As the hosting and domain name space becomes mature there will inevitably be an uptick in mergers and acquisitions. In recent years we've seen GoDaddy acquire multiple companies to strengthen its hold on the European market, while UK based Centralnic has more recently been acquiring companies across the globe. Personally I predicted that this uptick in M & A activity … [Read more...] about More Mergers in European Hosting & Domain Market
news
WordPress Buying Tumblr
Tumblr is to be acquired by Wordpress' parent company Automattic. Yahoo! bought Tumblr in 2013 for $1 billion dollars, whereas reports are citing numbers below $3 million for the latest sale! Yes, that's "million". The blogging service makes a logical choice for Automattic who already own a growing number of companies serving the blogging space, as well as the .blog … [Read more...] about WordPress Buying Tumblr
Centralnic Swallows IWantMyName
Centralnic has been on an acquisition trail for the last couple of years and has been happily gobbling up as much as possible. Earlier today it was announced that they've just acquired New Zealand based IWantMyName (Ideegeo). The deal is valued at £2.75 million and it looks like it's already closed, as the IWantMyName site is already sporting a Centralnic logo. So who … [Read more...] about Centralnic Swallows IWantMyName
INEX Announces New CEO
INEX, the Irish IXP, has announced the appointment of a new CEO. The new CEO is Mr Colin Dalton. Dalton has been involved in the Irish telecoms industry for the last 20 years, having held multiple roles with Eir, previously known as Eircom. Dalton previously served on the board of INEX where he was Chair. … [Read more...] about INEX Announces New CEO
LINX Appoint New CEO
LINX, the London Internet Exchange, is one of the largest Internet exchanges in the world. For the past 18 years John Souter has served as the organisation's CEO, but he will be retiring towards the end of 2019. So who will replace him? The new CEO for LINX is an internal hire: Kurtis Lindqvist, who is currently CMO will assume the role of CEO from mid-September onwards, … [Read more...] about LINX Appoint New CEO