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Any inaccurate or distorted information contained therein does not in any way prejudge the Competition Council&#8217;s position on the proposed transaction.<\/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 issued 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>: The fund \u201cAl Mada Venture CAP\u201d;<\/li>\n<li><strong>The target<\/strong>: The company \u201cYolaFresh USA Inc.\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nature of the transaction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Takeover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Economic sectors concerned<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wholesale trade of fresh fruits and vegetables;<\/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. October 14, 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE TRANSACTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Competition Council has received a notification regarding the acquisition by \u201cAl Mada Venture Cap\u201d of a stake in the share capital of the company \u201cYolaFresh USA Inc\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAl Mada Venture Cap\u201d is an investment fund dedicated to technological innovation, primarily supporting startups operating in the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYolaFresh USA Inc.\u201d is a U.S.-based startup operating in Morocco in the distribution chain of fruits and vegetables by connecting farmers with distributors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Done in Rabat, on October 3, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 \u201csummary of the transaction\u201d below, containing the information provided by the parties. 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