By Matthias Inverardi and Matthias Williams

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) -China's JD.com is set to acquire German electronics retailer Ceconomy with a takeover offer at 4.60 euros a share, the companies said on Wednesday, with Ceconomy and major shareholders supporting the move.

Ceconomy last week confirmed it was in advanced negotiations over a potential takeover at 4.60 euros per share, which would value a deal at around 2.2 billion euros ($2.53 billion).

Ceconomy's MediaMarkt and Saturn brands will give JD.com access to one of the largest online shops for electronic goods in Europe and a network of around 1,000 stores in several European countries. Around 50,000 people work at the two chains.

Ceconomy had annual sales of 22.4 billion euros in its 2023/24 financial year, of which 5.1 billion euros were online.

JD.com, which competes with Alibaba and Amazon, had looked at an acquisition of British electronics retailer Currys last year.

Fitch Ratings on Wednesday said the takeover could bolster Ceconomy's credit profile, by leveraging the latter’s stronger credit profile and global reach.

($1 = 0.8708 euros)

(Reporting by Matthias Inverardi; writing by Matthias Williams; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Chris Reese)

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