Travelport says a listing of the business on the public markets is still “an option for the future” although such a move is not a active part of its overall strategy.
The company will consider an IPO “as and when the markets are right”, president and CEO Gordon Wilson confirms, acknowledging that its current private equity owners Blackstone, One Equity Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures will be looking for an exit in the future and a public listing is one option available to it.
Travelport’s last attempt at a public listing began almost two years ago to the day, when it filed documents at the London Stock Exchange, ahead of a similar move in Spain for fellow GDS giant Amadeus.
