The registrar Epik has been sold to a new company which, conveniently, is also called Epik. The details of the deal aren't 100% public, but from what has been reported by Andrew and others it sounds like the transaction would have involved a cash injection equal to the beleaguered registrar's debts. Up until a couple of days ago Epik was owned by a company called Epik … [Read more...] about Does the Epik Sale Signal the end of the Saga or just a new Chapter?
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Tucows Enters Domain Registry Market
Tucows has entered the domain name registry business. Earlier today the Toronto based domain name registrar announced that it was acquiring Frank Schilling's UNR which was his backend registry business. The transaction announced today appears to be solely for the backend services and not any domain extensions. Schilling had previously sold off his registrar and … [Read more...] about Tucows Enters Domain Registry Market
Clearlake to Acquire Endurance
Endurance International Group Holdings Inc. has announced that it is to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Group L.P. in a deal valued in excess of $3 billion. Endurance (EIG) isn't really a household name, even for people working in the internet space. They're better known by the brands in the group which include companies like: Domain.comHostGatorBluehostConstant Contact … [Read more...] about Clearlake to Acquire Endurance
GoDaddy Enters the Registry Business
In what probably came as a surprise to many observers GoDaddy has announced that they are acquiring NeuStar's registry business. The announcement comes quite soon after the web giant's acquisition of Frank Schilling's Uniregistry registrar and marketplace. Both Neustar and GoDaddy made announcements about the acquisition last night. So what exactly have they … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Enters the Registry Business
Centralnic and its Companies Reshuffle Leadership
Centralnic, which is a publicly traded company, is arguably the fastest growing company in the DNS space these days. Sure, GoDaddy and some other companies in the space might be bigger, but Centralnic's growth has been truly impressive. Yesterday they announced a number of changes to their management team. First off, in what might come as a bit of a surprise to … [Read more...] about Centralnic and its Companies Reshuffle Leadership
Registrar Group Publishes COVID-19 Response Document
With the COVID 19 pandemic a focus of attention for most people around the world at the moment there is an impact on domain name registration trends and the internet infrastructure business. While many of the domains that are registered containing strings like "covid" or "corona" are never used for anything and are purely speculative (good luck with that), some of the domains … [Read more...] about Registrar Group Publishes COVID-19 Response Document
COVID 19: What Registrars and Registries are Doing to Help
With the COVID-19 pandemic an ongoing crisis across the globe many businesses are currently closed. Some of them may never open again. While some governments are offering packages of financial assistance the current situation is going to hit many sectors really hard. Against the backdrop of the current pandemic companies in the internet infrastructure have become even more … [Read more...] about COVID 19: What Registrars and Registries are Doing to Help
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
Centralnic Acquires Hexonet / 1API
Centralnic has announced that it is acquiring Hexonet, which also owns 1API. The deal, which was announced today, will see Centralnic pay up to €10 million to acquire the German and Canadian based company. As a company focussed on domains there is of course a lot of recurring revenue: Like CentralNic, Hexonet has a high level of recurring revenues and excellent … [Read more...] about Centralnic Acquires Hexonet / 1API
Key Systems Takes Over AlpNames’ Domains
ICANN is transferring all domains from defunct registrar AlpNames to the Key Systems group of companies. Officially the transfer is to three different registrars, though all three are owned and controlled by Key Systems. The gaining registrars are: Moniker Online Services LLC for .biz .com .info .net .org Key-Systems GmbH for .proKey-Systems LLC for all other gTLDs … [Read more...] about Key Systems Takes Over AlpNames’ Domains