Amsterdam, 13 November
2024
Just
Eat Takeaway.com sells Grubhub to Wonder
Enterprise Value
amounting to USD650 million
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. (LSE: JET, AMS: TKWY), hereinafter
the "Company", or together with its group companies "Just Eat
Takeaway.com", is pleased to announce that it has entered into a
definitive agreement to sell Grubhub Inc. ("Grubhub") to Wonder
Group, Inc. ("Wonder") for an enterprise value of USD650 million
(the "Transaction").
Transaction highlights
· Agreement to sell Grubhub to Wonder for an enterprise value of
USD650 million;
· Grubhub will be transferred with its USD500 million of senior
notes and, after customary adjustments, net proceeds to the Company
are expected to be up to USD50 million;
· Completion expected during Q1 2025, subject to customary
closing conditions including regulatory approvals;
· Following completion of the Transaction, Just Eat Takeaway.com
will retain no material liabilities associated with
Grubhub;
· The
above enterprise value reflects the Company's expectation that New
York City fee caps will be amended in the near term.
Jitse Groen, founder and CEO of Just Eat Takeaway.com,
said: "The sale of Grubhub to Wonder will increase the cash
generation capabilities of Just Eat Takeaway.com and will
accelerate our growth. This deal delivers the right home for
Grubhub and its employees. I would like to thank everyone at
Grubhub for their contributions to both Grubhub and the wider Just
Eat Takeaway.com business."
Marc Lore, founder and CEO of Wonder, said:
"Wonder's acquisition of Grubhub continues our
mission to make great food more accessible. As we enhance our
customer experience with selection, speed, and variety, we're
excited to soon offer a curated selection of Grubhub's restaurant
partners directly in the Wonder app, alongside our owned and
operated restaurants and meal kits. Bringing Wonder and Grubhub
together is the next step in our vision to create the super app for
meal time, re-envisioning the future of food delivery."
Transaction rationale
The Transaction follows the
Company's prior announcements that it was actively exploring the
partial or full sale of Grubhub. The Transaction increases Just Eat
Takeaway.com's ability to support investment in countries in which
it has the greatest competitive advantage. It also improves Just
Eat Takeaway.com's GTV growth and free cash flow generation.
Furthermore, the Transaction positively impacts Just Eat
Takeaway.com's capital structure and liquidity position.
The Transaction does not impact the
Company's guidance for 2024 as set out in its Q3 2024 Trading
Update on 16 October 2024.
Management Board
Jitse Groen, CEO
Mayte Oosterveld, CFO
Jörg Gerbig, COO
Andrew Kenny, CCO
Enquiries
Investors:
Joris Wilton
E: IR@justeattakeaway.com
Media:
E: press@justeattakeaway.com
For more information, please visit
our corporate website: https://www.justeattakeaway.com/
About Just Eat Takeaway.com
Just Eat Takeaway.com (LSE: JET,
AMS: TKWY) is one of the world's leading global online food
delivery companies.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, the
Company is focused on connecting consumers and partners through its
platforms. With 731,000 connected partners, Just Eat Takeaway.com
offers consumers a wide variety of choices from restaurants to
retail.
Just Eat Takeaway.com has rapidly
grown to become a leading online food delivery marketplace with
operations in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada,
Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg,
Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United
Kingdom and the United States.
Most recent information is available
on our corporate website and follow us on LinkedIn
and
X.
About Grubhub
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois,
Grubhub is a leading US online food delivery company. In the
financial year ended 31 December 2023, Grubhub
generated:
· 237
million orders and GTV of €8,060 million;
· Adjusted EBITDA of €94 million, representing a margin (as a %
of GTV) of 1.2%; and
· Free
cash flow, before changes in working capital, of negative €77
million.
In addition, the cost of net
share-based compensation at Just Eat Takeaway.com associated with
Grubhub in 2023 represented 50% of the Company's total share-based
compensation costs.
About Wonder
Wonder is a new kind of food hall
that is revolutionising the food industry by creating the super app
for mealtime, operating a collection of delivery-first restaurants
and pioneering a new category of "Fast Fine" dining.
Featuring some of the world's best
chefs including Bobby Flay, Jose Andres, Nancy Silverton and Marcus
Samuelsson, along with award-winning restaurants from across the
country including Tejas Barbeque and Di Fara Pizza, customers can
experience any combination of these chefs and restaurants all
together in one order for the first time. In 2023, Wonder acquired
meal kit pioneer Blue Apron.
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Headland Consultancy for Just Eat
Takeaway.com
Rosh
Field
+44 (0)20 3805 4822
Stephanie Ellis
+44 (0)73 1136 9804
Advisors
BofA
Securities
Shawn Liu
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Gleacher Shacklock
Dominic Lee
Tim Shacklock
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Morgan Stanley
Bobby Shoraka
Lazard (adviser to the Just Eat Takeaway.com Supervisory
Board)
Bas van der Vlist
Keiran Wilson
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Bank of America Europe DAC,
Amsterdam Branch ("BofA Securities"), a subsidiary of Bank of
America Corporation, is acting exclusively for Just Eat
Takeaway.com in connection with the Transaction and for no one else
and will not be responsible to anyone other than Just Eat
Takeaway.com for providing the protections afforded to its clients
or for providing advice in relation to the Transaction.
Gleacher Shacklock LLP ("Gleacher
Shacklock"), which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is acting exclusively
as general financial adviser to the Company and no one else in
connection with the matters set out in this announcement and shall
not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing
the protections afforded to clients of Gleacher Shacklock nor for
providing advice in connection with the matters set out in this
announcement. Gleacher Shacklock neither owes or accepts any duty,
liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect,
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otherwise.
Morgan Stanley & Co.
International plc ("Morgan Stanley"), which is authorised by the
Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial
Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority in the
UK, is acting as financial adviser to Just Eat Takeaway and no one
else in connection with the matters set out in this announcement.
In connection with such matters, Morgan Stanley, its affiliates and
its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents
will not regard any other person as their client, nor will they be
responsible to any other person for providing the protections
afforded to their clients or for providing advice in relation to
the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to
herein.
Lazard B.V. ("Lazard") is acting as
financial adviser to the Supervisory Board of Just Eat Takeaway and
no one else in connection with the matters set out in this
announcement. In connection with such matters, Lazard, its
affiliates and its or their respective directors, officers,
employees and agents will not regard any other person as their
client, nor will they be responsible to any other person for
providing the protections afforded to their clients or for
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