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… Continue reading Centralnic Swallows IWantMyName
Tag: Key-Systems
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 .pro Key-Systems LLC for… Continue reading Key Systems Takes Over AlpNames’ Domains
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
.TC, .GD and .VG Having “Issues”
Key Systems’ subsidiary KSregistry GmbH runs the backend registry for .tc, .gd and .vg on behalf of Adams Names. However it looks like there’s been some kind of issue with the management of the country codes and of Adams Names. The details at this juncture are not clear, but KS have issued a statement: Today,… Continue reading .TC, .GD and .VG Having “Issues”