- TravelPerk, a European corporate travel booking platform, told CNBC it has acquired Chicago-based startup AmTrav to help further its expansion in the U.S. market.
- To help fund the deal and TravelPerk’s broader expansion efforts, the company raised $135 million in debt financing from private equity firms Blackstone and Blue Owl.
- Avi Meir, TravelPerk’s CEO and co-founder, said the deal will see the U.S. become the firm’s biggest revenue-generating region by 2026.
LONDON — TravelPerk, a European corporate travel booking platform, told CNBC on Tuesday it has acquired Chicago-based startup AmTrav to help further its expansion in the U.S.
AmTrav, which operates in the same space as TravelPerk, will continue to operate…