Adult 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
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
KeyDrive gobbles up Open Registry
· UncategorizedKSregistry and Open Registry are now one. Domain name company KeyDrive has acquired backend registry provider Open Registry, the company announced today. NCC Group previously announced the sale. KeyDrive is the holding company that owns Key-Systems ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
KeyDrive to rebirth TrafficClub name for NX traffic monetization
· Domain ParkingTraffic.Club Sàrl will be the new name of KeyDrive's NX traffic monetization service. I took a trip down memory lane last week when I noticed that the domain name TrafficClub.com sold on Sedo for $899. TrafficClub.com was a domain traffic splitting ... Continue Reading4 Comments
SnapNames throws hat into domain sunrise and landrush auction ring
· Domain SalesKeyDrive companies want to play a role in new TLD rollout. SnapNames and Moniker have announced they will support sunrise and landrush auctions for new top level domain registries. The company will, of course, also offer premium generic sales and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
