Uber To Pay US$250M To Terminate Merger Contract With Foodpanda

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By Kris Ma/Miriam Brunner

Uber will have to pay US$250 million to get out of its agreement to buy out the Taiwan food delivery business of rival Foodpanda. Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission in December ruled the planned merger between Uber Eats and Foodpanda would constitute an illegal monopoly as the two platforms account for over 90% of Taiwan's food delivery market.