BDO has provided buy-side tax due diligence services to Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) in connection with its acquisition of Fresh Approach, a leading UK brand-experience, creative and meetings and events (M&E) agency. FCTG is an Australian-listed group with leisure and corporate travel business in 24 countries, spanning Australia, New Zealand, the Americas, Europe, the UK, South Africa and Asia. The acquisition of Fresh Approach elevates FCTG’s presence in the high-margin, fast-growing M&E sector and aligns with its strategic objective of deepening customer relationships by providing additional value-adding services which deliver a more seamless customer experience and expand FCTG’s addressable markets beyond travel management.

The BDO project team includes:

Daisy Boughtflower, Madi Taylor, Joseph Laughinghouse, Kyle Halliday