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 \u201coperation summary\u201d below, containing information provided by the parties.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Names of the companies and groups concerned:<\/strong><\/p>\n Nature of the operation<\/strong><\/p>\n Economic sectors concerned<\/strong><\/p>\n Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations<\/strong><\/p>\n NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES<\/strong><\/p>\n The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration operation concerning the exclusive takeover by the company \u201cAkdital SA\u201d of the companies \u201cPolyclinique Laayoune\u201d, \u201cSihatInvest\u201d, and \u201cAl Hikma\u201d through the acquisition of 100% of the share capital and associated voting rights.<\/p>\n \u201cAkdital SA\u201d is a Moroccan joint stock company with a share capital of 126,666,700 dirhams, headquartered at 246 Route de l’Oasis – Casablanca, registered with the Casablanca Trade Register under number 357999. It owns private healthcare facilities in Morocco, currently comprising 33 private hospitals, multidisciplinary clinics, and oncology centers.<\/p>\n \u201cPolyclinique Laayoune Sarlau\u201d is a single-member limited liability company under Moroccan law with a share capital of 10,000,000 dirhams, headquartered at Avenue Mohamed VI – Laayoune. It is registered with the Laayoune Court of First Instance Commercial Register under number 18829. It is not yet operational and will eventually operate a multidisciplinary clinic in Laayoune offering a complete range of medical and surgical services.<\/p>\n \u201cSihatInvest Sarlau\u201d is a single-member limited liability company under Moroccan law with a share capital of 10,000,000 dirhams, headquartered at Lot El Wahda Block No. 266 – Laayoune. It is registered with the Laayoune Court of First Instance Commercial Register under number 36511. It is responsible for purchasing medical equipment solely on behalf of \u201cPolyclinique de Laayoune\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cAl Hikma Medical Sarl\u201d is a limited liability company under Moroccan law with a share capital of 107,600,000 dirhams, headquartered at Avenue de la Mecque, Rue Ibn El Jani – Laayoune. It is registered with the Laayoune Court of First Instance Commercial Register under number 19469. It operates the multidisciplinary clinic \u201cAl Hikma Medical Center\u201d in Laayoune, offering medical consultations, analyses, radiological examinations, and surgical procedures.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Done in Rabat, March 7, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 \u201coperation summary\u201d below, containing 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 acquirer: \u201cAkdital SA\u201d; The targets: \u201cPolyclinique Laayoune\u201d, \u201cSihatInvest Sarlau\u201d, and \u201cAl Hikma Medical Sarl\u201d. Nature of the operation Exclusive control acquisition. Economic sectors concerned Diagnostic and hospital care supply sector within private clinics and similar establishments. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e., March 19, 2025. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration operation concerning the exclusive takeover by the company \u201cAkdital SA\u201d of the companies \u201cPolyclinique Laayoune\u201d, \u201cSihatInvest\u201d, and \u201cAl Hikma\u201d through the acquisition of 100% of the share capital and associated voting rights. \u201cAkdital SA\u201d is a Moroccan joint stock company with a share capital of 126,666,700 dirhams, headquartered at 246 Route de l’Oasis – Casablanca, registered with the Casablanca Trade Register under number 357999. It owns private healthcare facilities in Morocco, currently comprising 33 private hospitals, multidisciplinary clinics, and oncology centers. \u201cPolyclinique Laayoune Sarlau\u201d is a single-member limited liability company under Moroccan law with a share capital of 10,000,000 dirhams, headquartered at Avenue Mohamed VI – Laayoune. It is registered with the Laayoune Court of First Instance Commercial Register under number 18829. It is not yet operational and will eventually operate a multidisciplinary clinic in Laayoune offering a complete range of medical and surgical services. \u201cSihatInvest Sarlau\u201d is a single-member limited liability company under Moroccan law with a share capital of 10,000,000 dirhams, headquartered at Lot El Wahda Block No. 266 – Laayoune. It is registered with the Laayoune Court of First Instance Commercial Register under number 36511. It is responsible for purchasing medical equipment solely on behalf of \u201cPolyclinique de Laayoune\u201d. \u201cAl Hikma Medical Sarl\u201d is a limited liability company under Moroccan law with a share capital of 107,600,000 dirhams, headquartered at Avenue de la Mecque, Rue Ibn El Jani – Laayoune. It is registered with the Laayoune Court of First Instance Commercial Register under number 19469. It operates the multidisciplinary clinic \u201cAl Hikma Medical Center\u201d in Laayoune, offering medical consultations, analyses, radiological examinations, and surgical procedures. Done in Rabat, March 7, 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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