Transactions

DECALIA Capital acquires Best of Switzerland Tours AG, one of the leading provider of high-quality sightseeing tours to the most popular tourist attractions in German-speaking Switzerland.

ARA Tours Costa Rica, a privately owned tour operator, has been acquired by Abercrombie & Kent Travel Group

Hitz & Partner supports the successful Swiss TravelTech StartUp BODDY in its CHF 2.2 million seed financing round and on the buyer side in its international expansion, enabling BODDY to position itself as the largest fitness and wellbeing network for travellers.

Restructuring and tax advisory services in the course of the required reorganization measures.

Apostroph Luzern AG has purchased 100% of the interest in Global Translations GmbH

Apostroph Bern AG has purchased the operating assets of USG Übersetzungs-Service AG

The Vantage Education AG, a portfolio company of Invision Private Equity AG has acquired a majority interest in the IST AG.

Management has acquired a substantial participation in Abbey Group, one of the leading Destination Management Companies for Ireland and the UK with offices in Dublin, Edinburgh and London.

The founder and owner of Helbling Reisen AG has sold his shares as part of his own succession planning to Michael Mettler.

Management has acquired the majority shareholding of Travel Partner Group in the course of a management buy-out (MBO).

Eine Gruppe von Investoren unter der Führung von Paros Capital AG hat das Aktienpaket von LCP Europe übernommen.

On behalf of the Executive Management Board of the Zurich Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) - which is responsible for the strategic management, the collective marketing and the financing of the public transportation services in the Zurich area - we analyzed the prospects of advertising & promotions related to public transportation.

Hitz & Partner Corporate Finance AG evaluated together with top management and Corpfin Capital available strategic options for Catai Tours.

Hitz & Partner Corporate Finance AG evaluated together with the top management available strategic options for Promotion-Tools AG.

The Hotelplan Group has acquired a majority stake in the Travelhouse Group, comprising ten specialist tour operators and a chain of retail outlets. This transaction creates the largest outbound tour operating group in Switzerland, the Hotelplan Group’s core market. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

The Kuoni Group is to take over all the business activities of CIT-Frantour SA. Kuoni is pleased to add the activities of this reputed rail travel specialist to its business portfolio. Frantour generated total turnover of some CHF 63 million last year, and employs around 100 personnel in its Geneva and Zurich operations. These employees will now transfer to the Kuoni Group with retroactive effect from April 30, 2005