BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Marcou Transportation Group (MTG), the parent company of Dav El | BostonCoach, announces the acquisition of GroundLink and software provider to the limousine industry, Limo Anywhere.
The addition of GroundLink to the organization will help to finalize our direct on-demand product for the corporate travel space. MTG and its affiliates will now be able to provide Fortune 1000 companies with an on-demand solution that will meet both their standards of compliance and corporate travel needs. As part of MTG’s Duty of Care, they will continue to perform background checks, drug testing, license checks, insurance, training, etc., that is expected from its corporate clients. The addition of the GroundLink distribution channel will immediately benefit from the increased capacity and geographic advantage of MTG’s existing global network.
Spokesperson for the Marcou Transportation Group and President and CEO of Dav El | BostonCoach, Scott Solombrino says, “Our acquisition of these separate and unique technology platforms is a game changer for the industry. These companies provide us the opportunity to directly compete with the TNCs, as they try to infiltrate the corporate travel market, and will allow the industry to compete in the on-demand market faster than originally anticipated. The implementation of auto dispatch and geospatial pricing can now be integrated into our already existing product to roll out the industry’s first on-demand service in the corporate market.”
The acquisition of the Limo Anywhere software platform, which is the leading provider to thousands of operators throughout the world, will go through a major investment to ensure it is the most robust platfonrm available in the entire chauffeur car industry. With developers all over the world, including India, Serbia, Ukraine and America, MTG will have the largest development team in the industry which will contribute to leveling the playing field with the TNCs.
“We are thrilled to have a strategic investor that will help to advance the technology on our existing platforms,” says Liz Carisone, CEO of GroundLink.
According to Solombrino, “This will give companies that are using the Limo Anywhere software platform the opportunity to integrate and transact business in an easier and more efficient manner and to provide growth to their companies. The combined network of companies will give us the largest footprint of legitimate and compliant chauffeured car operators in the world.”
Liz Carisone and Mark Gentry, President of Limo Anywhere, will remain with the company and in their current roles. Limo Anywhere will remain independent and separate from the chauffeured car operations.
Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.
About Dav El│BostonCoach
Dav
El│BostonCoach is the largest privately owned chauffeured transportation
company in the world and maintains its highest quality and safety
standards through innovation, dedication to the customer and personal,
professional service. Dav El│BostonCoach offers the most comprehensive
executive ground transportation services available, including deluxe
limousines, luxury sedans, executive vans and buses, and a professional
and knowledgeable staff of trained chauffeurs, reservations agents and
travel managers to meet every request and exceed every expectation.
Serving business travelers for over three decades, Dav El│BostonCoach
currently operates in over 500 metropolitan markets, across six
continents, with a fleet of more than 25,000 vehicles.
About GroundLink
GroundLink is
a tech-enabled provider of executive black car service in major cities
throughout the world. Offering the industry’s only on-time guarantee,
GroundLink focuses on duty of care, with professional drivers who are
screened, properly licensed and fully insured. GroundLink offers a
multiple booking platform for its consumer and corporate clients that
includes its website (http://www.groundlink.com),
its iPhone or Android app, and its 24/7 Customer Service Center
(855.463.7150). GroundLink has offices in North America and Europe, with
its headquarters in New York, NY. Connect with GroundLink on Twitter
@GroundLink and on Facebook.com/GroundLink.
About Limo Anywhere
Limo
Anywhere provides the industry's leading software solution for more than
4,000 limousine and black car operators, helping to reduce operational
costs and drive profitable growth. The company's integrated, cloud-based
platform provides operators with end-to-end capabilities for
reservations, account management, dispatch, credit card processing,
flight tracking and financial management, and facilitates over 10
million rides annually.