Just Eat – Credits: BloombergMagic Circle Duo Bite Into £9B Just Eat Merger
The proposed deal would see the global service merge with European leader Takeaway.com
July 29, 2019 at 05:16 AM
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Magic Circle duo Linklaters and Slaughter and May have taken the lead roles on the proposed £9 billion ($11 billion) merger between food delivery companies Just Eat and Takeaway.com.
London-based online food delivery giant Just Eat is looking to merge with Dutch rival Takeaway.com.
Takeaway.com currently operates across 11 countries, including Germany, Poland, Belgium, Austria and Israel, according to a press release by the company.
JustEat serves more than 26 million customers and has in excess of 100,000 restaurant partners globally, including in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, Mexico, and Brazil, according to the company.
Linklaters is advising Just Eat on the deal, with a team led by corporate partners Iain Fenn and Derek Tong.
Magic Circle rival Slaughters is advising Takeaway.com, with its team led by London corporate partner Paul Dickson. He is joined by corporate and M&A partner Klaas de Vries from Netherlands heavyweight De Brauw, for advice on local law.
Earlier this year, Dickson advised OneSavings Bank on its £1.6 billion ($2 billion) merger with listed company Charter Court Financial Services.
Linklaters is currently advising on the £4 billion ($4.9 billion) sale of U.K. military manufacturer Cobham to U.S. private equity giant Advent International.
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