Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) entered into an agreement to acquire Blacklane GmbH for $1.1 billion on March 30, 2026.
The acquisition is subject to the receipt of customary regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions and is expected to close by the end of 2026.
Jörg Meißner, Monika Obal, Wolfgang Schönig, Stephan Kress, Andreas Grünwald, Christoph Nüßing, Hanno Timner, and Jens-Uwe Hinder from Berlin, Andrew Boyd, Marie-Claire Strawbridge, Annabel Gillham, and Daniel Jones from London, Megan E. Gerking from Washington D.C., Michael Miller and Richard Nugent from New York, and Rachel Faye Smith from Boston of Morrison & Foerster LLP acted as legal advisor to Uber Technologies, Inc. Marco G. Carbonare, Michael Leicht, Tim Johannsen-Roth, Matthew Devey, and Atif Bhatti from Frankfurt, Oliver Rosenberg, Christoph Barth, and Dominik Wegener from Düsseldorf, John Eichlin, Ben Bauer, Andrew Gaines, Gabriel Grossmann, and Heiko Schiwek from New York, Mario Pofahl from Hamburg, Patrick Sutton-Mattocks from Dubai, and Faysal Lassas from Abu Dhabi of Linklaters LLP act as legal advisor for Blacklane GmbH. Evercore GmbH acted as financial advisor to Blacklane. Christian Tönies of P+P Pöllath + Partners acted as a legal advisor for Blacklane GmbH. P+P Pöllath + Partners Rechtsanwälte und Steuerberater mbB, Accounting & Auditing Arm acted as accountant for Blacklane GmbH.
Uber Technologies, Inc. is specialized in the development and operation of technology platforms designed to connect users with drivers, restaurants and service providers. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- operation of a platform for booking trips and providing vehicles with drivers (57%). The group also offers carpooling solutions;
- operation of an online meal ordering platform (33.2%; Uber Eats);
- operation of an application for linking freight carriers and shippers (9.8%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States and Canada (50.9%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (31.5%), Asia/Pacific (11.2%) and Latin America (6.4%).
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