Buyer of domain hosting companies in Europe

• Revenue: 3-30M EUR
• Employees: not decisive
• Location of the target: Europe
• Reason for acquisition: The company is a large player in domain hosting industry. It has a strategy for growing its operations in Europe via acquisitions, therefore the management is open to speaking to interested sellers
• #CFIE ITB093

The company is a key player in domain hosting industry. The management is continuously looking for valuable targets that could increase the group’s product portfolio and could enlarge the business operations. The buyer has allocated necessary funds for doing acquisitions deals, it has a history for growing by buying other companies. In the present, it is looking to consolidate its position in Europe and is searching for suited targets. The potential target would need to have a wide network of clients, should be of a large size and should register good profitability.

The buyer has more than 30 years of presence in the market of domain hosting and came to employ more than 2000 employees, enthusiastic people who want to shape the future of the internet. The group has grown via acquisitions and now the company’s family include many companies that together offer a wide range of services and solutions. The company has operational centers in more than 30 countries such as UK, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Poland, Mexico, Canada and the United States.

The buyer is a key provider of cloud infrastructure, cloud services and hosting. It has managed to grow its network to more than 7 million customer contracts by offering everything that is necessary for companies to have success in the cloud, the services portfolio includes domains, classic websites, do-it-yourself solutions, online marketing tools, servers, IaaS solutions, Internet service, dedicated cloud servers, email and e-commerce packages. Its solutions help businesses to have a strong online presence and to scale the activity in digital space by securing a domain, building a website, taking back-office processes to the cloud or by offering high quality apps, server and data center service.

Having a robust infrastructure portfolio the company managed to integrate cloud-based digitization applications and tools that enable businesses of any size to easy take advantage of the benefits of the cloud. Clients can be freelancers, small and medium size businesses as well as large organizations with complex IT requirements. From simple domains to cutting edge cloud infrastructure, the team offers solid products tailored to the client’s need. Moreover, a dedicated consultant will assist the client with the necessary support. This offer for mass-market hosting, delivering state-of-the-art technology, strong privacy policies and data security together with extensive experience in building server hardware tailored for cloud applications allow the company to gain more market recognition each year. As a proof of its high quality services offered, the company is certified with ISO 27001 for all the data centers owned.

The buyer is looking to acquire a company that operates in the same activity and has similar solutions and products such as:

Products:

• Domain Hosting
• Email & Security
• Web Hosting, Cloud & Dedicated Hosting
• Website, Blog & eCommerce: Website Builder, WordPress Hosting, eCommerce Website Builder
• Marketing & Advertising
• Office & Online Storage
• Cloud Infrastructure: Managed Cloud & Enterprise Cloud (IaaS)
• Server: VPS, Dedicated & Value Dedicated Server
• Cloud Services: Kubernetes as a Service, Cloud Apps

Solutions:

• Domains
• Websites
• Hybrid Cloud
• Development & Testing

• The buyer is a key player in domain hosting industry
• The buyer’s commercial offer is very large and diverse
• The company has decided to enlarge its activities in Europe and is looking to buy another enterprise with similar products and solutions