Expedia is to acquire a 61.6% equity position in trivago, a metasearch company headquartered in Germany, for €477 million including €434 million in cash as well as €43 million in Expedia stock.
“The trivago team built one of the largest, fastest growing and most well known travel sites in Europe conducting more than 100 million hotel searches annually through a culture focused on developing great products, building a strong brand and promoting partners’ businesses. These attributes closely align with our Expedia, Inc. strategy and values and we are thrilled to have them join our portfolio,” said Dara Khosrowshahi , Expedia, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer.
Founded seven years ago, trivago quickly grew into a consumer champion for hotel accommodation featuring comprehensive search results from over 600,000 hotels across over 140 booking sites in over 30 countries in 23 languages. Through its primarily cost-per-click revenue model, trivago profitably doubled revenue each year since 2008 and currently expects to deliver approximately €100 million in net revenue for 2012.
The deal is anticipated to close during the first half of 2013. Post close, the trivago co-founders and management team will continue to operate independently based out of trivago’s headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany.
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