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 the information provided by the parties.<\/p>\n
This information was 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 statement 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 project concerning the acquisition of the indirect exclusive control of the company \u201cSmiths Detection Group Limited\u201d by the company \u201cCVC Capital Partners plc\u201d through the companies \u201cSkyshield US Bidco Limited\u201d and \u201cSkyshield UK Bidco Limited\u201d, which are indirectly controlled by funds or vehicles managed and\/or advised by subsidiaries of CVC Capital Partners plc through the acquisition of all its share capital and associated voting rights.<\/p>\n \u201cSkyshield US Bidco Limited\u201d is established under the laws of Delaware, with its registered office at c\/o Maples Fiduciary Services (Delaware) Inc. Suite 302 4001 Kennett Pike, New Castle County, Wilmington, DE 190807, United States, under registration number 10413417.<\/p>\n \u201cSkyshield UK Bidco Limited\u201d is established under the laws of England and Wales, with its registered office at 10th Floor 110 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6EU, United Kingdom, under registration number 16877022.<\/p>\n \u201cSkyshield US Bidco Limited\u201d and \u201cSkyshield UK Bidco Limited\u201d are investment vehicles indirectly controlled by funds or vehicles managed and\/or advised by subsidiaries of CVC plc.<\/p>\n \u201cCVC Capital Partners plc\u201d is a public limited company listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange, registered under number 140080, with its registered office at Level 1, IFC1, Esplanade, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 3BX. \u201cCVC Capital Partners plc\u201d is a provider of advice and manager of investment funds holding stakes in several companies active in various sectors worldwide, including financial services, chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retail, and distribution, in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n \u201cSmiths Detection Group Limited\u201d is a company established under the laws of England and Wales under registration number 5138140, with its registered office at c\/o Smiths Detection-Watford Limited Century House, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DE. It is a global provider of advanced security control and threat detection technologies used in aviation, ports and borders, defense, and critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Done in Rabat on February 2, 2026<\/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 the information provided by the parties. This information was 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 statement 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: Direct acquirers: Companies \u201cSkyshield US Bidco Limited\u201d and \u201cSkyshield UK Bidco Limited\u201d; Indirect acquirer: Company \u201cCVC Capital Partners plc\u201d; The target: Company \u201cSmiths Detection Group Limited\u201d. Nature of the operation Exclusive control takeover. Economic sectors concerned Security control equipment and threat detection sector. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations 10 days from the date of publication of this statement, i.e., February 12, 2026. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the acquisition of the indirect exclusive control of the company \u201cSmiths Detection Group Limited\u201d by the company \u201cCVC Capital Partners plc\u201d through the companies \u201cSkyshield US Bidco Limited\u201d and \u201cSkyshield UK Bidco Limited\u201d, which are indirectly controlled by funds or vehicles managed and\/or advised by subsidiaries of CVC Capital Partners plc through the acquisition of all its share capital and associated voting rights. \u201cSkyshield US Bidco Limited\u201d is established under the laws of Delaware, with its registered office at c\/o Maples Fiduciary Services (Delaware) Inc. Suite 302 4001 Kennett Pike, New Castle County, Wilmington, DE 190807, United States, under registration number 10413417. \u201cSkyshield UK Bidco Limited\u201d is established under the laws of England and Wales, with its registered office at 10th Floor 110 Cannon Street, London EC4N 6EU, United Kingdom, under registration number 16877022. \u201cSkyshield US Bidco Limited\u201d and \u201cSkyshield UK Bidco Limited\u201d are investment vehicles indirectly controlled by funds or vehicles managed and\/or advised by subsidiaries of CVC plc. \u201cCVC Capital Partners plc\u201d is a public limited company listed on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange, registered under number 140080, with its registered office at Level 1, IFC1, Esplanade, St. Helier, Jersey, JE2 3BX. \u201cCVC Capital Partners plc\u201d is a provider of advice and manager of investment funds holding stakes in several companies active in various sectors worldwide, including financial services, chemicals, utilities, manufacturing, retail, and distribution, in Europe, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region. \u201cSmiths Detection Group Limited\u201d is a company established under the laws of England and Wales under registration number 5138140, with its registered office at c\/o Smiths Detection-Watford Limited Century House, Maylands Avenue, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP2 7DE. It is a global provider of advanced security control and threat detection technologies used in aviation, ports and borders, defense, and critical infrastructure. Done in Rabat on February 2, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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