Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover by the company ‘Domain Bidco Inc.’ of the company ‘Namecheap Inc.’

In accordance with Article 13 of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition and Article 10 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the ‘summary of the operation’ below, containing the information provided by the parties.

This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council’s position on the proposed operation.

The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file provided for in Article 9 of Decree No. 2-14-652 adopted for the implementation of Law No. 104-12 on freedom of prices and competition as amended and supplemented.

Names of the companies and groups concerned:

• The acquirer: ‘Domain Bidco Inc.’;
• The target: ‘Namecheap Inc.’

Nature of the operation

• Exclusive takeover.

Economic sectors concerned

• Information technology sector.

Deadline for interested third parties to submit their comments

• 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. November 3, 2025

NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES

The Competition Council has received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the acquisition by ‘Domain Bidco Inc.’ of the exclusive control of ‘Namecheap Inc.’.

‘Domain Bidco Inc.’ is a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware, headquartered at Suite 302, 4001 Kennett Pike County of New Castle Wilmington DE 19807 (United States), registered under number 10312454. It is an investment vehicle, owned and financed by the ‘CVC Funds’. The ‘CVC Funds’ hold stakes in a number of companies active in various sectors worldwide, including financial services, chemistry, utilities, manufacturing industry, retail and distribution, in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region.

‘Namecheap Inc.’ is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Delaware, with its registered office at 4600 East Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 (United States) and registered under number 4077265. It is mainly engaged in providing domain name registration services.

 

Done in Rabat, October 23, 2025