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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 as amended and supplemented.
Names of the companies and groups concerned:
- The acquirer: ‘Informa International FZE’;
- The target: Assets and entities contributed by the company ‘Dubai World Trade Centre LLC’.
Nature of the operation
- Acquisition of exclusive control.
Economic sectors concerned:
- Market for B2B information services.
Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations:
- 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. November 24, 2025.
NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES
The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration operation, in the context of which the company ‘Informa Group Limited’ (Informa) entered into an ‘implementation agreement’ with the company ‘Dubai World Trade Centre LLC’ (DWTC), under which each of the Informa and DWTC groups will contribute entities and assets (events) to the company ‘Informa International FZE’ (the Company), which is a company established in the free zone of the Dubai World Trade Centre in exchange for the issuance of shares of the Company (the Envisaged Operation). As of the notification date, (the Company) is 100% owned by ‘Informa Holdings FZE’, which is an entity indirectly owned 100% by Informa (Informa Holdings).
Although shares of (the Company) will be allocated to DWTC, which will hold a total of 48% of the capital of (the Company) following the Envisaged Operation, the company ‘Informa Group Limited’ will hold the majority of shares of (the Company) (i.e. 52%) and will retain exclusive control of (the Company), being able to make strategic decisions for (the Company). In this respect, Informa will indirectly acquire exclusive control of the assets and entities contributed by DWTC to the Company.
“Informa Group Limited” is a private limited company under English law, registration number: 03099067, with its registered office at 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG (Informa). It is indirectly owned 100% by the company ‘Informa PLC’, which is a global provider of business-to-business information services (B2B information services), including the organization of B2B events, as well as other B2B information services, including digital solutions to support business operations and growth.
‘Informa International FZE’ is a limited liability company incorporated in the United Arab Emirates, registration number 3632, with its registered office at Floor 6, The Offices 4 – Once Central, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (the Company). It is currently owned by the company ‘Informa Group Limited’ and currently has no activity. After the completion of the Envisaged Operation, the Company will aim to create, organize, and manage meetings, initiatives, conventions, and exhibitions in several countries.
‘Dubai World Trade Centre LLC’ is a limited liability company incorporated in the United Arab Emirates, registration number: 229599, with its registered office at Sheikh Zayed Road, P.O. Box 9292, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DWTC). It is an entity owned by the government of Dubai, which engages in various activities, mainly around its convention and exhibition center located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is active in a wide range of business and event-related activities, including organizing and hosting B2B events in different sectors.
Done in Rabat, November 13, 2025
