Add-on Acquisition • Internet Software and Services

TripAdvisor Acquires Viator

On August 14, 2014, TripAdvisor acquired internet software and services company Viator from The Carlyle Group for 200M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is TripAdvisor’s 15th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is TripAdvisor’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is TripAdvisor’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is TripAdvisor’s 2nd transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 14, 2014
Target Viator
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) TripAdvisor
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 200M USD

Target Company

Viator

San Francisco, California, United States
Viator, Inc. is an online booking service of destination activities, such as sightseeing trips, tours and airport transfers, for consumers and travel industry affiliates such as Travelocity, priceline.com, Intercontinental, Starwood and Wyndham.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

TripAdvisor

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees2,860
Revenue 1.8B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

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 was founded in 2000 and is based in Needham, Massachusetts.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 16 of 24
Sector: Internet Software and Services 15 of 23
Type: Add-on Acquisition 15 of 22
State: California 2 of 3
Country: United States 11 of 14
Year: 2014 4 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-07 LaFourchette

Paris, France

LaFourchette is a European online restaurant reservation service.

Buy $140M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-08 IENS Independent Index BV

Amsterdam, Netherlands

IENS Independent Index BV provides restaurant reviews and content of 18.000 restaurants.

Buy -

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 261 of 490
Sector: Internet Software and Services 13 of 17
Type: Add-on Acquisition 117 of 203
State: California 21 of 37
Country: United States 162 of 261
Year: 2014 18 of 24
Size (of disclosed) 97 of 138
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-12 Ganji.com

Beijing, China

Ganji.com is an operator of online and mobile-based classifieds in China, with a mission of “providing high-quality information to people in a more convenient way”.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-19 Document Technologies

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

DTI is a privately held legal process outsourcing company in the US serving law firms and corporations. DTI helps its clients accelerate the changes they must make to remain competitive. DTI was founded in 1998 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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