Press release regarding the meeting of the Competition Council Section – held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024

In accordance with Article 38 of the Internal Regulations of the Competition Council, the Council Section held a meeting on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:00 am, 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 and inquiry services.

The Section then made decisions to authorize the following economic concentration operations:

• Joint control acquisition of the company “Dislog Group SA” by the investment fund SPE AIF I, LP and the company “H&S Invest Holding SA”;
• Establishment of a joint venture between the company “OCP Green Energy SA” and the company “Fortescue Future Industries United Kingdom Holdings Limited”;
• Acquisition by the company “CDG Invest SA” of joint control of the company “Cash & Retail SARL”, alongside Mr. Mamoun LARAKI, Mr. Abdelhaq LARAKI, and the “Pacific Financial Company”, through the acquisition of 30% of its capital and related voting rights;
• Exclusive control acquisition of the company “Publiesse Technique S.r.l” by the company “Louis Vuitton Industria S.r.l”;
• Acquisition by the company “Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA” (BBVA) of exclusive control of the company “Banco de Sabadell S.A.” through a Public Tender Offer (OPA);
• Acquisition by the “Ports Operating Company SA” of exclusive control of the “Agadir Handling Company SA” through the acquisition of the remaining 49% of its share capital and related voting rights;
• Exclusive control acquisition by the company “Transmed Holding Limited” of the company “Jessy Diffusion SARL”, through the acquisition of the remaining 15% of its share capital and related voting rights;
• Exclusive control acquisition by the company “Laprophan SA” of the company “Botanic Pharma SARL” through the acquisition of 75% of its share capital and associated voting rights.