M&A Deal Summary

Amadeus Acquires TravelClick

On August 10, 2018, Amadeus acquired information services company TravelClick from Thoma Bravo for 1.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amadeus’ 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Amadeus’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amadeus’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Amadeus’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-08-10
Target TravelClick
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Amadeus
Sellers(s) Thoma Bravo
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.5B USD

Target

TravelClick

New York, New York, United States
TravelClick is a provider of data, technology and media solutions to the global hospitality industry. TravelClick’s suite of products drive demand and increase profitability for leading independent and chain hotels worldwide. The Company offers a full set of solutions including reservations and distribution management, market intelligence-based decision support, and marketing services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Amadeus

Madrid, Spain
Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Information Technology
Employees18,629
Revenue 5.4B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Amadeus office in Miami, Florida.
Amadeus office in Miami, Florida.

Amadeus offers distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industries. At its core is the 'GDS' - the Global Distribution System that connects customers and travel agents with travel content options and facilitates booking, payment and fulfillment of flights, hotel bookings, car hire and other products. Amadeus was founded in 1987 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 10
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 8
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 6
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-01 Navitaire

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Navitaire delivers technology services that enable growth, profitability and innovation to more than 50 airlines worldwide.

Buy $830M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-07 iFoodDecisionSciences

Seattle, Washington, United States

iFoodDecisionSciences, Inc. is a software and database solutions provider, partners with agricultural companies to develop and manage secure portal sites and provides custom software applications for streamlining and managing business and food safety. The company assists specialty crop commodity groups in putting data to work by compiling, managing, and analyzing individual company data in a confidential manner. iFood was formed in 2013 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Thoma Bravo

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 127.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Thoma Bravo is a private equity firm that primarily invests in or acquires US-based middle-market businesses. While Thoma Bravo will consider a variety of transaction situations, including take-privates, buyouts, carve-outs, recapitalizations, and growth equity financings, the Firm has a special interest in tech consolidation opportunities. Target companies generally have a history of profitability with EBITDA of at least $20 million. The Firm's equity commitment size range is $100 to $750 million. Sectors of interest include enterprise and infrastructure software, education, distribution, financial services and consumer goods/services. The Firm will not invest in new inventions or technologies, developmental products or services, start-ups, biotech, motion pictures, distressed businesses, oil/gas, or real estate. Thoma Bravo was formerly known as Thoma Cressey Bravo and before that Golder Thoma & Co. The Firm was originally formed in 1980 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 79
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 17 of 36
State (New York) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 37 of 73
Year (2018) 3 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 23
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-07-10 Delinea

San Francisco, California, United States

Delinea is a provider of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions for the modern, hybrid enterprise. The Delinea Platform seamlessly extends PAM by providing authorization for all identities, granting access to an organization's most critical hybrid cloud infrastructure and sensitive data to help reduce risk, ensure compliance, and simplify security. Delinea was formed in 2004 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-13 Quorum Software

Houston, Texas, United States

Quorum Software is a portfolio of finance, operations, and accounting software that empowers energy companies of all sizes to conquer their most complex business challenges. Quorum Software was founded in 1998 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Buy -
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