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Delivery Hero's EU cartel fine highlights minority shareholder collusion risks

By Nicholas Hirst, Lewis Crofts and Jean Comte ( June 2, 2025, 16:15 GMT | Comment) -- Companies that hold stakes in rivals received a shot across the bows today after EU antitrust enforcers sanctioned Delivery Hero for using a minority shareholding in rival Glovo to collude. Dealmakers negotiating potential mergers between rivals will also have to pay closer attention to strict ethical walls between negotiators and the businesses, with EU enforcers keeping an eye on information sharing.Delivery Hero’s approach to investing in and then acquiring rival Glovo drew a hefty fine today, with investigators uncovering high-level meetings and WhatsApp messages between the two fast-growing online delivery specialists that discussed commercial strategies. ...

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