Law firm Hill Dickinson has advised the shareholders of group tours operator Operation Europe Limited on sale of the company to Vosaio Travel Limited. The deal completed on 30 October 2024.
Operation Europe has been delivering special interest tours to an international B2B customer base for 40 years. Its acquisition by Vosaio forms part of the latter’s growth plans, which include acquiring complementary specialist brands, such as Operation Europe.
Vosaio is backed by BGF, one of the largest growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, and has broad reach into Asian and South American source markets, curating group tours for its B2B customers into destination markets across Europe.
Corporate partner Jon Gillow led on the provision of legal advice to Operation Europe, together with associate James McCarthy, also of the firm’s Corporate team.
Jon Gillow said: “We were delighted to work as legal adviser to the management team at Operation Europe, guiding them through the sale of their business to Vosaio. Together, these two complementary travel businesses will have the resource to expand their combined reach and pursue their ambitions in the group tours market. We wish them every success in achieving that.”
Operation Europe founders Tom Barrett and Jeremy Hawes will both remain with the business as it becomes part of the Vosaio Travel Group.
