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Delivery Heroโ€™s food delivery shares drop on market debut

Talabat Holding Plc, the Middle Eastern food delivery unit of Delivery Hero SE, experienced a drop in its shares during its trading debut in Dubai.

The company raised over US$2 billion in what is noted to be the largest tech IPO of 2024.

Shares opened at 1.60 dirhams (US$0.43), the highest point of the marketed range.

They initially increased by 7.5%. However, they reversed direction and closed 4.4% lower at 1.53 dirhams (US$0.41), valuing the company at approximately 37 billion dirhams (US$10 billion).

The Talabat IPO was managed by joint global coordinators Emirates NBD Capital PSC, JPMorgan Securities, and Morgan Stanley.

Recent Delivery Hero developments

Timeline
03-Dec-2024 ๐Ÿ“ฆ Delivery Heroโ€™s food delivery app to employ 15k drivers in Spain
  • Glovo will employ 15,000 drivers in Spain.
  • Government pressure led to this employment model shift.
28-Nov-2024 ๐Ÿ“ˆ Delivery Heroโ€™s food delivery IPO rises to $2b
  • IPO size for Talabat raised to US$2 billion
  • Delivery Hero sells 20% stake, valuing Talabat at US$10.2B
11-Nov-2024 ๐Ÿ“ˆ Delivery Heroโ€™s food delivery service plans $1b IPO
  • Talabat plans IPO on Dubai Stock Exchange in December.
  • US$100M dividends planned by April 2025 post-IPO.
22-Feb-2024 ๐Ÿšซ Delivery Hero ends talks on potential sale of Foodpanda
  • Delivery Hero ends talks to sell Foodpanda
  • Grab rumored as the main buyer; deal fell through
03-Feb-2024 ๐Ÿ” Delivery Hero denies deal to sell Foodpanda to Grab was cancelled

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