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Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the joint takeover by the investment fund ‘Colombus 1 SA’, managed by the company ‘Red Med Private Equity SA’, of the company ‘Granal SARL’ alongside the historical partners, the company ‘Africorp Consortium SA’ and Mr. Omar Lahlou
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 issued 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 …
Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the acquisition by the company ‘Amethis Fund III SCA., SICAV-RAIF’ of a minority stake in the company ‘BH Holding’
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 was 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 …
Press release regarding the meeting of the Competition Council Section – Held on Wednesday, April 16, 2025
In accordance with Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 10:30 am, under the chairmanship of Mr. Adil BOUKBIR, Vice-President of the Competition Council, to examine the cases submitted to it by the Council’s investigation services. The section then decided to authorize the following four economic concentration operations: Exclusive control acquisition by the company “Beretta Holding SA” of the company “Humbert CTTS SAS”; Acquisition by the company “Q Logistics Holding LLC” of the exclusive control of the company “Aramex PJSC”; Establishment of a joint venture …
Statement from the Competition Council regarding translators’ fees
As part of its market monitoring and surveillance missions, the Competition Council noted the adoption by the Association of Accredited Translators near the Jurisdictions (ATAJ) of a reference fee schedule and its dissemination to all its members who implement it, which could constitute anticompetitive practice in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of Law No. 104-12 on price freedom and competition, as amended and supplemented. Following this observation, the Competition Council held a meeting with this association, which provided all explanations regarding the identified practices. Following the exchanges and discussions, the said association committed to removing this schedule from …
Press release regarding the meeting of the Permanent Commission of the Competition Council – held on Monday, April 14, 2025
In accordance with the provisions of Article 14 of Law 20-13 of the Competition Council, the permanent commission held a meeting on Monday, April 14, 2025 at 9:30 am under the chairmanship of Mr. Ahmed REHHOU, President of the Competition Council, to examine the file submitted to it by the Council’s investigative services. At the beginning of its work, the Permanent Commission approved the minutes of its meeting held on Monday, April 10, 2025. The permanent commission decided to authorize the following economic concentration operation: The acquisition by “Dari Couspate SA” of the tangible assets related to the industrial transformation …
Press Release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the acquisition of exclusive control of the company “Pentland Chaussures Limited” by “MF Brands Group”, a subsidiary of the company “Maus Frères SA”, through the acquisition of the remaining 50% of its share capital and related voting rights
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 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the “operation summary” below, containing 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 …
Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover by the company “Dislog Group SA” of the company “Afrobiomedic SARLAU”, through the company “Dislog Medical Devices SA”
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 issued 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 for it. 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 …
Press Release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the exclusive takeover by the company “Fidis SPA” of the company “Axa Crédit SA”
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 issued for its implementation, as amended and supplemented, the Competition Council makes available to the public the “summary of the transaction” 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 transaction. The publication of this press release does not attest to the completeness of the file …
Press release regarding the meeting of the Competition Council Section – held on Wednesday, April 09, 2025 –
In accordance with Article 38 of the internal regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Wednesday, April 09, 2025 at 10:00 am, under the chairmanship of Mr. Hassan Abouabdelmajid, Vice-President of the Competition Council, to examine the files submitted to it by the Council’s investigating services. The Section then decided to authorize the following two economic concentration operations: Establishment of the joint venture “JV KSA” by the companies “TK Elevator Ibérica Holding SLU” and “Alat Technologies Company”; and Acquisition by the company “Comaner SA” of the exclusive control of the company “Biomag SARL”. …
