Prosus N.V., or Prosus, is a global investment group that invests and operates across sectors and markets with long-term growth potential. It is among the largest technology investors in the world.[3]
Prosus has invested across multiple verticals,[jargon] including social / gaming, classifieds, payments, financial technology, educational technology, food delivery, and ecommerce.[4] Products and services of its businesses and investments are used by more than 1.5 billion people in 89 markets.[2]
Prosus is majority-owned by South African multinational Naspers.[5] In September 2019, Prosus's ordinary shares were listed on Euronext Amsterdam and, as a secondary inward-listing, on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.[6] Subsequent to its IPOTooltip Initial public offering, Prosus became the largest consumer Internet company in Europe by asset value.[7] Shares in the company were reported to have "soared on debut,"[8][5] although the company was trading at a significant discount to the value of its portfolio.[9]
Business
Prosus' head office is located in the Symphony Building in the Zuidas business district in Amsterdam.
The group's expansion into Internet platforms began in the 1990s,[2] spanning various tech investments,[10] including:
Prosus is best known for its investments in Tencent, dating back to a 45% share in 2001.[15] In 2019 the company attempted to acquire Just Eat, but lost the bidding war to Takeaway.com.[16]
On February 24th 2025 the company announced it reached an agreement to acquire Just_Eat_Takeaway.com for €4.1 bln. in cash.[17]
In March 2022, Prosus announced it was writing off its 25.9% stake (worth approximately US$700m) in social media company VK after VK's CEO Vladimir Kirienko was put on a U.S. sanctions list.[18][19]
Controversy
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, many international companies, particularly Western, pulled out of Russia. Unlike most of its Western competitors, Prosus was slow to announce any disinvestments or scaling back of its operations in Russia. It was criticised in particular with regard to its Avito platform (a subsidiary of OLX), which, among other activities, provided classified advertising services that were used by the Russian army for recruiting purposes.[20][21] In October 2022, Prosus agreed to sell Avito service to Kismet Capital Group for $2.4 bln.[22]
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