Uber, Naver team up on Baemin takeover -Seoul Economic Daily

May 18, 2026 8:35 AM EDT

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SEOUL, May ‌18 (Reuters) - ​Uber ​and South Korean internet giant Naver ‌have formed a consortium and ⁠submitted a bid of ‌up to 8 trillion ‌won ($5.34 billion) to acquire Baedal Minjok, South ​Korea's largest food delivery platform, the Seoul ⁠Economic Daily reported on Monday.

Uber and ​Naver formed an 8-to-2 consortium aiming to acquire ​a 100% stake ‌in Baedal Minjok (Baemin), the Korean food delivery ⁠platform operated by Germany's Delivery Hero, the report ⁠said, citing unnamed sources in ​investment banks.

A Naver spokesperson told Reuters the company received a ‌teaser letter related to the deal but ‌nothing has been ⁠decided.

($1 = 1,498.1500 ‌won)

(Reporting by ​Hyunjoo Jin, Cynthia Kim; Editing by Kirsten ‌Donovan)



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