The food-delivery company said it received a $3.59 billion takeover approach that it would be prepared to recommend to shareholders, if a formal offer were made.

Deliveroo's share prices experienced a surge following the announcement of a £2.7bn ($3.61bn) takeover proposal from US competitor DoorDash.

Tony Xu has picked a good time to chow down on a rival. The DoorDash chief executive has offered to gobble up Deliveroo , valuing his British peer at $3 billion after deducting net cash. While the $79 billion U.