Certares is a private equity firm headquartered in New York City.
It was founded in 2012 by M. Gregory O’Hara and Colin Farmer.
The firm’s investment focus is on travel and tourism, hospitality, and business and consumer services.
Certares has raised over $9 billion in capital and has invested in over 30 companies.
Some of its notable investments include American Express Global Business Travel, AmaWaterways, and Avia Solutions Group.
The firm’s investment strategy is to partner with management teams to build and grow businesses. Certares provides capital, strategic guidance, and operational expertise to help its portfolio companies achieve their goals.
Certares is a leading private equity firm in the travel and tourism, hospitality, and business and consumer services sectors.
The firm has a strong track record of success and is committed to helping its portfolio companies achieve long-term growth and value creation.
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Here are some of Certares’ key investments:
- American Express Global Business Travel: A leading corporate travel company providing end-to-end travel and meeting program solutions for its global client base.
- AmaWaterways: A luxury river cruise company offering high-end itineraries with destinations in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
- Avia Solutions Group: A leading travel technology company providing a wide range of services to the travel industry, including booking, distribution, and payment processing.
- Avoya Travel: A leading B2B2C tour operator specializing in river cruising and land tours for the U.S. affinity travel market.
- Azul S.A.: A Brazilian low-cost airline.
- G Adventures: A Canadian adventure travel company.
- Getaway: A US-based short-term vacation rental company.
- Guardian Alarm: A US-based provider of security systems.
- Hertz Global Holdings: A US-based car rental company.
- Internova Travel Group: A US-based travel technology company.
- Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings: A US-based travel company.
