M&A Deal Summary

Travel Leaders Group Acquires Andrew Harper Travel

On January 30, 2017, Travel Leaders Group acquired leisure company Andrew Harper Travel from Capstar Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Travel Leaders Group’s 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Travel Leaders Group’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Travel Leaders Group’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-01-30
Target Andrew Harper Travel
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) Travel Leaders Group
Sellers(s) Capstar Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Andrew Harper Travel

Westmont, Illinois, United States
Andrew Harper Travel is a full-service luxury travel agency that specializes in bespoke travel experiences offering everything from commercial air and private jets to custom tours, villas, spas, and cruises. Andrew Harper Travel was founded in 1979 and is based in Westmont, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Travel Leaders Group

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Sector Consumer Services
DESCRIPTION

Travel Leaders Group offers its vacation and business travel clients a progressive approach to each unique travel experience. The company manages leisure, business and franchise travel operations under several different brands. Travel Leaders Group is based in Plymouth, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 5
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 3
Year (2017) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-27 Tzell Travel Group

New York City, New York, United States

Tzell Travel Group, LLC, a travel management company, provides corporate and leisure travel management programs worldwide.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-01 Colletts Travel

London, United Kingdom

Colletts Travel Ltd. is an independently owned travel company provides a comprehensive world-wide travel service specialising in quality holidays, flights and many other travel services, focused on delivering competitive pricing, but always with an attention to detail.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Capstar Partners

Austin, Texas, United States
Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2000
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Capstar Partners is a private equity firm focused on small and mid-sized buyouts, real estate transactions, and public investing. In addition to real estate target sectors include media/broadcasting, healthcare, e-commerce, and financial services. Capstar was formed in 2000 and is based in Austin, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-21 Kendra Scott Design

Austin, Texas, United States

Kendra Scott Design is a multi-channel fashion brand that sells jewelry online, through company stores and at renowned retailers like Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales and over a thousand specialty boutiques worldwide. Kendra Scott has become a household fashion name to women around the world with countless celebrities donning Kendra Scott jewelry. Kendra Scott Design was founded in 2002 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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