London – Mayer Brown has advised Travel Counsellors, a Vitruvian portfolio company, on the acquisition of The Travel Agent Next Door, the leading host travel agency in Canada with over 1,700 travel professionals, from its founders.
The acquisition will enable both businesses to benefit from: superior scale with over 3,900 professional travel business owners in the enlarged Group; a more diversified international footprint across the UK and Canada, and the opportunity for deeper knowledge sharing cross-company.
Vitruvian Partners-backed Travel Counsellors is the UK’s largest and fastest-growing technology platform for travel entrepreneurs that connects over 2,200 independent business owners, ultimately enabling them to deliver exceptional levels of customer service.
The Mayer Brown team was led by Private Equity partner James West and counsel Avi Cohen and included, associate Olivia Woodhead, Banking & Finance partner Andrew Crotty, associate Danae Constantine, IP partner Oliver Yaros and associate Alasdair Maher, Tax partner James Hill and associate Jack Feehan, Employment & Benefits partner Christopher Fisher and associate Ruth Kellard, Antitrust & Competition partner Mark Hills.
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