Marine logistics Meriaura Group informs that a defense technology company established last year Summa Defence Listed on the Helsinki and Stockholm Stock Exchange through the company.
Meriaura’s CEO and Board of Directors is the Grand Owners of the Meriaura Jussi Mälki. Meriaura’s share was EUR 31.2 percent at EUR 0.058 with a change of EUR 110,711 after the release of the bulletin.
The aim of Defence is to combine smaller defense companies and provide opportunities for growth, for example through administration and marketing. The Group includes a subsidiary Summa Drones And its owned subsidiaries.
According to the release, a strong group of companies focused on security and security of supply will be created in Finland.
Sea logistics will be transferred to the company of Mälkiä
The companies have signed a conditional share exchange agreement to buy the entire amount of Defense’s share capital. Enforcement is planned to take place in April.
In connection with the arrangement, Meriaura’s Merilogistics business, Meriaura and its own subsidiary VG-EcoFuel will be sold Meriaura Investillewho is owned by Mälkiä.
The new listed company will be renamed Defense. The current shareholders of the Meriauura Group will be 11.9 % of the new business entity and the Summa Defense shareholders’ share of 88.1 per cent.
The acquisition is to be implemented with a share exchange by organizing a directed share issue for Defence shareholders. The subscription price for stock exchange would be EUR 0.04657136 per share.
The amount of Defense’s share capital is approximately EUR 185 million in the share exchange agreement and the value of the Meriauura Group share capital is approximately EUR 40.4 million. The subscription price for stock exchange would be EUR 0.04657136 per share.
New subsidiaries for the sum defense
Prior to the exchange of stock, the Summa defense will implement a directed paid share issue of approximately EUR 25.1 million for specific convertible bond holders and investment commitment.
The Summa Defense has signed five stock exchange agreements to acquire six different companies as a subsidiary. These are West Tractors, West MCE, Aquamec, Nordic Yards As a subsidiary of the Uusikaupunki work boat, Intlog and American LightSpace Group.
In addition, the amount defense has agreed to buy fuel manufacturer Sybimarin stocks Aura Mareltawhich is the control community of the Mälkiä.
At the general meeting that decides on transaction Samuli Koskela, Martti Haapala, Antti Vehviläinen and Arto Räty.
It is proposed to complement the composition of the Board of Directors with a member of one or two companies and shareholders. As the chairman of the board would act according to the proposal Samuli Koskela.
CEO would be appointed as CEO of the current CEO of Defence Jussi Holopainen. The management team would be appointed CFO Risto TakkalaJuha as Director of Defense and Security Relations Juha Vauhkonenas a sales manager Tommi Malinen and as communications manager Tommi Manninen.
Active owners the sum of defense in the background
The company is based on a group inviting themselves to be active owners, with the front characters, for example, the Summa Defense and the car dealer Weather chairman Markku Kankaala and Wetter’s CEO Aarne Simula.
Active owners brought the Wetter Stock Exchange through Soprano, known for their learning services. Infra and specialist Skarta was listed through Privanet, an unlisted securities broker. Skarta is now known Nyabina.
Canopy on everything also a listed company Afarak Groupistaformerly known as the Ruukki Group. The company was initially listed on the stock exchange via A-Company. According to the district court, the company’s major owner is a Croatian businessman Danko Koncarwho himself has denied being the owner.
The story is updated.
Addition 29.1.2025 at 12:49 pm: Information added to the story that the Defense is listed in addition to the Helsinki Stock Exchange on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, where the shares of the Meriauura Group are also traded.