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Merger control
Case reference
Ccent/2026/33 - Cooke / Avramar
Acquired
Avramar Seafood, S.L.
Description
A company owned by Amerra Capital Management LLC, which operates primarily in the production, marketing, and distribution of fresh Mediterranean aquaculture fish. In Portugal, Avramar does not produce fish, limiting itself to marketing the three species it raises in its aquaculture facilities located in Spain: sea bass, gilthead seabream, and croaker.
Acquiring
Cooke Inc.
Description
A Canadian company operating in the aquaculture and traditional extractive fishing sector. In Portugal, it sells sea bass, gilthead seabream, and croaker raised in Spain through its Spanish subsidiary Culmarex, S.A.U..
Sector
Activity (NACE)
Applicable legislation
Notification thresholds
Type of merger
Cooperation with sector regulators
Status
Ongoing
Type of Investigation
AdC’s decision
Case description

The merger operation consists of the acquisition by Cooke Inc. (“Cooke”) of sole control over Avramar Seafood, S.L. (“Avramar”).

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