Vivendi-owned, UK-born ticketing firm See Tickets has acquired Switzerland’s Starticket from TX Group.
Established in 2003, Starticket works with over 750 event promoters and sells over 5 million tickets annually.
As a result of the acquisition, See Tickets now sells close to 30m tickets annually.
See Tickets serves some 10,000 promoters, festivals, performance venues, sporting events and monuments including Glastonbury Festival, the Château de Versailles, L’Olympia in Paris, Garorock, Tomorrowland, White Oak Music Hall, Electric Zoo Festival, Los Angeles Pride Festival and The Queen Mary.
The company handled 2.4 million people connecting in 34 minutes to try and buy the 135,000 tickets available for Glastonbury 2020 on October 6, 2019.
Vivendi acquired See Tickets for a purchase price of approximately €96m in September 2011.
“We have long admired Starticket as a stand out independent ticketing company in Switzerland and I know that together we will be able to further develop the quality and range of services to our clients and customers in the country.”
Rob Wilmshurst, See Tickets (pictured)
Rob Wilmshurst, Global CEO of See Tickets, said: “I am delighted to welcome Starticket and its experienced management team into our group.
“We have long admired Starticket as a stand out independent ticketing company in Switzerland and I know that together we will be able to further develop the quality and range of services to our clients and customers in the country.”
“This will strengthen Starticket in international competition and allow See Tickets to benefit from Starticket’s many years of experience in the Swiss market.”
Samuel Hügli, TX Group
Samuel Hügli, Head of Technology & Ventures TX Group, added: “With this acquisition by See Tickets, Starticket will become part of a leading international ticketing service provider that uses cutting-edge technology and has a huge network with numerous partnerships.
“This will strengthen Starticket in international competition and allow See Tickets to benefit from Starticket’s many years of experience in the Swiss market.”Music Business Worldwide
