Poland’s online retail giant Allegro reportedly to go public in September

Poland’s online retail giant Allegro reportedly to go public in September
By bne IntelliNews July 20, 2020

The owners of Poland’s top online retailer and auction portal Allegro – the private equity funds Cinven, Permira, and Mid Europa Partners – are working towards listing the portal on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in September, Reuters reported on July 17.

The potential IPO could be worth $2.3bn-3bn (€2bn-2.6bn), which would put Allegro’s valuation at some $11bn, sources familiar with the matter told the newswire. 

If successful, Allegro’s listing would be the biggest IPO on the WSE since the 2010 debut of the state-controlled insurance company PZU, which raised PLN8.1bn (€2.1bn at then exchange rates).

Cinven, Permira and Mid Europa acquired Allegro for $3.25bn in 2016. An estimated 79% of Polish consumers use Allegro for online shopping. 

Late last year, Poland’s market watchdog UOKiK ruled that Allegro abused its dominant market position in order to favour its own store over other sellers on the platform.

Allegro revenues came in at PLN2.39bn in 2019, an expansion of 33% versus 2018. The net result grew nearly 73.9% to PLN400mn last year.

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