Prosus has sold a 4.5% stake in Delivery Hero to Uber, advancing on commitments to the European Commission.
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The Dutch technology investor, which is controlled by South Africa’s Naspers, owns 27% of Delivery Hero.
Prosus and Naspers CEO Fabricio Bloisi said the technology investor has close to $20-billion to spend.
Naspers subsidiary Prosus plans more listings after last month’s Indian initial public offering of Swiggy.
Naspers was buoyed by improved performance in e-commerce and contributions from China’s Tencent.
Norrsken22 has received the backing of more than 30 unicorn founders and institutions for new tech investments.
Takeaway.com has won a months-long bidding war for Just Eat, ending a contentious battle with the Naspers spin-off Prosus and creating Europe’s largest food delivery operation.
Prosus has been accused of “selling down” and trying to depress the share price of its rival Takeaway.com in the fight to gain control of Just Eat.
Bolt, the ride-hailing service formerly known as Taxify, said it has begun operating a food-delivery business in its native Estonia, and will launch in other European and African countries next year.
Naspers will list on its consumer Internet business on Amsterdam’s Euronext exchange on 17 July, subject to market conditions, in a bid to unlock shareholder value.