Guesty acquires Smily

● STRATEGIC | HOSPITALITY/RESTAURANTS · Hotel & Property Operations

SEPTEMBER 18, 2026

Guesty acquires Smily

TARGET

Vacation rental PMS and channel manager purpose-built for French and European short-term rental managers, syncing listings across 1,000+ OTAs with centralized booking, payments and guest messaging.

Ownership	Founder-owned
Headcount	11-50 FTEs
Headquarters	Névache, France
Leadership	Sébastien Grosjean, Founder and CEO
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Guesty

AI platform for short-term rental operators providing revenue management, guest communication, operations and finance tools

Ownership	VC-backed · KKR, Inovia Capital, Apax Funds, BDT & MSD Partners, Sixth Street
Capital raised	$409M
Headquarters	New York, New York
Leadership	Amiad Soto, Co-Founder and CEO
Buy-side advisor	—

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Guesty -> Smily  (2026-09-18)
strategic_acquisition | Hospitality/Restaurants | closed
Target: Vacation rental PMS and channel manager purpose-built for French and European short-term rental managers, syncing listings across 1,000+ OTAs with centralized booking, payments and guest messaging.
Website: smily.com | Buyer site: guesty.com
HQ: Névache, France | Ownership: founder-owned | Buyer ownership: vc-backed
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