Directnic, a provider of domain names and other Internet services, announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire domain name registrar Fabulous.com from Dark Blue Sea Pty. Limited. The transaction is expected to close later today. “For years, Fabulous and Directnic have been two leading domain registrars each with their own market focus one serving businesses and the other … [Read more...]
TRELLIAN.COM Parent Of Above.com Acquires Drop Catch Platform DomainShield.Com.au
Trellian has announced its further expansion into the .AU drop catch business with the acquisition of the highly successful drop catch platform DomainShield.com.au. Having only a handful of auDA accredited registrars that are authorized to drop catch, the acquisition further strengthens Trellian's February 2017 acquisition of Drop.com.au drop catch platform and registrar. The two drop catching … [Read more...]
Namecheap turns 17 and has a renewal special
Namecheap is turning 17 and they are giving customers a deal on domain renewals. Celebrate with us! What we included above are just brief glimpses into our customer stories. We invite you to read the full stories on our website. We know we’ve only scratched the surface of finding the everyday superheroes that use Namecheap. To celebrate turning 17, we wanted to celebrate you. To prove … [Read more...]
Shares of Web.com Up Over 13% After Hours On Takeover Rumors
Shares of Web.com (WEB) rose over 13% after hours as Reuters.com reported the company "is in talks with private equity firms after receiving takeover approaches." The story went on to say "The buyout interest in Web.com comes as its sector has become increasingly crowded, with companies such as Wix.com Ltd, Weebly Inc and Squarespace seeking to gain market share from established players such as … [Read more...]
Dynadot reducing their renewal grace period by 10 days
Dynadot sent out an email regarding their grace period policy. They are shaving 10 days off their previous 40 day grace period to a 30 day grace period. You will have to pay $10 additional if you renew in the final 10 days of that TLD's renewal grace period. This notice is to inform you of an update to our renewal grace period policy. As you know, with many top-level domains (TLDs), we give … [Read more...]
Tucows Down Over 10% in After Hours Trading After Earnings Release to $43.25
After releasing it earnings yesterday Tucows (TCX) share sank over 10% in after hours trading to $43.25. Shares of Tucows closed at $48.40 share down $.20 after hitting an intraday high of $50.52 in trading yesterday. As you can see from the one day chart above shares of Tucows were down to just above $40 a share in after hours trading before rallying back over $43. We will see how the … [Read more...]
Rightside Sells Enom to Tucows For $76.7 Million Cash
Rightside Group, Ltd. (NAME), today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of eNom to Tucows Inc. (TCX) for $83.5 million, less a net working capital adjustment of $6.8 million, resulting in net cash at closing of $76.7 million. eNom has approximately 14.5 million domains under management and generated approximately $116.5 million in revenue through Q3 2016, primarily … [Read more...]