What s next for Rocket Internet?
After its delisting last autumn, Rocket Internet is planning a relaunch on the stock market - in New York. The move will likely snub investors and shareholders. Maximilian Both, 27.2.2021 - 13:06 Uhr
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Photo: dpa/Boris RoesslerOliver Samwer, founder and CEO of Rocket Internet - and not particularly popular with shareholders after his company s delisting.
Berlin - Oliver Samwer once called himself the most aggressive man on the Internet . Yet during Rocket Internet SE s last annual meeting on 24 September last year - which all took place online - his aggression was nowhere to be found. As founder, CEO and shareholder at the Berlin-based company, Samwer stuck to the script. He answered questions from investors mechanically, and only rarely looked up from his notes. His message? Rocket Internet is turning its back on the stock exchange - the group would apparently be better positioned as an unlisted company .