M&A Deal Summary

Expedia Acquires Decolar

On March 11, 2015, Expedia acquired internet software and services company Decolar from General Atlantic

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Expedia’s 12th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Expedia’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-03-11
Target Decolar
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Expedia
Sellers(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Decolar

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Decolar is an online travel agency in Brazil and across Latin America. The company, through its branded websites Despegar.com (in greater Latin America) and Decolar.com (in Brazil), provides online airline and hotel booking services to leisure and unmanaged business travelers in Latin America. Decolar was founded in 2000 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Expedia

Seattle, Washington, United States

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees16,500
Revenue 13.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Expedia's corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.
Expedia's corporate headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.

Expedia is an online travel company that provides business and leisure travelers with technology, tools and information to research, plan, book and experience travel. Expedia was founded in 1996 and is based in Seattle, Washington.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 23
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 12 of 17
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 18
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-12 Orbitz Worldwide

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. is an online travel company. Orbitz Worldwide operates the consumer travel planning sites Orbitz (orbitz.com), ebookers (ebookers.com), HotelClub (hotelclub.com) and CheapTickets (cheaptickets.com).

Buy $1.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-22 eLong

Beijing, China

eLong is an online travel planning and hotel booking site in China. Users can book flights online, reserve hotels, cars and vacation packages.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

General Atlantic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 105.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 70 of 166
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 10 of 29
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 25 of 50
Country: Brazil M&A 3 of 6
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-02 Sea

Singapore, Singapore

Sea is a global consumer internet company that operates three core businesses across digital entertainment, e-commerce, and digital financial services, known as Garena, Shopee, and SeaMoney, respectively. Garena is a global online games developer and publisher. Shopee is a pan-regional e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. SeaMoney is a growing digital financial services platform in Southeast Asia. Sea was founded in 2009 and is based in Singapore.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-04-08 MedExpress Urgent Care

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

MedExpress Urgent Care LLC is a provider of healthcare services to those seeking non-emergency medical treatment.

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