TripAdvisor - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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TripAdvisor M&A Summary

TripAdvisor has acquired 24 companies, including 1 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

TripAdvisor’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired Viator for $200M. TripAdvisor has acquired in 5 different US states, and 9 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include internet software and services (96%) and restaurants (5%).

TripAdvisor Business Overview

Where is TripAdvisor headquartered?

TripAdvisor is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts.

What is TripAdvisor’s revenue?

TripAdvisor disclosed revenue of 1,788M USD for 2023 and 1,492M USD for 2022.

How many employees does TripAdvisor have?

TripAdvisor has 2,829 employees.

What sector is TripAdvisor in?

TripAdvisor is an internet software and services company.

When was TripAdvisor founded?

TripAdvisor was founded in 2000.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity24
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 3
  • M&A Advisors 1

TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor, Inc.

400 1st Avenue,
Needham, Massachusetts 02494
United States,
(781) 800-5000
www.tripadvisor.com

TripAdvisor is a provider of trusted advice from real travellers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools. TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, with more than 260 million unique monthly visitors, and over 150 million reviews and opinions covering more than 3.7 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. TripAdvisor was founded in 2000 and is based in Needham, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 24 - - - - - 24
vol $365M $365M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Smarter Travel Media LLC 2020-07-16 - Divestiture
Boston, Massachusetts · www.smartertravel.com
SinglePlatform Corp. 2019-12-05 - Divestiture
New York, New York · www.singleplatform.com
Bokun 2018-04-20 - Add-on Acquisition
Reykjavik, Iceland · www.bokun.io
Citymaps, Inc. 2016-08-24 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.citymaps.com
HouseTrip SA 2016-04-27 - Add-on Acquisition
Lausanne, Switzerland · www.housetrip.com
Dimmi 2015-05-20 25M USD Add-on Acquisition
Chippendale, Australia · www.dimmi.com.au
BestTables 2015-04-13 - Add-on Acquisition
Lisbon, Portugal · www.besttables.com
ZeTrip, Inc. 2015-02-02 - Add-on Acquisition
San Mateo, California · www.zetrip.com
IENS Independent Index BV 2015-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Amsterdam, Netherlands · www.iens.nl
Viator, Inc. 2014-08-14 200M USD Add-on Acquisition
San Francisco, California · www.viator.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Internet Software and Services 23 (96%) 365M (100%) 1 (100%) -
Restaurants 1 (4%) - - -
Total 24 $365M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 14 200M 1 -
  New York 6 - - -
  Massachusetts 3 - 1 -
  California 3 200M - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
United Kingdom 3 - - -
Australia 1 25M - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
France 1 140M - -
Iceland 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Portugal 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 14 (58%) 200M (55%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 10 (42%) 165M (45%) - -
Total 24 $365M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Goodwin Procter
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $340M
< $100M 1 $25M
TOTAL $365M
Largest Viator, Inc.
$200M (2014-08-14)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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