed transactions between Osprey and BlackSky. These
forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words
“believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,”
“strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,”
“will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,”
and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are
predictions, projections and other statements about future events
that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a
result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could
cause actual future events to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements in this document, including but not
limited to: (i) the risk that the transactions may not be completed
in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price
of Osprey’s securities, (ii) the risk that the transactions may not
be completed by Osprey’s Business Combination deadline and the
potential failure to obtain an extension of the Business
Combination deadline if sought by Osprey, (iii) the failure to
satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the transactions,
including the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the stockholders
of Osprey, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount
following redemptions by Osprey’s public stockholders and the
receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iv) the
lack of a third-party valuation in determining whether or not to
pursue the proposed transactions, (v) the inability to complete the
PIPE Investment, (vi) the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger
Agreement, (vii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the
transactions on BlackSky’s business relationships, operating
results, and business generally, (viii) risks that the proposed
transactions disrupt current plans and operations of BlackSky, (ix)
the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against
BlackSky or against the Osprey related to the Merger Agreement or
the proposed transactions, (x) the ability to maintain the listing
of Osprey’s securities on a national securities exchange, (xi)
changes in the competitive and regulated industries in which
BlackSky operates, variations in operating performance across
competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting BlackSky’s
business and changes in the combined capital structure, (xii) the
ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other
expectations after the completion of the proposed transactions, and
identify and realize additional opportunities (xiii) the
performance of our third-party service providers, including our
satellite manufacturer and launch providers, (xiv) risks related to
delays or cancellations from current or expected customers, (xv)
the risk that redemptions by Osprey’s public stockholders may
require the combined company to seek additional equity and/or debt
financing to fund its business plan, and (xvi) the effects of
natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the spread and/or
abatement of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, on the proposed
transactions or on the ability to implement business plans,
forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the
proposed transactions. The foregoing list of factors is not
exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and
the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors”
section of Osprey’s registration on Form S-1 (File No. 333-234180),
the registration statement on Form S-4 discussed below and other
documents filed by Osprey from time to time with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These filings
identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual events and results to differ materially from
those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are
cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
and Osprey and BlackSky assume no obligation and do not intend to
update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Neither
Osprey nor BlackSky gives any assurance that either Osprey or
BlackSky, or the combined company, will achieve its
expectations.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This document relates to the proposed transactions between
Osprey and BlackSky. This document does not constitute an offer to
sell or exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or
exchange, any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities
in any jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or exchange would be
unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. On May 13, 2021, Osprey
filed a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, as amended
on June 25, 2021, July 14, 2021, and August 2, 2021, which included
a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of
Osprey, referred to as a proxy statement/prospectus. In connection
with the proposed business combination, on August 11, 2021, Osprey
filed with the SEC a definitive proxy statement/prospectus. Osprey
commenced mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to its
stockholders on August 11, 2021. A proxy statement/prospectus will
be sent to all Osprey stockholders. Osprey also will file other
documents regarding the proposed transactions with the SEC. Before
making any voting or investment decision, investors and security
holders of Osprey are urged to read the registration statement, the
proxy statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed
or that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed
transactions as they become available because they will contain
important information about the proposed transactions.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free
copies of the registration statement, the proxy
statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that
will be filed with the SEC by Osprey through the website maintained
by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
The documents filed by Osprey with the SEC also may be obtained
free of charge at Osprey’s website at
https://www.osprey-technology.com or from Osprey upon written
request to 1845 Walnut Street, Suite 1111, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103.
Participants in Solicitation
Osprey and BlackSky and their directors and executive officers
may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies
from Osprey’s stockholders in connection with the proposed
transactions. Osprey’s stockholders and other interested persons
may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the
directors and officers of Osprey in Osprey’s Annual Report on Form
10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed
with the SEC on May 12, 2021, and in Osprey’s registration
statement on Form S-4, which was filed by Osprey with the SEC in
connection with the business combination on May 13, 2021.
Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be
deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to Osprey’s
stockholders in connection with the proposed business combination
is set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus on Form S-4 for the
proposed business combination, which was filed by Osprey with the
SEC in connection with the business combination on May 13, 2021, as
amended on June 25, 2021, July 14, 2021, and August 2, 2021.
A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and
information regarding their interests in the transactions will be
contained in the proxy statement/prospectus. You may obtain free
copies of these documents as described in the preceding
paragraph.
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of
any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of any securities
in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of such other jurisdiction.
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