Context

This operation represents a strategic corporate acquisition for Amadeus. The operation facilitates a complete and highly successful exit for the historical private equity sponsor and the original founding team, who had robustly scaled the enterprise during a prolonged period of strong growth. The primary strategic rationale underpinning this consolidation is to directly integrate the target's advanced biometric hardware and software capabilities into the acquirer's massive portfolio. This powerful combination will distinctly allow Amadeus to offer a fully comprehensive passenger experience, flawlessly covering every step from initial flight booking through automated border control to final boarding.

Target

Vision-Box is a visionary pioneer and leading global provider of end-to-end solutions for air travel, border control, and identity management applications. Headquartered in Europe, the enterprise offers an outstanding multi-stakeholder software orchestration platform dedicated to traveler-centric ecosystem management. This software-centric platform is perfectly complemented by state-of-the-art biometric hardware touchpoints. Benefiting from rapidly growing global demand for biometrics and digitalized passenger journeys, the fast-growing firm effectively addresses the travel industry's operational pressures and strict regulatory demands.