RateGain Acquires BCV, Gains Momentum in Hotel Tech Consolidation


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RateGain, a travel tech company backed by private equity, said it has begun a roll-up of hotel tech vendors. It joins a party led by Shiji, Amadeus, Accel-KKR-backed Travel Tripper, Sabre, and Jonas Software.
Travel tech firm RateGain has acquired BCV, a Chicago-based social media management and strategy company focused on the hotel sector. The companies didn't disclose the terms of the deal. BCV has more than 100 employees that help thousands of hotels create content for social media platforms and cope with negative messages. BCV also creates and runs social marketing campaigns for brands such as Fontainebleau. The deal probably won't be the last acquisition for RateGain, which is looking to co