Rocket Internet buys 30 percent stake in takeaway rival Delivery Hero

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - E-commerce investor and operating company Rocket Internet AG said on Friday it had paid 496 million euros (£371 million) to acquire a 30 percent stake in Delivery Hero, a food takeaway rival of Rocket's own Foodpanda delivery service. Rocket said the transaction consists of both primary and secondary shares of Delivery Hero. In early December, Delivery Hero and Foodpanda agreed a series of asset swaps to consolidate their respective positions in various national marke