After strong Q1 results, restructuring of debt and strengthening of company’s balance sheet in the pipeline
Travelport has been on a bit of a hot streak lately. For context, Travelport is a technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide. The company’s marketplace, Travelport+, simplifies how brands connect and enables modern digital retailing.
The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom and operating in more than 165 countries around the world.
This month alone, Travelport:
- Announced the acquisition of Deem, a leading corporate travel management platform, in order to fulfill a growing need for a fully integrated tool that provides access to all multi-source content, including NDC.
- Launched Smartpoint Cloud, delivering an intuitive way for travel agents to sell and service travel, while increasing sales of higher-value services for suppliers.
- Became the first GDS to offer a complete solution for American Airlines’ NDC content. The company’s next-generation platform, Travelport+, has had NDC content from American Airlines live for nearly a year now; and as of mid-March, the content is live across the entire Travelport portfolio.
Additionally, just last week, Travelport announced a $200 million investment from the company’s owners, Siris Capital Group and Elliott Management.
Following a strong first quarter performance, including tech achievements and the acquisition of Deem, the new injection of capital will allow the company to continue executing against its aggressive growth strategy.
“The $200 million investment from our owners, Siris Capital Group and Elliott Management, reflect their confidence in Travelport and the continued recovery of the travel industry,” said Greg Webb, CEO of Travelport. “The main advantage of private equity ownership is agility, which is crucial in a rapidly changing environment. This investment will allow Travelport to further advance its tech innovations, while fueling the company’s momentum.”
The $200 million investment, along with a recent refinancing that received the support of 100% of Travelport’s First Lien Lenders and materially lowered the company’s cash interest expense, provides Travelport with significant liquidity while demonstrating investors’ belief in the company’s future.
