Just Eat Takeaway is most likely disappearing from the Dutch stock exchange. In a joint press release, the South African tech vestor Prosus and the owner of Thuisbezorgd.nl announce that the first has made a bid of a converted 4.1 billion euros for one hundred percent of the shares.
Jet has been in heavy weather in recent years. The course of the company of founder and chairman of the board Jitse Groen Fell from around 100 euros in 2019 to 12 euros at the moment. The company could not meet the great expectations that were predicted for meal delivery during the Coronapandemie.
The bid of 20.30 euros per share would mean a premium of 63 percent on the closing price of the Jet share of Friday. It offer is unanimously recommended By the board of the company, including greenery. Partly because he has already said yes, at least 8.1 percent of the shares are already in the JA camp for the takeover.
Prosus still needs to be approved by the other shareholders – although with such a premium that will probably not be such a problem. There must also be permission from the supervisors: Prosus already has shares in Home deliverers Meitan, Delivery Hero and Ifood.
The company hopes to have completed the acquisition at the end of 2025. Who then pack in the home delivery of food in Orange and want to invest with orange backpacks, Will have to buy Prosus shares. They are also for sale at the Amsterdam stock exchange. You are then only indirectly Also investor in the Chinese Tencent: Prosus consists of 75 percent of the shares of the tech company.
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