{"id":48656,"date":"2026-09-03T11:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/communique-du-conseil-de-la-concurrence-relatif-au-projet-de-concentration-economique-concernant-la-creation-dune-entreprise-commune-detenue-a-parts-egales-entre-les-societes-nestle-sa\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T11:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:15:13","slug":"press-release-from-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-creation-of-a-joint-venture-equally-owned-by-the-companies-nestle-sa-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-from-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-creation-of-a-joint-venture-equally-owned-by-the-companies-nestle-sa-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the creation of a joint venture equally owned by the companies \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d and \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d"},"content":{"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 \u201coperation summary\u201d below, containing the information provided by the parties.<\/p>\n<p>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&#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 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 involved:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Founding companies:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>The company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, owned and controlled by investment entities managed and\/or advised directly or indirectly by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity Advisors, LLC\u201d, and ultimately controlled by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joint venture:<\/strong> The company \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nature of the operation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creation of a joint venture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Economic sectors concerned<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Production and supply sector of non-alcoholic beverages.<\/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. September 14, 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 creation of a joint venture, named \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, equally owned by the companies \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d and \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d, with the aim of expanding the water and beverage business of the latter. In the context of this operation, the company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d will acquire 50% of the issued share capital and voting rights of the company \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, while the company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d will retain the remaining 50%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is a limited liability company established in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered under number B308548 and headquartered at 8, Avenue de la Gare, L-1610 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is an acquisition vehicle created specifically for the intended operation. The company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is owned and controlled by investment entities managed and\/or advised directly or indirectly (including through intermediaries and funds) by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity Advisors, LLC\u201d, and ultimately controlled by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d (together with its affiliated companies, the \u201c<strong>Platinum Equity Group<\/strong>\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d is a limited liability company in the State of Delaware, registered under number 20-0080603 and headquartered at 360 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210, United States. The \u201cPlatinum Equity\u201d Group specializes in mergers, acquisitions, and operations of companies providing services and solutions to clients in a wide range of sectors, including information technology. In Morocco, the Platinum Equity Group generates revenue through its controlled portfolio companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d is a Swiss public limited company, registered under number CHE-105.909.036 and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the stock symbol NESN, with its headquarters at 55, Avenue Nestl\u00e9, 1800 Vevey, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d mainly engages in the production, marketing, and sale of a wide variety of food and beverage products, including dairy products, coffee-based beverages, bottled water, cereals, culinary products (including prepared dishes and condiments, sauces, and dry pasta), ice cream, tea and chocolate-based beverages, confectionery, snacks, pet food, and medical nutritional products. In Morocco, the company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d is primarily present through its subsidiary \u201cNestl\u00e9 Maroc SA\u201d, headquartered in Casablanca, which produces, markets, and sells a range of Nestl\u00e9&#8217;s global consumer products.<\/p>\n<p>The company \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is a limited liability company established in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered under number B 309.390 and headquartered at 40, Avenue Monterey, L-2163 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is specifically created for the intended operation to hold the business of \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d related to waters, including still waters, sparkling waters, flavored waters, and non-alcoholic beverages.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Done in Rabat, on September 3, 2026.<\/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 \u201coperation summary\u201d below, containing the 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&#8217;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 involved: Founding companies: The company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d; The company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, owned and controlled by investment entities managed and\/or advised directly or indirectly by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity Advisors, LLC\u201d, and ultimately controlled by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d. Joint venture: The company \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d. Nature of the operation Creation of a joint venture. Economic sectors concerned Production and supply sector of non-alcoholic beverages. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. September 14, 2026. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council has received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the creation of a joint venture, named \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, equally owned by the companies \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d and \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d, with the aim of expanding the water and beverage business of the latter. In the context of this operation, the company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d will acquire 50% of the issued share capital and voting rights of the company \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, while the company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d will retain the remaining 50%. \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is a limited liability company established in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered under number B308548 and headquartered at 8, Avenue de la Gare, L-1610 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is an acquisition vehicle created specifically for the intended operation. The company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is owned and controlled by investment entities managed and\/or advised directly or indirectly (including through intermediaries and funds) by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity Advisors, LLC\u201d, and ultimately controlled by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d (together with its affiliated companies, the \u201cPlatinum Equity Group\u201d). \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d is a limited liability company in the State of Delaware, registered under number 20-0080603 and headquartered at 360 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210, United States. The \u201cPlatinum Equity\u201d Group specializes in mergers, acquisitions, and operations of companies providing services and solutions to clients in a wide range of sectors, including information technology. In Morocco, the Platinum Equity Group generates revenue through its controlled portfolio companies. \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d is a Swiss public limited company, registered under number CHE-105.909.036 and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the stock symbol NESN, with its headquarters at 55, Avenue Nestl\u00e9, 1800 Vevey, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d mainly engages in the production, marketing, and sale of a wide variety of food and beverage products, including dairy products, coffee-based beverages, bottled water, cereals, culinary products (including prepared dishes and condiments, sauces, and dry pasta), ice cream, tea and chocolate-based beverages, confectionery, snacks, pet food, and medical nutritional products. In Morocco, the company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d is primarily present through its subsidiary \u201cNestl\u00e9 Maroc SA\u201d, headquartered in Casablanca, which produces, markets, and sells a range of Nestl\u00e9&#8217;s global consumer products. The company \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is a limited liability company established in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered under number B 309.390 and headquartered at 40, Avenue Monterey, L-2163 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is specifically created for the intended operation to hold the business of \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d related to waters, including still waters, sparkling waters, flavored waters, and non-alcoholic beverages. &nbsp; Done in Rabat, on September 3, 2026.<\/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-48656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the creation of a joint venture equally owned by the companies \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d and \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d - Conseil de la concurrence du Maroc<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/conseil-concurrence.ma\/en\/press-release-from-the-competition-council-regarding-the-economic-concentration-project-concerning-the-creation-of-a-joint-venture-equally-owned-by-the-companies-nestle-sa-and\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Press release from the Competition Council regarding the economic concentration project concerning the creation of a joint venture equally owned by the companies \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d and \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d - Conseil de la concurrence du Maroc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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 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&#8217;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 involved: Founding companies: The company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d; The company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, owned and controlled by investment entities managed and\/or advised directly or indirectly by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity Advisors, LLC\u201d, and ultimately controlled by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d. Joint venture: The company \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d. Nature of the operation Creation of a joint venture. 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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&#8217;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 involved: Founding companies: The company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d; The company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, owned and controlled by investment entities managed and\/or advised directly or indirectly by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity Advisors, LLC\u201d, and ultimately controlled by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d. Joint venture: The company \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d. Nature of the operation Creation of a joint venture. Economic sectors concerned Production and supply sector of non-alcoholic beverages. Deadline for interested third parties to submit their observations 10 days from the date of publication of this press release, i.e. September 14, 2026. NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUMMARY OF THE OPERATION PROVIDED BY THE PARTIES The Competition Council has received notification of an economic concentration project concerning the creation of a joint venture, named \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, equally owned by the companies \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d and \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d, with the aim of expanding the water and beverage business of the latter. In the context of this operation, the company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d will acquire 50% of the issued share capital and voting rights of the company \u201cWPB JVco S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d, while the company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d will retain the remaining 50%. \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is a limited liability company established in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered under number B308548 and headquartered at 8, Avenue de la Gare, L-1610 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is an acquisition vehicle created specifically for the intended operation. The company \u201cForward I S.\u00e0 r.l\u201d is owned and controlled by investment entities managed and\/or advised directly or indirectly (including through intermediaries and funds) by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity Advisors, LLC\u201d, and ultimately controlled by the company \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d (together with its affiliated companies, the \u201cPlatinum Equity Group\u201d). \u201cPlatinum Equity, LLC\u201d is a limited liability company in the State of Delaware, registered under number 20-0080603 and headquartered at 360 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90210, United States. The \u201cPlatinum Equity\u201d Group specializes in mergers, acquisitions, and operations of companies providing services and solutions to clients in a wide range of sectors, including information technology. In Morocco, the Platinum Equity Group generates revenue through its controlled portfolio companies. \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d is a Swiss public limited company, registered under number CHE-105.909.036 and listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the stock symbol NESN, with its headquarters at 55, Avenue Nestl\u00e9, 1800 Vevey, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d mainly engages in the production, marketing, and sale of a wide variety of food and beverage products, including dairy products, coffee-based beverages, bottled water, cereals, culinary products (including prepared dishes and condiments, sauces, and dry pasta), ice cream, tea and chocolate-based beverages, confectionery, snacks, pet food, and medical nutritional products. In Morocco, the company \u201cNestl\u00e9 SA\u201d is primarily present through its subsidiary \u201cNestl\u00e9 Maroc SA\u201d, headquartered in Casablanca, which produces, markets, and sells a range of Nestl\u00e9&#8217;s global consumer products. 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