Deliveroo Plc shares surged by more than 18% on Monday, the most since 2021, after the British delivery firm disclosed an acquisition offer from DoorDash Inc.

Tony Xu has picked a good time to chow down on a rival. The DoorDash chief executive has offered to gobble up Deliveroo , valuing his British peer at $3 billion after deducting net cash. While the $79 billion U.

DoorDash offers to buy Deliveroo, boosting global expansion and tackling competition. Read why we think this is an accretive deal for both DASH and DROOF.