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JD.com: Legal counsel from Baker McKenzie, financial advice from Deutsche Bank AG and Goldman Sachs.
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Ceconomy: Legal advice from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, financial guidance from Lazard.
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Ceconomy’s Supervisory Board: Financial counsel from JPMorgan Chase & Co.
A Global Retail Shake-Up on the Horizon
For JD.com, the acquisition represents both an aggressive European expansion and a strategic bet on physical retail’s endurance when combined with advanced logistics and e-commerce integration.
If successful, Ceconomy will be delisted from the Börse Frankfurt, marking the end of its run as a publicly traded company and the beginning of its integration into JD.com’s retail empire.
With tech-driven innovation at its core, JD.com is positioning itself not just as a player but as a transformer in the evolving European retail landscape.
