2017 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $52 million
Danaher—a conglomerate that specializes in environment, life
sciences, diagnostics and dental products—has had several years of busy M&A
activity, including investing about $400 million to acquire 10 businesses last
year. But that was quiet compared with the previous year, which included the $4
billion buy of Cepheid. BTN estimates that Danaher cuts its U.S.-booked air by
about $6 million in 2017. Sales for the year were up 8.6 percent to $18.3
billion. Danaher added about 5,000 associates to its roster in 2017 for a total
of 67,000 employees. BCD is one of the company's two primary travel management
companies.