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Uber Rejects GrubHub’s All-Stock Proposal – Report
Yahoo Finance ^ | 5/13

Posted on 05/13/2020 1:11:28 AM PDT by nickcarraway

Uber ( UBER) has rejected an all-stock proposal to buy food delivery company Grubhub ( GRUB) for 2.15 Uber shares per share of Grubhub, reports CNBC’s David Faber.

According to Faber, the two companies have been in discussions about a deal for about a year, but have so far failed to agree on a price.

SNIP

According to Bloomberg, an agreement could be reached as early as this month. The news sent Grubhub shares surging 38%, before closing Tuesday’s trading 29% higher.

(Excerpt) Read more at finance.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: California
KEYWORDS: grubhub; ma; uber

1 posted on 05/13/2020 1:11:28 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I thought Uber was tanking, where’s the money coming from?


2 posted on 05/13/2020 4:49:38 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: VTenigma

I thought Uber was tanking, where’s the money coming from?
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It’s not legal tender involved; it’s pieces of paper (stock).


3 posted on 05/13/2020 4:53:25 AM PDT by House Atreides (It is not a HOAX but it IS CERTAINLY A PRETEXT.)
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To: nickcarraway
McDonalds + GrubHub + Uber = McGruber!

Maybe SNL was right about something for once.

4 posted on 05/13/2020 6:15:01 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: House Atreides

Yeah I get that. My comment was more sarcasm. If we had an FTC that did it’s job Uber would be enjoined from proffering a take over offer while laying off 15% of their workforce and having their stock tank.


5 posted on 05/13/2020 6:32:17 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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