Mountain Alliance aims to unlock new potential in defense tech by focus on dual-use start-ups

EQS-News: Mountain Alliance AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous Mountain Alliance aims to unlock new potential in defense tech by focus on dual-use start-ups 24.06.2025 / 09:00 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.  Mountain Alliance aims to unlock new potential in defense tech by focus on dual-use start-ups

• Focus on portfolios with dual-use business models
• High level of defense expertise within the corporate group
• Dynamic market environment enables portfolio diversification and improved exit capability

Munich, June 24, 2025 – Mountain Alliance AG (MA, ISIN DE000A12UK08) will increase its strategic focus on the defense tech sector as part of the planned expansion of its portfolio. The main focus will be on opportunities in technology-related business models with high innovation and scaling potential and a dual-use character in areas such as drone and satellite technology, cybersecurity or artificial intelligence.

"We are currently observing a growing number of portfolios with an attractive dual-use character that is technologically attractive and, due to the geopolitical security circumstances, promises high and partly predictable growth. After decades of underfunding in the defense sector, Europe is facing a paradigm shift. Scenarios of 3 to 5% GDP share of defense budgets in Europe are estimated to require between 200 and 600 billion euros or more in investments in defense capabilities per year. This dynamic provides enormous opportunities for agile technology companies and their investors," explains Dr. Hans Ulrich Tetzner, CEO of Mountain Alliance AG.

Mountain Alliance AG considers itself ideally positioned for this step thanks to its network: The Chairman of the company's Supervisory Board, Dr. Cornelius Boersch, is not only the founder of the 50% shareholder Mountain Partners, but he is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Destinus AG and a co-shareholder of Quantum Systems GmbH. Both companies are characterized by innovations and dual-use technologies for civil and military applications. Destinus AG is a European aerospace company that develops autonomous aircraft systems with a focus on hypersonic hydrogen propulsion, while Quantum-Systems GmbH specializes in the development and production of advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS). As an entrepreneur, technology investor, founder of numerous technology companies and especially CEO of the anchor shareholder, Dr. Boersch supports the strategic move of Mountain Alliance AG with his expertise and network.