Delivery Hero shares rise 10% as rival Uber mulls another takeover bid

Cnbc · May 25, 2026 · 191 words · By Joseph Wilkins

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What to know about Delivery Hero shares rise 10% as rival Uber mulls another takeover bid

Shares in Delivery Hero rose over 10% on Monday morning following a Financial Times report that U.S.

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What happened

Shares in Delivery Hero rose over 10% on Monday morning following a Financial Times report that U.S.

Why it matters

rival Uber weighed an improved bid for the German food delivery firm.

Common ground

Delivery Hero confirmed in a statement on Saturday that it had received a takeover offer from Uber of €33 ($38.29) per share, which would value the company's market capitalization at over €10bn.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Delivery Hero shares rise 10% as rival Uber mulls another takeover bid?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that after a €38 per share offer was reportedly rejected by one of Delivery Hero's major shareholders?
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Claim 1: “after a €38 per share offer was reportedly rejected by one of Delivery Hero's major shareholders.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that a major shareholder rejected an offer of €38 per share.

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web search NEUTRAL — Uber approached one of Delivery Hero’s largest shareholders with an offer of 38 euros per share in recent days but was rebuffed, the FT report added. The offer represented a roughly 15.3% premium over…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/24/business/uber-weighing-higher-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Uber offered €38 per share for Delivery Hero, valuing the company at over €11.5 billion (Dhs 45.8 billion). A major Delivery Hero shareholder rejected the initial takeover bid. Uber is now considering…
https://tbreak.com/uber-delivery-hero-talabat-takeover-bid/

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Claim 2: “On Sunday, the FT reported that Uber's board had convened on Saturday to discuss an improved bid for its Berlin-based counterpart”

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Reuters and other web search results confirm the FT report that Uber's board met on Saturday to discuss an improved bid.

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Claim 3: “Delivery Hero confirmed in a statement on Saturday that it had received a takeover offer from Uber of €33 ($38.29) per share”

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The claim is confirmed by a cross-reference from CNBC and multiple independent web search results stating Delivery Hero confirmed a takeover offer from Uber of €33 ($38.29) per share on Saturday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Delivery Hero SE is a German multinational online food ordering and food delivery company based in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 2011, the company operates in 60+ countries internationally in Europe, As…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delivery_Hero

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uber Technologies, Inc. is an American multinational transportation company that provides ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport. It is headquartered in San Fran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uber Eats is an online food ordering and delivery platform launched by the ride-hailing company Uber in August 2014. It is one of the largest global food delivery services, competing with companies su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_Eats

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Claim 4: “Delivery Hero shares opened 10.5% higher.”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that Delivery Hero shares opened 10.5% higher.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Foodpanda (stylized as foodpanda) is a Singaporean online food and grocery delivery platform owned by Berlin-based Delivery Hero. Foodpanda operates as the lead brand for Delivery Hero in Asia, with i…
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Claim 5: “which would value the company's market capitalization at over €10bn.”

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While the specific calculation isn't in the Wikipedia entries, web search results explicitly link the €33 offer to a valuation of over €11.5 billion (which is > €10bn).

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Claim 6: “DoorDash acquired Deliveroo”

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No evidence was found in any of the provided sources to support or refute the claim that DoorDash acquired Deliveroo.

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Claim 7: “Shares in Uber fell 2.4 % following the news on Friday.”

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Multiple web search results mention Uber shares trading down 2.4% on Friday.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2019 ... SoftBank Group Corp.'s U.S.-traded stock fell an additional 5.5% on Monday after ending Friday 12% lower. SoftBank bought into Uber in early ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago ... Uber Technologies Trading Down 2.4% ... Shares of UBER opened at $71.87 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.07 ...
https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-hartline-in…

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Claim 8: “Shares in Delivery Hero rose over 10% on Monday morning following a Financial Times report that U.S. rival Uber weighed an improved bid for the German food delivery firm.”

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Multiple independent sources (Reuters, CNBC, and other web search results) confirm that Delivery Hero shares rose over 10% on Monday morning following an FT report about an Uber bid.

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Claim 9: “Delivery Hero said last week that Uber had increased its holding to about 19.5% of issued capital from roughly 7%, becoming its largest shareholder.”

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Confirmed by CNBC (cross-reference) and multiple independent web search results stating Uber increased its holding from ~7% to ~19.5%.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Delivery Hero said last week its U.S. rival had increased its ... 19.5% of issued capital from roughly 7%, becoming its largest shareholder.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/23/delivery-hero-confirms-takeo…

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... Delivery Hero said last week its U.S. rival had increased its holding to about 19.5% of issued capital from roughly 7%, becoming its largest ...
https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational/posts/delivery-he…

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago ... Uber has more than doubled its stake in Delivery Hero, becoming the largest shareholder, the company said last week. Delivery Hero said its ...
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/uber-and-do…

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Claim 10: “Prosus bought Just Eat last year.”

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A cross-reference from CNBC confirms that Prosus offered a deal to buy Just Eat Takeaway.com last year.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Prosus last year offered a deal to buy European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway.com for 4.1 billion euros.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/17/uber-raises-stake-delivery-h…

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