Comments on: United Internet Buys Domain Registrar for EUR 34M http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/12/united-internet-buys-registrar-for-eur-34m/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:58:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/12/united-internet-buys-registrar-for-eur-34m/comment-page-1/#comment-298019 Andrew Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:01:35 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3624#comment-298019 @ Michael - Tucows also has debt...you can't just take the market cap. And as a public company, they couldn't just buy Tucows for the market cap. They'd have to offer a hefty premium and then go through voting, et al. But it does beg the question if Tucows is a takeover target... @ Michael – Tucows also has debt…you can’t just take the market cap. And as a public company, they couldn’t just buy Tucows for the market cap. They’d have to offer a hefty premium and then go through voting, et al.

But it does beg the question if Tucows is a takeover target…

]]> By: Michael Z http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/12/united-internet-buys-registrar-for-eur-34m/comment-page-1/#comment-298012 Michael Z Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:14:43 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3624#comment-298012 Did they pay too much? They could have bought Tucows which has 6.5 million domains for USD 25M (based on the current market cap). Plus Tucows has a big domain portfolio. Did they pay too much?

They could have bought Tucows which has 6.5 million domains for USD 25M (based on the current market cap). Plus Tucows has a big domain portfolio.

]]> By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/12/united-internet-buys-registrar-for-eur-34m/comment-page-1/#comment-297856 Andrew Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:54:12 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3624#comment-297856 @ # 3- I'm not familiar with the European Lycos, but I believe it is shutting down. Can you confirm? @ # 3- I’m not familiar with the European Lycos, but I believe it is shutting down. Can you confirm?

]]> By: http://resourcesandmoney.blogspot.com http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/12/united-internet-buys-registrar-for-eur-34m/comment-page-1/#comment-297680 http://resourcesandmoney.blogspot.com Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:31:52 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3624#comment-297680 Will this mean that Lycos Europe is in the brink of bankcruptcy? Cannot support it, so they sold it? Will this mean that Lycos Europe is in the brink of bankcruptcy? Cannot support it, so they sold it?

]]> By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/12/united-internet-buys-registrar-for-eur-34m/comment-page-1/#comment-296803 Andrew Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:23:38 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3624#comment-296803 M. Menius - in this case I think Lycos Europe closed down. But it's still consolidation. M. Menius – in this case I think Lycos Europe closed down. But it’s still consolidation.

]]> By: M. Menius http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/12/united-internet-buys-registrar-for-eur-34m/comment-page-1/#comment-296670 M. Menius Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:18:16 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=3624#comment-296670 Sounds like more consolidation. Along these lines, I predict more newsworthy domain portfolio buyouts for 2009. Some rather large corporations are sizing up and preparing for serious future competition. Again, the internet is the future for all business in one form or another. So now's the time for players to consolidate and position themselves for maximum leverage moving forward. Sounds like more consolidation. Along these lines, I predict more newsworthy domain portfolio buyouts for 2009.

Some rather large corporations are sizing up and preparing for serious future competition. Again, the internet is the future for all business in one form or another. So now’s the time for players to consolidate and position themselves for maximum leverage moving forward.

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