Home UAE Dubai Delivery Hero prepares IPO of Talabat on Dubai bourse The IPO remains subject to market conditions and regulatory approval from the Securities and Commodities Authority by Kudakwashe Muzoriwa August 29, 2024 Image credit: Horacio Villalobos Corbis/ Getty Images German online takeaway food company Delivery Hero said on Thursday it plans an initial public offering of its UAE subsidiary Talabat on the Dubai Financial Markets (DFM) in Q4 2024. “Delivery Hero, which operates its food delivery and quick commerce business under the Talabat brand in the UAE and other countries in the Middle East and North Africa, is preparing to list its Talabat business on the DFM,” the company said in a bourse filing. Under the potential IPO on the DFM, the German delivery platform plans to sell existing shares in Talabat while retaining a majority stake. Founded in 2004, Talabat serves customers across the Middle East region in countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Talabat’s IPO remains subject to market conditions and regulatory approval from the Securities and Commodities Authority. Meanwhile, Delivery Hero’s sales in the Middle East region jumped 31 per cent in the second quarter, growing faster than other regions. Last year, Delivery Hero acquired outstanding minority shareholdings – a total of 37 per cent – in Saudi Arabia’s HungerStation in a deal valued at $297m. Read: NMDC Group plans to raise $877m from energy unit IPO Tags Delivery Hero Dubai Financial Markets IPO Talabat You might also like Egypt’s United Bank to sell 30% stake via IPO on local bourse Türkiye plans IPOs for state energy companies, minister says Oman’s OQ to raise $490m from IPO of methanol, ammonia unit Delivery Hero’s Talabat sets IPO price range, seeks to raise $1.52bn