Marcus Rashford to hold talks with Deliveroo over workers’ rights March 26, 2021 Marcus Rashford is reportedly set to hold discussions with Deliveroo amid rising concerns about the way the delivery giant treats its workers. Deliveroo has come under scrutiny in recent days after it emerged many of its riders were not earning minimum wage. A string of major investors have also distanced themselves from the company’s blockbuster [...]
Deliveroo float under fire as major investors balk at workers’ rights row March 25, 2021 Deliveroo’s blockbuster stock market float is under pressure after a string of high-profile investors said they will steer clear of the IPO due to the way the company treats its workers. Legal & General Investment Management and M&G today became the latest institutional investors to announce they will not take part in the delivery giant’s [...]
Amazon to slim down Deliveroo stake after blockbuster float March 23, 2021 Amazon is set to trim down its stake in Deliveroo following the food delivery firm’s blockbuster initial public offering this year. The ecommerce giant plans to sell around 23m shares as part of the stock market debut, allowing it to raise as much as £107m from the deal. Its stake in Deliveroo will be reduced [...]
Deliveroo targets £9bn market cap in London listing as food order values more than double March 22, 2021 Deliveroo is targeting a market capitalisation of almost £9bn through its upcoming public listing, the food ordering app announced this morning as it revealed transaction values had more than doubled at the beginning of the year. The firm this morning unveiled further plans for its London initial public offering (IPO), setting the price range for [...]
Deliveroo plans to issue £1bn of new shares in upcoming London float March 15, 2021 Food delivery giant Deliveroo said this morning that it plans to offer around £1bn of new shares in its upcoming London float. The company confirmed that its public listing will also include the sale of shares by certain existing shareholders. Deliveroo further added that it will have two classes of shares, with founder and chief executive Will Shu [...]
Deliveroo transactions surge to £4.1bn ahead of London listing March 8, 2021 The value of transactions made through Deliveroo almost doubled last year due to a surge in demand for takeaway food during the pandemic, the food delivery firm said this morning ahead of its London listing. The firm’s gross transaction value – the total amount of cash it processes on its platform – grew 64 per [...]
Deliveroo offers share hungry investors access to £50m ahead of IPO March 7, 2021 Deliveroo will make £50m of shares available to its customers in its forthcoming IPO as part of a community offer. From tomorrow, any Deliveroo customer who has placed an order with the takeaway service will be able to register their interest in applying for shares in any future floatation via their app. This means that [...]
Screenshot: Will nightclubs really reopen in June? March 5, 2021 This week: **Media Moment of the Week: Telly’s still got welly **Will nightclubs really reopen on 21 June? **The BBC turns back time Media Moment of the Week: Telly’s still got welly In the age of Silicon Valley streaming giants and relentless references to “content” and “eyeballs”, it’s easy to forget that TV can, sometimes, [...]
Deliveroo targets 8 March for bumper IPO kick-off – report February 15, 2021 Deliveroo could kick off proceedings for its highly anticipated London listing as early as next month, Sky News today reported. The food delivery firm is said to be mulling beginning the float process on 8 March – a little over three weeks time. But insiders told Sky that the date was not yet set in [...]
Deliveroo appoints Next boss Simon Wolfson to board January 19, 2021 Deliveroo has appointed Next chief executive Lord Simon Wolfson to its board as a non-executive director. Wolfson, who has led the high street fashion chain since 2001, took up the role this week. It comes as the food delivery platform gears up for what could be the largest initial public offering of the year. Deliveroo [...]