** Australia-listed shares of Germany-based meal-kit service
provider MMM.AX rise as much as 15.1% to A$0.800
** Stock set for its best day since December 2020
** Co says it will acquire https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20211221/pdf/454dpvy59xvxdb.pdf
Melbourne-based peer Chefgood for up to A$21 mln ($14.92 mln)
** Says the transaction will be funded via an equity
placement of A$8 mln at A$1 per CHESS depository interest
** Stock down ~74.3% this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.4073 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Tejaswi Marthi in Bengaluru)
((tejaswi.marthi@thomsonreuters.com))