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ICANN Approves Epik Change of Ownership

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Back in June of last year the controversial registrar Epik changed owners. Whether that change was purely on paper or if it was a completely new set of people behind the company or not was unknown. Yesterday, however, ICANN finally granted its approval to the transfer of the accreditation's ownership. Epik put out a press release on the news: [Sheridan, WY. January … [Read more...] about ICANN Approves Epik Change of Ownership

Does the Epik Sale Signal the end of the Saga or just a new Chapter?

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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?

Clearlake to Acquire Endurance

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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

Centralnic and its Companies Reshuffle Leadership

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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

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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

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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

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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