Feb 24 (Reuters) - MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd MDA.TO said on Friday it had agreed to buy U.S.-based satellite imagery provider DigitalGlobe Inc DGI.N for an equity value of about C$3.1 billion ($2.4 billion).
Under the deal, MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates will offer $17.50 in cash and 0.3132 of its shares for each DigitalGlobe share held. deal includes assumption of DigitalGlobe's C$1.60 billion net debt.