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Mishcon de Reya Advises Zero Octa UK Limited On The Signing Of A Preferred Supplier Agreement With Star Alliance

Mishcon de Reya (MdR) has advised Zero Octa UK Limited, in its negotiations with Star Alliance, the airline network for Earth™, to become its preferred supplier for the provision of revenue recovery and protection services to its members. The multi-million pound deal lasting over five years will see Zero Octa auditing ticket sales from across the world so that Star Alliance member airlines receive the proper share of revenue from travel agents.

Zero Octa UK Limited is a leading provider of financial outsourcing service , implementing financial solutions that identify and collect lost revenue , with existing airline clients on every continent.

Several Star Alliance member carriers have already been using Zero Octa and now both the scope of service and geographical coverage will be expanded. All in all, 10 member carriers, namely Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Asiana Airlines, bmi, LOT Polish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Spanair, United Airlines, US Airways and VARIG Brazil Airlines of Star Alliance will be using Zero Octa.

The Mishcon de Reya team was led by Rights, Technology & Commerce partner Conan Chitham who was assisted by Mahbuba Chowdhury. The Rights, Technology & Commerce team specialises in advising on transactions involving intellectual property, information technology or bespoke commercial arrangements in every sphere. The team applies Mishcon de Reya’s entrepreneurial and business-minded approach to the trading needs of their clients.