Cinven Capital Management/CPPIB €1.2 billion acquisition of Hotelbeds Group

19/5/2016
Private acquisition

€ 1.2 billion

$ 1.347 billion

Completed

19/5/2016


Overview:

  • Private equity investor Cinven Capital Management and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board have acquired Hotelbeds from global tourism group TUI for €1.2 billion.
  • Hotelbeds Group offers hotel rooms to travel agencies and tour operators across more than 120 source markets.
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (David Higgins, Victoria Sigeti, Wessel Heukamp, José Armando Albarrán) acted for the acquirers.
  • Allen & Overy advised the seller (Helge Schäfer, Jonas Wittgens, Marie-Luise von Buchwaldt, Antoni Valverde, Javier Bau, Bosco de Checa)

Anna Kozakova - Journalist - EMEA

Jurisdiction:

Germany

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice areas:

Private equity
M&A

Industry sector:

Tourism


Firms:

Party: TUI AG (Seller)

Lawyer: Helge Schäfer


Party: Cinven (Acquirer)

Party: Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (Acquirer)