Three months ago, Needham-based travel metasearch company Tripadvisor formed a special M&A committee to evaluate potential suitors. On Wednesday, the committee announced its conclusion: “At this time, there is no transaction with a third party that is in the best interests of the company and its stockholders.”
Tripadvisor made the statement public on Wednesday, in conjunction with its first-quarter earnings release.
As of 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, shares of Tripadvisor were down about 30%, erasing nearly $1 billion in market value. The firm’s market capitalization was about $2.5 billion in morning trading.