Revenue grows thanks to .sk acquisition. Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM:CNIC) reported earnings for the first half of 2018, posting revenue of £11.2 million. That's up from £10.6 million in the same period of 2017, although comparing across ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic scoops up tiny domain name registrar with focus on Romania and Brazil
· Domain RegistrarsCompany believes acquisition will give it a boost in Romania and Brazil. Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has acquired GlobeHosting Inc. for €2.56 million. €1.5 million was paid up front with anniversary payments over the next two ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Shareholders approve KeyDrive acquisition; deal to close tomorrow
· Domain RegistrarsLong-awaited merger will be completed tomorrow. Domain name company CentralNic (AIM:CNIC) held a shareholder meeting this morning at which shareholders approved the company's acquisition of KeyDrive S.A. With the shareholder approval, the company will ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic scoops up KeyDrive for up to $55 million
· Domain RegistrarsDeal includes cash and share consideration with earnout that could make it a $55 million total price tag. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced today that it has agreed to acquire KeyDrive S.A. for up to $55 million. The deal includes initial ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic reports 2017 earnings, merger with KeyDrive still in the works
· Domain RegistrarsCompany reports revenue increase in 2017 and hopes to merge with KeyDrive in Q3. Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) published its 2017 annual report (pdf) today. Topline revenue increased from £22.1m in 2016 to £24.3m in 2017. Profit ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic and KeyDrive look to merge
· Domain RegistrarsTwo domain companies in talks to combine. CentralNic and KeyDrive are in merger talks, CentralNic disclosed today. CentralNic is both a registry services provider and a registrar, which owns Instra and Internet.bs. It is one of (if not the) largest ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic buys £2.5 million of domain names
· Domain SalesDomain company "replenished its inventory". Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM:CNIC) announced this morning that it has acquired £2.5 million of .com domain names. The purchases were from multiple portfolios. In a release, CentralNic CEO Ben ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic completes .SK acquisition
· UncategorizedA bit later than expected, CentralNic completes acquisition of .sk country code manager. Domain name registry CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) has completed its acquisition of SK-NIC, the company that controls the .sk country code top level domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic’s .sk purchase moving forward under changed terms
· UncategorizedDeal changes from an asset purchase to a share purchase. Top level domain name operator CentralNic (London AIM:CNIC) announced it was acquiring the .sk (Slovakia) top level domain name on August 25th. It still hasn't completed the deal and the terms ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic sells $3.4 million of domain names
· Domain SalesCompany comes through on its promise to bolster numbers by selling domain name inventory. CentralNic (London AIM:CNIC) has sold $3.4 million of domain names from its domain inventory, the company revealed today. The deal doesn't come as a big ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment