M&A Deal Summary

GoDaddy Acquires DAN.COM

On June 28, 2022, GoDaddy acquired internet software and services company DAN.COM from Axivate Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GoDaddy’s 24th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is GoDaddy’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-06-28
Target DAN.COM
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) GoDaddy
Sellers(s) Axivate Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

DAN.COM

Amsterdam, Netherlands
DAN.COM is reinventing domain trading from start to end by making domain trading open, transparent and accessible to all. DAN.COM was founded in 2014 and is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GoDaddy

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees5,518
Revenue 4.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
GoDaddy's corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.
GoDaddy's corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.

GoDaddy is a provider software and tools for consumers and businesses. GoDaddy's software solutions include a variety of domain name registration plans, website design and hosting packages, and cloud-based solutions. Specific products include SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce website hosting, blog software, search engine optimization utilities, email marketing tools, website design services, website security software and online storage solutions. GoDaddy was formed in 1997 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 27
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 24 of 24
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 23 of 23
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-11 Pagely

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Pagely serves the Enterprise customer as the category leader for scalability, reliability, and customer satisfaction in Managed WordPress hosting. Pagely has been to help big brands scale WordPress by providing the expertise and transparency these discerning clientele demand. Pagely was founded in 2009 and is based in Tucson, Arizona.

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Seller(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Axivate Capital is a small private equity firm focused on investing early-stage companies and acquiring mature companies with unlocked growth potential. The Firm looks to invest €100K to €5 million per transaction and will consider opportunities in digital media, e-commerce, internet, and leisure. Axivate Capital was formed in 2012 and is based in Amsterdam.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Netherlands M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-18 Neurocast

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Neurocast is a passively monitoring patients platform. Neurocast help patients, doctors, and researchers better understand the course and cause of neurodegenerative disorders such as MS, Alzheimer’s, Depression. Neurocast uses data science and machine learning technologies to detect early warning signals in chronic neurological diseases from a user's typing behavior and sensor data on smartphones. Neurocast is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-29 Corendon

Badhoevedorp, Netherlands

Corendon is a travel agent that started out offering affordable trips to Turkey. Corendon offers an extensive range of destinations, flying to 13 countries in the Mediterranean. Corendon creates fully integrated holiday experiences for more than 750,000 customers a year and Belgium. Corendon was founded in 2000 and is based in Badhoevedorp, Netherlands.

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