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Booking Holdings acquires HotelsCombined
Baker McKenzie has advised Booking Holdings Inc. on its impending acquisition of HotelsCombined.
Emma Musgrave
Firms: Baker McKenzie (Booking Holdings Inc.); Undisclosed (HotelsCombined)
Value: Undisclosed
Area: M&A
Key players: The Baker McKenzie legal team was led by partner Arthur Apos, with assistance from senior associates Chris Taylor and Leah Cutri, as well as general associate Stephanie Szkilnik.
Deal significance: HotelsCombined is a hotel metasearch site, while Booking Holdings is described as the world leader in online travel and related services “provided to customers and partners in over 220 countries and territories through six primary brands,” a statement from Baker McKenzie said.
HotelsCombined is based in Sydney and has a strong presence in the Asia-Pacific market. It will report into Booking Holdings’ leading travel metasearch brand, KAYAK, the firm explained.
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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