M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.95
DoorDash to acquire Maplebear (Instacart) in cash-and-stock deal at $65.00 per share
Maplebear Inc.
- Per-share consideration: $65.00 cash, or 0.3372 DoorDash Class A shares, or a mixed election of $48.75 cash plus 0.08430 DoorDash shares.
- Stock elections are subject to proration, capped so the aggregate stock portion does not exceed what all holders would get under the Mixed Consideration.
- Maplebear pays a $650M termination fee for a Superior Proposal or adverse recommendation change; DoorDash pays $1.25B in specified regulatory-failure terminations.
- D1 Capital Partners and Sequoia Capital signed voting and support agreements backing adoption; Maplebear's board unanimously approved and recommends the deal.
- Outside Date is 12 months from Oct 28, 2026, with up to four automatic 3-month extensions if antitrust clearances (HSR, Canada, Israel) are the only unmet conditions.
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