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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 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. 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 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 acquiring company: the company “LCI Africa Holding SASU”;
- The acquired company: the company “Université Internationale Privée Averroès SA”
Nature of the operation
- Merger by absorption.
Economic sectors concerned:
- Private higher education market.
Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations:
- 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e., July 13, 2026.
NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES
The Competition Council has received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the merger by absorption by the company “LCI Africa Holding SASU” of the company “Université Internationale Privée Averroès SA”.
“LCI Africa Holding (SASU)” is a single-member simplified joint-stock company under Moroccan law, with its registered office at 745 Boulevard Al Qods, California district (Casablanca, Morocco), registered with the Casablanca Trade Register under number 516045. It is active, through its subsidiaries, in the private higher education sector. It is 100% owned by “LCI Education SA”, a Luxembourg public limited company, itself wholly owned by “Collège LaSalle International Inc.”, a Canadian legal entity constituting the parent company of the LCI Education group. “LCI Africa Holding (SASU)” is the holding company for the LCI Education group’s activities in Morocco and notably holds 95% of the capital of “Institut Privé des Hautes Études en Management SAS” (HEM) as well as 100% of the capital of “Collège LaSalle International SAS” (Morocco). “HEM” also holds 100% of the capital of the company “Foncière L’AGORA pour l’Éducation”.
“Université Internationale Privée Averroès SA” is a Moroccan public limited company, with its registered office at Lotissement La Colline II, Sidi Maarouf, registered with the Casablanca Trade Register under number 559233. It is active in the multidisciplinary private higher education sector.
Done in Rabat on July 2, 2026
