About this episode

This episode explores the impact of private equity on the travel and hospitality sectors, detailing its differences from venture capital and its role in shaping industry success.

Private equity is playing an increasingly visible — and influential — role across travel and hospitality. From platform rollups and carve-outs to growth equity investments in scaled travel tech, PE capital is reshaping who owns what, how companies grow, and what “success” looks like beyond venture-backed exits. This episode unpacks how private equity really works, how it differs from late-stage venture capital, and why travel and hospitality have become such compelling hunting grounds for PE ...

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Hosts: Gilad Berenstein, Cara Whitehill

Topics covered

• private equity
• travel industry
• hospitality
• venture capital
• investment strategies

Keywords

• private equity
• travel tech
• hospitality investments
• venture capital
• platform rollups

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: private equity, travel, hospitality, venture capital, PE

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