Press release regarding the meeting of the Competition Council Section – Held on Wednesday, October 07, 2026

In accordance with Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Wednesday, October 07, 2026 at 10am, under the chairmanship of Mr. Adil Boukbir, Vice-President of the Competition Council, to examine the files submitted to it by the Council’s investigation services.

The Section then decided to authorize the following economic concentration operations:

• Acquisition by the company “Biobest Group, NV” of the exclusive control of the company “Biobest Maroc, S.A.R.L”;
• Acquisition by the company “Givaudan SA” of the exclusive control of the company “Eurofragance SLU”;
• Acquisition of exclusive control by the investment fund “Valoris Alternative Investments Fund” of the company “Unisystem Energy SA”;
• Acquisition by the fund “Build Up Fund” and the company “Africinvest Small Cap Fund LLC” of joint control of the company “Near Secure SA”, alongside the historical shareholders;
• Exclusive control acquisition by “Lone Star Fund XIII, L.P.” of the company “ContiTech Deutschland GmbH” and its subsidiaries;
• Acquisition by “Dana Incorporated” of the assets and activities, and exclusive control acquisition of the entities constituting the Mobility business of “Eaton Corporation plc”;
• Establishment of a joint venture equally owned by the companies “Nestlé S.A.” and “Platinum Equity, LLC”.