Amazon Transportation Services (ATS), the American ecommerce giant’s Indian logistics arm, is merging with Amazon Seller Services, the primary marketplace entity in India, according to a board approval document filed by...
Germany’s DHL to boost UK deliveries, takes minority stake in Apollo’s Evri
German postal services group DHL said on Wednesday it would buy a “significant” minority stake in private equity firm Apollo’s British parcel delivery business Evri, under a deal to merge it with its...
Grab looks to strike a deal to acquire Indonesia’s GoTo in Q2, sources say
U.S.-listed ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab is looking to strike a deal to take over smaller Indonesian rival GoTo in the second quarter, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. Singapore...
DoorDash to acquire UK’s Deliveroo in $3.9 billion deal
US meal delivery firm DoorDash will buy British rival Deliveroo for 2.9 billion pounds ($3.85 billion), the companies said on Tuesday, as they look to expand their reach and take on competition. The companies rekindled...
Uber to buy controlling stake in Turkey’s Trendyol GO food delivery business for $700 million
Uber said it would buy a majority 85% stake in Turkish food and grocery delivery platform Trendyol Go for $700 million, as the ride-hailing giant looks to tap new growth markets amid signs of saturation in its mainstay...
UK’s Deliveroo gets $3.6 billion buyout proposal from DoorDash
British meal delivery company Deliveroo said on Friday it received a proposal from U.S. peer DoorDash on April 5 to buy all of its shares for 2.7 billion pounds ($3.60 billion). Deliveroo announced that its board has...
UK’s DCC to sell its healthcare division for $1.41 billion
British sales and marketing services provider DCC on Tuesday said it will sell its healthcare division to private equity firm Investindustrial Advisors’ investment unit for a total enterprise value of 1.05 billion...
Asian Energy acquires 100% stake in Kuiper Group for $9.25 million
Asian Energy Services said that it has acquired 100% stake in UAE-based Kuiper Group from Gulf Capital (a marquee private equity fund), for a consideration of $9.25 million in an all-cash deal. The acquisition is...
German Tech Rental Firm Grover Nears Restructuring Deal in Court
Electronics-rental company Grover Group is nearing a restructuring deal that will see some creditors take over the majority of the equity of the German startup. Investors led by Fasanara Capital and M&G are poised...
KFin Technologies to acquire 51% stake in Singapore-based Ascent Fund Services
KFin Technologies has entered into a definitive agreement with Ascent Fund Services (Ascent) to acquire controlling stake of 51% for US$ 34.7 million, with a path to 100% ownership over the next five years. Post this...
KPMG US and UK units buy 33% stake in India’s KGS for $210 million in first Big Four captive divestiture
The US and UK entities of KPMG International paid $210 million (about ₹1,808 crore) to jointly acquire a 33% stake in KPMG Global Services (KGS), from the professional services giant’s member firm in India, said...
NCLT dismisses insolvency plea against Zomato over alleged payment default
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Delhi on Thursday dismissed an insolvency plea filed against food delivery giant Zomato by uniform supplier Nona Lifestyle over an alleged payment default of ₹1.64 crore. The...
