Amnet New York Inc, the 3^rd largest US based travel company servicing the Japanese market, today announced the merger with Taazu Inc, a New York based travel technology platform.

Amnet, founded in 1988 and based in New York with offices across the US, has a leading market share in the US & Japancorridor. Powered by Taazu’s technology platform, the merged entity will meet customer demand for a larger set of services across multiple channels and geographies.

“We are excited about the merger of Amnet and Taazu. This combination will help us scale our services to the global markets. Amnet’s offerings and large customer base along with Taazu’s technology platform is a winning combination”, said Fujio Nakagawa, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amnet.

Giri Devanur, Chief Executive Officer of Taazu, commented, “Amnet has established itself as a prominent player providing the highest quality offerings to business and leisure travelers. This merger will help us build an omni-channel travel platform offering end-to-end travel services and scale our business to $100 million by 2020.”

Nobuyuki Mokkoh, member of Taazu’s Board of Directors, who provided M&A advisory services, commented, “This is a perfect synergistic merger. A combined Amnet and Taazu will be able to quickly scale to become a powerhouse in the global travel industry”. Panamax Capital, LLC provided financial advisory services to Taazu.

SOURCE Taazu Inc.