LA PLATA, Maryland — Multimission satellite constellation operator Spire Global is sticking with its forecast that the $241 million sale of its commercial maritime business, which buyer **Kpler Holding SA** of Belgium has slow-rolled, will close by the end of this month.
Spire continues to brandish the threat of a lawsuit against Kpler as an alternative, with a May 28 trial-date start in Delaware District Court.
In a March 31 investor call, Spire Chief Executive Theresa Condor sought to convey optimism that whatever drove Kpler to . . .
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