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
2020 in Review: .Org sale
· UncategorizedA top story this year was the sale of .org falling through. This is the third in a series of posts about the domain name industry in 2020. Read the others here. One of my predictions for 2020 was that Ethos Capital's deal to acquire Public ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Is Chehadé why ICANN’s board is reviewing Afilias deal?
· Policy & LawFadi Chehadé is still on Donuts' board. Top level domain name company Donuts announced last month that it is acquiring Afilias. Later this week, ICANN's board of directors will consider a change of control request for Afilias. As Kevin Murphy of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fadi Chehadé is now co-CEO of Ethos Capital
· Policy & LawFormer ICANN CEO is now a co-CEO of the private equity firm that tried to buy .org. Former ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé is currently listed as the co-CEO of Ethos Capital on the firm's website. Ethos Capital tried to buy Public Interest Registry, the ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Breaking: ICANN rejects .org sale to private equity company
· Policy & LawICANN denies controversial $1.135 billion sale. ICANN's Board of Directors today decided to withhold consent on the sale of the .org registry to private equity company Ethos Capital. The deal would have seen the .org registry transfer from ... Continue Reading11 Comments
The 2 remaining issues on .Org’s sale
· Policy & LawICANN wants more information about ownership and debt. ICANN has asked (pdf) Public Interest Registry (PIR), which manages .org, for more information about its proposed acquisition by Ethos Capital. PIR has responded to one of the requests by ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Ethos Capital clarifies .org promises as decision nears
· Policy & LawCompany clarifies commitments as decision date nears. It appears that Ethos Capital, the company trying to acquire .org registry Public Interest Registry, and ICANN are closely negotiating to make a decision on the deal this month. Today, Ethos ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Org update: Two more opportunities to comment on proposed takeover
· Policy & LawPIR and ICANN offering more opportunities to provide feedback. People with opinions on Ethos Capital's planned takeover of Public Interest Registry (PIR), the group that operates the .org top level domain name, have two upcoming opportunities to be ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Former ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom commenting on .Org deal
· Policy & LawBeckstrom posed arguments during forum last week. On February 11, American University Washington College of Law held a program about the sale of .Org to private equity company Ethos Capital. Former ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom was in attendance, and he ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Ethos adds legally-binding provisions to try to save .Org deal
· Policy & Law8-year price cap, censorship and data controls would be baked into registry agreement amendment. Ethos Capital, the company that is trying to acquire the .Org registry, took a big step today to try to push it over the finish line. It agreed to add ... Continue Reading16 Comments