Uber Buys Postmates: Then There Were Three
After years of speculation about how the U.S. restaurant delivery scene will change with anticipated consolidation among the four largest third-party delivery services, the landscape has dramatically shifted with the news that Uber is in the process of buying...
Uber Eats Switches Bait, Goes After Postmates Instead
After ponying up an all-stock offer of $4.9 billion to acquire Grubhub back in May, multiple reports suggest Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is swapping in some lighter tackle to land Postmates, the fourth largest U.S. restaurant delivery service, for a less biting $2.6...
UPDATED: Uber Walks Away as Grubhub, Just Eat Takeaway.com Announce Deal
Uber’s rumored deal to acquire Grubhub is officially off the table, with news coming late Wednesday afternoon that Just Eat Takeaway.com has agreed to combine with Grubhub in an all-stock, $7.3 billion transaction that would create the world’s largest online food...
Are Minor Sticking Points all that Remain in Uber/Grubhub Deal?
In the ongoing negotiations between Grubhub and Uber, it seems like only minor concessions remain between now and the signing table. According to Bloomberg, “people familiar with the matter” say one key negotiating point remains: What’s known as a “breakup fee.” But...
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