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 operation» below, containing the information provided by the parties.
This information has been prepared by the notifying parties, who are solely responsible. 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 issued 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: The company «SANAM AGRO SA»;
- The target: The company «ARADE ECO AGRI SARL».
Nature of the operation
- Acquisition of joint control.
Economic sectors concerned:
- Visceroconque mollusk farming market.
Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations:
- 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. December 19, 2024.
NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES
The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration operation concerning the acquisition by «SANAM AGRO SA» of twenty-five percent (25%) of the share capital of «ARADE ECO AGRI SARL» through a capital increase.
«SANAM AGRO SA» is a public limited company registered with the Casablanca Trade Register under number 28515 dedicated to the agri-food sector;
«ARADE ECO AGRI SARL» is a limited liability company registered with the Casablanca Trade Register under number 537215, whose corporate purpose is agriculture, investment, and the development of agricultural projects.
Done in Rabat on December 5, 2024