Grab Debuts On Nasdaq, Marking Biggest Southeast Asia Listing
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Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, lists on Nasdaq on Thursday following its $40 billion merger with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Altimeter Growth Corp.
New Delhi: Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, lists on Nasdaq on Thursday following its $40 billion merger with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Altimeter Growth Corp.
The deal is the world's biggest ever by a blank-check company and the biggest U.S. listing by a Southeast Asian firm.
What is Grab?
Founded in 2012, Grab is Southeast Asia's largest startup, valued at just over $16 billion last year. It launched as a Malaysian taxi-hailing service and now calls itself a "superapp" after expanding into food, grocery and parcel delivery and to digital payments, lending and other financial services.