Slaughter and May is advising Booking Holdings Inc. on its acquisition of Etraveli Group

Slaughter and May is advising Booking Holdings Inc. (Booking Holdings) on its acquisition of global flight booking and technology provider Etraveli Group (Etraveli) from CVC Capital Partners and other minority sellers for approximately €1.6 billion. Etraveli’s consumer-facing online travel agency brands include Gotogate, Mytrip and FlightNetwork. Etraveli also provides flight search, booking and fulfilment services to, among others, Google Flights, Skyscanner, KAYAK and Booking.com, and operates airline integration and interlining platform TripStack. Completion of the acquisition is subject to certain closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

Slaughter and May is working closely with an internal legal team at Booking Holdings led by Xanthe Ranger (Vice President, M&A and Strategic Investments).

Corporate

Mary Kiernan / Trainee, Henry Alexander / Trainee

Competition
Kerry O'Connell Partner
Alexander Chadd Partner
Shweta Vasani Senior Counsel
Alice White Associate

Oliver Smith / Trainee

Tax
Amy Motherwell Associate
Intellectual Property and Information Technology
Rob Sumroy Partner
Oliver Noble Associate

Jack Higgins / Trainee

Pensions, Employment and Incentives
Charles Cameron Partner
Phil Linnard Partner
Josh Fennell Associate

Shanuk Mediwaka / Trainee

Real Estate
Jane Edwarde Partner - Real Estate
Mark Gulliford Senior Counsel
Financing
Claire Cooke Partner
Financial Regulation