06.02.2015
Rocket Internet AG DE000A12UKK6
DGAP-News: Rocket Internet AG: Rocket Internet creates Global Online Takeaway Group combining its stake in foodpanda and newly acquired stake in Delivery Hero as well as La Nevera Roja and Pizzabo
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Rocket Internet AG: Rocket Internet creates Global Online Takeaway
Group combining its stake in foodpanda and newly acquired stake in
Delivery Hero as well as La Nevera Roja and Pizzabo
06.02.2015 / 08:04
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Rocket Internet creates Global Online Takeaway Group combining its stake in
foodpanda and newly acquired stake in Delivery Hero as well as La Nevera
Roja and Pizzabo
- Rocket Internet identifies Food and Groceries as the next frontier of
e-commerce
- Rocket Internet creates Global Online Takeaway Group combining its
stake in foodpanda and the newly acquired stake in Delivery Hero as
well as La Nevera Roja and Pizzabo
- Acquisition of a 30% stake in Delivery Hero (on a fully diluted
basis), a leading international online food takeaway group for EUR
496 million
- Rocket Internet acquires 100% of leading Southern European online
food takeaway companies La Nevera Roja in Spain and Pizzabo in
Italy for an undisclosed consideration
- foodpanda, market leader in emerging market online food takeaway,
continues to build market leading positions with multiple
investments in India and Asia
- In number of orders largest online food delivery company in the
world outside China
- Single largest investment of EUR 130 million in HelloFresh, market
leader in subscription based grocery e-commerce increasing Rocket
ownership to 52%
- Increase in ownership to a majority position in 2 out of 8 Proven
Winners
- Significant LPV Uplift of c. EUR 0.8 billion since IPO
- Strong year on year 9 month topline growth of 96% in GMV of key
selected Proven Winners
Berlin, Germany, 6th February 2015 - Rocket Internet AG ("Rocket", ISIN
DE000A12UKK6, RKET) continues to deliver on its strategic plan. Since the
IPO in October 2014, the Food & Groceries sector has become a key focus for
Rocket. With a rapidly growing global Food & Groceries e-commerce market of
currently ca. EUR 324 billion Rocket views the sector as the next frontier
of e-commerce. Rocket currently capitalizes on this significant opportunity
with two proven models. HelloFresh, global market leader in subscription
based grocery e-commerce and foodpanda, emerging market leader in the
online food takeaway market.
Today Rocket Internet announces the creation of the Global Online Takeaway
Group which combines its stake in foodpanda, the emerging market leader in
the online food takeaway sector, and the acquisitions of a 30% stake in
Delivery Hero and 100% of La Nevera Roja in Spain and Pizzabo in Italy. On
a combined basis the group is present in 64 countries, works with 140
thousand restaurants and based on annualized December 2014 numbers
processes 78 million orders.
Rocket yesterday announced the acquisition of a 30% stake in Delivery Hero,
leading global platform in the online food takeaway market for a
consideration of EUR 496 million through a combination of both primary and
secondary transactions. With a complementary footprint to foodpanda,
Delivery Hero has market leading positions in 19 out of its 24 markets
including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Slovakia,
Czech Republic, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Columbia, Chile and Korea.
In addition to the Delivery Hero transaction Rocket Internet has taken
strategically important steps in Spain and Italy, two key Southern European
markets, having among the highest market potential in the online food
takeaway sector. In Spain Rocket acquired La Nevera Roja ("The Red
Fridge"), one of the leading companies in the online takeaway market. In
Italy Rocket acquired Pizzabo.it, a leading player in the online food
takeaway market.
Rocket furthermore announced that the emerging market leader in the online
food takeaway market, foodpanda, continues to make important investments to
build market leading positions in several key markets. In India, foodpanda
consolidated its market leading position by taking over JustEat's India
operations following the integration of the former Delivery Hero business
TastyKhana in November 2014. It also acquired key competitors in a number
of other Asian markets. For further information on the acquisitions, please
see the press release issued by foodpanda today.
foodpanda group now operates in more than 526 cities in 39 countries across
5 continents. Last November, Rocket re-classified foodpanda from Emerging
Star to Proven Winner and will be providing increased disclosure on this
successful business going forward. Rocket Internet today holds 55.2% in
foodpanda.
Ralf Wenzel, Co-Founder and Managing Director of foodpanda group said:
"foodpanda continues to build on its strategy of complementing organic
growth with selective investments. Asia has been our first regional market
and with these new acquisitions we have taken another big step ahead."
Today, Rocket announced a EUR 110 million funding round in HelloFresh
together with existing shareholder Insight Venture Partners who contributed
EUR 10 million. Rocket also acquired EUR 30 million in secondary shares
making it the largest single Rocket investment in a Proven Winner.
HelloFresh has shown an outstanding growth and operational performance in
2014 with a December run-rate of 21.7 million delivered meals and 172,000
active subscribers. Annualized December 2014 net revenues of approximately
EUR 120 million highlight the successful development of the business in all
markets including the U.S. With these transactions Rocket increased its
ownership in HelloFresh to c.52%.
Dominik Richter, Co-Founder and CEO of HelloFresh said: "The entire
HelloFresh team is extremely proud of its achievements over the past twelve
months. Our successful expansion into the U.S. and nationwide roll-out
positions us well in this huge market. We are very grateful that our
investors continue their support to allow us to capitalize on our
achievements. With the new funding we are very well positioned to
considerably accelerate growth in our existing markets, expand into new
markets and to provide our loyal and fast growing customer base with an
exceptional and convenient food experience".
Rocket has maintained its high pace since the H1 business update in
November. As a result of the participation in funding rounds and the
acquisition of secondary shares, Rocket Internet continues to execute on
its plan to increase its ownership in key Proven Winners having reached a
majority position in 2 out of 8 companies - foodpanda and HelloFresh - and
important milestones with regard to Home24.
Since the IPO Rocket Internet has raised capital for its network of
companies including Proven Winners such as Lazada, Hellofresh and Home24 as
well as for a significant number of its Emerging Stars and Concept
companies. As a result the Last Portfolio Value ("LPV") has seen a
significant increase of EUR 0.8 billion since the IPO from EUR 2.6 billion
to EUR 3.4 billion. Rocket Internet will continue to invest in its network
of companies as well as other selected opportunities. As such, Rocket
continuously evaluates private funding and other funding alternatives for
its companies.
Seven of the Proven Winners have already moved to quarterly IFRS reporting,
which means that we will be able to provide more frequent performance
updates. Dafiti, Lamoda, Jabong, Namshi, Linio, Home24 and Westwing
continue to deliver a strong performance. The first 9 months of 2014 were
characterized by strong topline growth with weighted average Gross
Merchandise Volume ("GMV") year on year growth amounting to 96%. Rocket
continues to invest in the build out of its platform and in its companies
to achieve and strengthen its market leading positions. The Rocket
headcount increased to ~400 people and 60+ IT engineers were hired in H2
2014 alone.
Oliver Samwer, CEO of Rocket Internet explained: "We are extremely excited
about the opportunity in the global food and groceries sector with its
tremendous market potential and the prospects of our two market leaders
HelloFresh and our newly created Global Online Takeaway Group which
combines unique companies to the leading global group in the online food
takeaway sector. Our investments in the past months and the performance of
our Proven Winners clearly demonstrate and further strengthen our deep
confidence in the long-term success of the business models we launch and
operate."
For a detailed overview of the Q3/9M 2014 results for selected Proven
Winners, please visit our investor website
www.rocket-internet.com/investors/businessupdate.
Ends
Media Contact Rocket Internet:
Andreas Winiarski, Senior Vice President Global Communications
T: +49 30 300 13 18 68
E: [email protected]
About Rocket Internet
Rocket's mission is to become the world's largest Internet platform outside
of China and the United States. Rocket identifies and builds proven
Internet business models and transfers them to new, underserved or untapped
markets where it seeks to scale them into market leading online companies.
Rocket is focused on online business models that satisfy basic consumer
needs across three sectors: e-Commerce, marketplaces and financial
technology.
Rocket started in 2007 and now has more than 25,000 employees across its
network of companies, which operate in more than 100 countries on five
continents. Rocket Internet AG is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(ISIN DE000A12UKK6, RKET). For further information visit
www.rocket-internet.com.
About Hellofresh
HelloFresh was founded in January 2012 by Dominik Richter and Thomas
Griesel and is headquartered in Berlin with offices in New York, London,
Amsterdam and Sydney. HelloFresh is the global leader in subscription based
eCommerce. The company operates in Germany, the United Kingdom, the
Netherlands, Australia and in the US. The company's investors include
Rocket Internet, Phenomen VC, Holtzbrinck Ventures and Vorwerk Ventures.
About foodpanda group
foodpanda group is the leading global online food delivery marketplace,
active in 39 countries on five continents. The company enables restaurants
to become visible in the online and mobile world and provides them with a
constantly evolving online technology. For consumers, foodpanda/hellofood
offer the convenience to order food online and the widest gastronomic
range, from which they can choose their favorite meal on the web or via the
app. foodpanda operates in India, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore,
Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Hong
Kong, Philippines, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia and
Serbia. hellofood operates in Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt,
Nigeria, Morocco, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Tanzania,
Uganda and Algeria. Delivery Club operates in Russia. Tastykhana and JUST
EAT in India, NetPincer in Hungary, Donesi in Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina
and Montenegro, and Pauza in Croatia, Room Service in Malaysia and
Singapore, City Delivery in Philippines, Food By Phone in Thailand,
Koziness and Dial-a-Dinner in Hong Kong, and Eatoye in Pakistan..
Disclaimer:
This document is being presented solely for informational purposes and
should not be treated as giving investment advice. It is not intended to be
(and should not be used as) the sole basis of any analysis or other
evaluation. All and any evaluations or assessments stated herein represent
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