Former ICANN CEO's private equity firm buys out Abry Partners' stake in Donuts, giving it a controlling interest. Top level domain company Donuts announced today that Ethos Capital has acquired Abry Partners' stake in the company, giving Ethos a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
The interesting connection between the .Org deal and ICANN
· Policy & LawFormer ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé appears to have a connection to the latest big deal in the domain name industry. This morning, Internet Society announced it is selling Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .org domain name, to Ethos ... Continue Reading43 Comments
Year in Review: MMX acquires .XXX
· UncategorizedAdult top level domain company was one of many acquisitions in the domain business during 2018. MMX, also know as Minds + Machines, is a new top level domain name company with a portfolio of strings such as .beer, .miami and .VIP. It's publicly ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Akram Atallah to lead top level domain company Donuts
· UncategorizedAtallah moves from senior ICANN role to contracted party Donuts. New top level domain name company Donuts has named Akram Atallah as its new CEO. The news was first reported on DomainIncite yesterday. Atallah was President of ICANN's Global Domains ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Breaking: Domain name company Donuts Inc. acquired by private equity firm Abry Partners
· ServicesPE snaps up company that manages nearly 240 top level domain names. Abry Partners, a private equity firm that has completed $77 billion in transactions since it was founded in 1989, is acquiring new top level domain name company Donuts, Inc. Terms of ... Continue Reading6 Comments