Just Eat Takeaway May Take Multi-Billion Dollar Writedown on Grubhub Sale

Seekingalpha2022-05-30
  • Just Eat Takeaway (OTC:JTKWY) may need to write down £5 billion ($6.3 billion) from the sale of Grubhub.
  • Grubhub, which Just Eat acquired for $7.3 billion last year, may fetch as low £1 billion in a possible sale after failing to receive significant interest from strategic buyers, according a report in The Times on Saturday, which cited multiple unidentified sources.
  • A number of private equity firms are said to have expressed interest in Grubhub, though it's not known if its serious, the report said.
  • Just Eat Takeaway announced last month that it's actively working with advisers to find a strategic partner for a partial or full sale of Grubhub.
  • Just Eat Takeaway has been under pressure since last fall to sell or spin off Grubhub as investor Cat Rock Capital has been urging the company to explore options for the Grubhub business.
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  • Sunris3
    2022-05-30
    Sunris3
    Great
  • L.Lim
    2022-05-30
    L.Lim
    It's crazy how these people/companies splash the money (is it even really theirs? Loans etc.?)1 fairly big company owns a similarly big company in the same industry, what for?? Then now they have to sell seemingly at a loss.The "privatised food delivery" industry is oversaturated and they know it...
  • EY12
    2022-05-30
    EY12
    Like
  • Worpeng2002
    2022-05-30
    Worpeng2002
    Great
  • ZenInv
    2022-05-30
    ZenInv
    The over ambitious 
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