Travel Investor Certares Places $354 Million Bet on Aviation Service Firm Avia Solutions Group

Skift Take
No niche purchase this time round, but a more rounded investment in a wide-ranging aerospace business group. Find out more when Certares founder Greg O’Hara speaks at Skift Global Forum in New York next week.
Certares entered a relatively quiet period after its last deal, investing in U.S. car rental company Hertz in May to help fund its exit from bankruptcy. That followed deals with Getaway and G Adventures in the months before.
Now it’s back on the radar with a $354 million investment in Avia Solutions Group.
Certares founder Greg O’Hara — who will be speaking in person at Skift Global Forum in New York next week — previously told Skif