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Inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council&#8217;s position on the proposed operation.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Names of the companies and groups concerned:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The acquirer<\/strong>: &#8220;M&#038;J Inv Espa\u00f1a 2025&#8221;;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The target<\/strong>: &#8220;Ficosa International, SA&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nature<\/strong><strong> of the operation <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acquisition of exclusive control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Economic sectors concerned:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Market for the production and marketing of vision and security systems for the automotive and mobility sectors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. January 5, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Competition Council has received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the exclusive control takeover by the company &#8220;M&#038;J Inv Espa\u00f1a 2025&#8221; of the company &#8220;Ficosa International, SA&#8221;, through the acquisition of 100% of the share capital and voting rights attached thereto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;M&#038;J INV Espa\u00f1a 2025&#8221; is a Spanish company established on June 27, 2025, with its registered office at Gran V\u00eda Carlos III, 98, 5th floor, Barcelona, and holding the tax identification number (N.I.F.) 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