Summa Defence hosts a webinar to present the merger of Meriaura Group and Summa Defence
Summa Defence Ltd
Press release 14 April 2025 at 12:00 p.m. EEST
Summa Defence Oy will host a webinar on April 16, 2025, for Meriaura Group shareholders. The webinar will present Summa Defence and the merger of Meriaura Group Plc and Summa Defence Oy through a share exchange. The webinar will be held in both Finnish and English.
The Finnish-language webinar will start at 18:00 and can be followed at: https://summadefence.videosync.fi/2025-04-16-webcast-fin
The English-language webinar will start at 19:00 and can be followed at: https://summadefence.videosync.fi/2025-04-16-webcast-eng
Both webinars will be recorded and can be viewed later at the same links.
Meriaura Group Plc and Summa Defence Oy to merge with a share exchange
On 29 January 2025, Meriaura Group Plc signed a conditional share exchange agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Summa Defence Oy, which brings together defence and security companies. The transaction will create a strong group of companies focusing on safety and security of supply in Finland, in which dual-use technology will play a significant role. In connection with the arrangement, the Marine Logistics business (Meriaura Oy and its wholly owned subsidiary VG-EcoFuel Oy) will be sold to Meriaura Invest Oy. The name of the new listed company will be Summa Defence Plc. The holding of Meriaura Group’s current shareholders in the new group of companies will be 11.8%, and that of Summa Defence’s shareholders will be 88.2%.
Meriaura Group’s company release about the conditional share exchange agreement can be found at:
More information:
Meriaura Group Plc
Jussi Mälkiä, CEO
Tel. +358 400 785 489
Email: jussi.malkia@meriaura.com
Summa Defence Oy
Jussi Holopainen, CEO
Tel. +358 44 517 4543
Email: jussi.holopainen@summadefence.com
Media enquiries:
Tommi Manninen, Chief Communications Officer
Tel. +358 400 437 515
Email: tommi.manninen@summadefence.com
Summa Defence in brief
Summa Defence is a Finnish defense and security technology group supporting industry growth and strengthening industrial production capacity amid geopolitical change. We focus on dual-use technologies related to situational awareness, mobility, and protection, benefiting the civilian, security, and defense sectors while enhancing comprehensive security, security of supply, and crisis management capabilities. www.summadefence.fi