The May 10 stock introduction by New Skies Satellites brought in much less cash than planned, but did achieve its goal of giving the satellite-fleet operator a tradable security with which to sell itself to a larger satellite operator or buy a smaller one.

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Peter B. de Selding was the Paris bureau chief for SpaceNews.