M&A Deal Summary

Amadeus Acquires Vision Box

On January 31, 2024, Amadeus acquired business services company Vision Box from Keensight Capital for 320M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Amadeus’ 1st transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Amadeus’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Amadeus’ 1st transaction in Portugal.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-01-31
Target Vision Box
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Amadeus
Sellers(s) Keensight Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 320M EUR

Target

Vision Box

Canas, Portugal
Vision-Box is a provider of automated border control and electronic identity solutions. Vision-Box is based in Canas, Portugal.

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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 9 of 10
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 8
Country (Portugal) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS 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.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-11 Voxel

Barcelona, Spain

Voxel is a provider of electronic invoice and B2B payment solutions for travel sellers, hotels, and other travel players. Voxel is based in Barcelona, Spain.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Keensight Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 5.5B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Keensight Capital is a private equity investment firm focused on majority and minority growth capital investments in Western European companies. Keensight makes equity investments in a number of situations including the provision of capital to finance growth, either organically or through acquisitions, or the buying out of existing shareholders. The Firm looks to invest €10 to €600 million and will consider business with up to €400 million in revenue. Keensight Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 24
Sector (Business Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 11
Country (Portugal) 2 of 2
Year (2024) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-18 Serf

Décines-Charpieu, France

Serf is a designer, developer, manufacturer and markets orthopaedic reconstructive devices and dental implants. Serf focuses on restoring mobility, alleviating pain and improving the quality of life for patients. Serf was established in 1973 and is based in Décines-Charpieu, France.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-02-01 Biovian

Turku, Finland

Biovian is a one-stop-shop GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) CDmO of biopharmaceuticals providing manufacturing and development services from early stage to finished product. Biovian’s broad service offering includes comprehensive analytical solutions to support drug substance and drug product development and release, as well as analytical and microbiological testing of investigational and commercial drug substances, drug products or medical devices. Biovian was founded in 2003 and is based in Turku, Finland.

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