Press release from the Competition Council regarding the concentration project concerning the acquisition by the company “Dislog Group SA” of 100% of the capital and voting rights of the company “Africare SARLAU.”

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 “operation summary” 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.

Names of the companies and groups involved:
– The acquirer: Dislog Group SA;
– The target: Africare SARLAU.

Nature of the operation
– Acquisition of exclusive control

Economic sectors concerned

– Medical devices sector

Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations

– 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e., October 20, 2023.

NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES
The Competition Council has received notification of an economic concentration operation by which the company “Dislog Group,” a Moroccan joint stock company with its registered office at Zone Industrielle Ouled Saleh Bouskoura, Casablanca, registered with the Casablanca Trade Register under No. 403199 (“Dislog Group”), will acquire 100% of the capital and voting rights of the company “Africare,” a Moroccan single-member limited liability company AFRICARE engaged in the import and marketing of medical devices.

Done in Rabat on October 9, 2023.