Prosus buys Despegar for $1.7B, taking a bite out of Latin Americas travel sector | TechCrunch
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News Summary
- Prosus, the tech conglomerate controlled by Naspers, is paying $1
- 7 billion to acquire Despegar, one of the biggest online travel agencies in Latin America
- It expects the deal to close in Q2 of 2025
- With GDP across LatAm expected to grow 2%-3% next year, Prosus wants to lean into greater economies of scale in the region
Yet another major investment is going down in the travel sector, underscoring its ongoing rebound after the Covid19 pandemic. Prosus, the tech conglomerate controlled by Naspers, is paying $1.7 bill [+3264 chars]