Meriaura Group Oyj and Summa Defence Oy Join Forces in a Strategic Share Exchange
We had the privilege of advising Meriaura Group Oyj in a conditional share exchange agreement, enabling the company to acquire Summa Defence Oy, a key player in the consolidation of defense and security sector businesses.
This transaction marks the establishment of a new corporate group in Finland, specializing in security and national resilience, with dual-use technology at its core. Concurrently, Merilogistics (Meriaura Oy and its subsidiary VG-EcoFuel Oy) will be transferred to Meriaura Invest Oy. Upon completion, the newly listed company will operate as Summa Defence Oyj.
Our team provided both legal and financial advisory throughout the transaction:
- Legal advisory: Partners Harri Tolppanen and Olli Hyvänen, along with Specialist Counsel Jarkko Hankaa
- Financial advisory: COO Antti Liimatainen, M&A Manager Max Tarkkala, and M&A Director Henri Falck
🔗 Read more in Meriaura Group Oyj’s official announcement
Key contacts
Harri Tolppanen
Harri Tolppanen has taken care of hundreds of both domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, investments and corporate transactions and their financing solutions, corporate restructurings, as well as related complex legal questions pertaining especially to company and contract law.
Antti Liimatainen
Chief Operating Officer
Antti Liimatainen is the Chief Operating Officer at Eversheds Sutherland Finland, leading the Corporate Finance team. He has experience in more than 100 Finnish and cross-border corporate transactions.
Expertise includes:
M&A transactions
Financing
Exit readiness
Transaction readiness
Post merger integration
