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… Continue reading Centralnic Acquires Hexonet / 1API
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Centralnic Acquiring Key Systems for $35.8 Million
Centralnic’s merger with KeyDrive SA, parent company to Key Systems, was officially announced this morning. The deal will see Centralnic acquire KeyDrive’s entire share capital for a total of $36.5 35.8 million. KeyDrive is the parent company of Key Systems, RRP Proxy and Moniker, as well as corporate registrar Brand Shelter. While the companies, with the… Continue reading Centralnic Acquiring Key Systems for $35.8 Million
Web.com to be Acquired for $2 Billion
Web.com, which is a listed company, has announced that it is to be acquired by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group, LLC. The deal is reported to be worth approximately $2 Billion USD. The company will have the ability to seek alternative offers: Web.com may solicit alternative acquisition proposals from third parties during a “go-shop”… Continue reading Web.com to be Acquired for $2 Billion
Donuts Acquires Legacy .Travel Domain Registry
Andrew and Kevin both covered the acquisition of the .travel TLD by Donuts, which was announced earlier today. What will Donuts do with it? I suspect they’ll try to make it as easy to register a .travel domain name as possible, though they might like to keep some level of “certification”. What that’ll look like… Continue reading Donuts Acquires Legacy .Travel Domain Registry
Web.com To Acquire Network Solutions
This is pretty historic. Web.com have announced their acquisition of Network Solutions. Web.com previously acquired Register.com. Here’s the full release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. and HERNDON, Va., Aug. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Web.com (Nasdaq:WWWW), a leading provider of internet services and online marketing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and privately-held Network Solutions, a leading… Continue reading Web.com To Acquire Network Solutions