{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"123674","rtpr_id":"nPnb7Vd2ta","ticker":"CAP2","exchange":"","all_tickers":["CAP2"],"title":"SCP Standard Capital Partners AG completes its strategic shift towards defence technology through the acquisition of Vanea Technologies GmbH and Nocturne Technologies GmbH - plans to change its name to VANEA AG","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-08-20T10:58:19.484Z","article_body":"SCP Standard Capital Partners AG completes its strategic shift towards defence technology through the acquisition of Vanea Technologies GmbH and Nocturne Technologies GmbH - plans to change its name to VANEA AG\n\nPR Newswire\n\nMUNICH, Aug. 20, 2026\n\nMUNICH, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SCP Standard Capital Partners AG (\"SCP\"\nor the \"Company\") has today agreed to acquire all shares in Vanea Technologies\nGmbH (\"VANEA\") and Nocturne Technologies GmbH (\"Nocturne\"). The shares will be\nacquired by way of capital increases in kind, utilising the Authorised Capital\n2026, in return for the issue of new shares and cash compensation.\n\nVANEA is a young technology company specialising in the development of defence\nsolutions for the dawning era of autonomous warfare. Nocturne, based in\nOsnabrück – also known as Nocturne Defence – specialises in\nforward-looking solutions in the field of civil and military counter-UAS\nsystems (drone defence).\n\nThe purchase price for the acquisition of VANEA is in the low six-figure range\nand comprises a cash component and a share component. The purchase price for\nthe acquisition of Nocturne comprises a cash component and a share component,\nwhich together amount to a figure in the high six-figure range.\n\nGoing forward, the Company will focus on developing technology for autonomous\ndefence solutions. In this context, the company intends to propose to the next\nextraordinary general meeting that it be renamed VANEA AG and that its\ncorporate purpose be amended accordingly. The extraordinary general meeting is\nexpected to take place before the end of November 2026.\n\nInvestor Relations\n\nCROSS ALLIANCE communication GmbH\nSusan Hoffmeister\nPhone: +49 89 125 09 03 30\nEmail: sh@crossalliance.de (mailto:sh@crossalliance.de)\nWebsite: crossalliance.de (https://crossalliance.de/de/home/)\n\nMedia Contact: ir@standardcapitalpartners.xyz\n(mailto:ir@standardcapitalpartners.xyz)\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scp-standard-capital-partners-ag-completes-its-strategic-shift-towards-defence-technology-through-the-acquisition-of-vanea-technologies-gmbh-and-nocturne-technologies-gmbh--plans-to-change-its-name-to-vanea-ag-302856334.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scp-standard-capital-partners-ag-completes-its-strategic-shift-towards-defence-technology-through-the-acquisition-of-vanea-technologies-gmbh-and-nocturne-technologies-gmbh--plans-to-change-its-name-to-vanea-ag-302856334.html)\n\nSOURCE SCP Standard Capital Partners AG\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPnb7Vd2ta","title":"SCP Standard Capital Partners AG completes its strategic shift towards defence technology through the acquisition of Vanea Technologies GmbH and Nocturne Technologies GmbH - plans to change its name to VANEA AG","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"CAP2","created":"2026-08-20T10:58:19.484Z","tickers":["CAP2"],"exchange":"","article_body":"SCP Standard Capital Partners AG completes its strategic shift towards defence technology through the acquisition of Vanea Technologies GmbH and Nocturne Technologies GmbH - plans to change its name to VANEA AG\n\nPR Newswire\n\nMUNICH, Aug. 20, 2026\n\nMUNICH, Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SCP Standard Capital Partners AG (\"SCP\"\nor the \"Company\") has today agreed to acquire all shares in Vanea Technologies\nGmbH (\"VANEA\") and Nocturne Technologies GmbH (\"Nocturne\"). The shares will be\nacquired by way of capital increases in kind, utilising the Authorised Capital\n2026, in return for the issue of new shares and cash compensation.\n\nVANEA is a young technology company specialising in the development of defence\nsolutions for the dawning era of autonomous warfare. Nocturne, based in\nOsnabrück – also known as Nocturne Defence – specialises in\nforward-looking solutions in the field of civil and military counter-UAS\nsystems (drone defence).\n\nThe purchase price for the acquisition of VANEA is in the low six-figure range\nand comprises a cash component and a share component. The purchase price for\nthe acquisition of Nocturne comprises a cash component and a share component,\nwhich together amount to a figure in the high six-figure range.\n\nGoing forward, the Company will focus on developing technology for autonomous\ndefence solutions. In this context, the company intends to propose to the next\nextraordinary general meeting that it be renamed VANEA AG and that its\ncorporate purpose be amended accordingly. The extraordinary general meeting is\nexpected to take place before the end of November 2026.\n\nInvestor Relations\n\nCROSS ALLIANCE communication GmbH\nSusan Hoffmeister\nPhone: +49 89 125 09 03 30\nEmail: sh@crossalliance.de (mailto:sh@crossalliance.de)\nWebsite: crossalliance.de (https://crossalliance.de/de/home/)\n\nMedia Contact: ir@standardcapitalpartners.xyz\n(mailto:ir@standardcapitalpartners.xyz)\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scp-standard-capital-partners-ag-completes-its-strategic-shift-towards-defence-technology-through-the-acquisition-of-vanea-technologies-gmbh-and-nocturne-technologies-gmbh--plans-to-change-its-name-to-vanea-ag-302856334.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scp-standard-capital-partners-ag-completes-its-strategic-shift-towards-defence-technology-through-the-acquisition-of-vanea-technologies-gmbh-and-nocturne-technologies-gmbh--plans-to-change-its-name-to-vanea-ag-302856334.html)\n\nSOURCE SCP Standard Capital Partners AG\n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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