American Express GBT acquires travel management agency28th May 2016 | published by EW SHARE
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) today (23 May) announced it has signed an agreement to acquire SMT, a travel management company (TMC) based in Helsinki, Finland, and a subsidiary of Finnair.
SMT has been a partner within the GBT network for 27 years. The transaction is expected to complete later this year, with the staff formally joining the GBT family.
Elyes Mrad, GBT’s managing director for EMEA, said: “SMT is a natural fit wi...
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