M&A Deal Summary

GoDaddy Acquires Host Europe Group

On December 6, 2016, GoDaddy acquired internet software and services company Host Europe Group from Cinven for 1.8B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GoDaddy’s 16th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is GoDaddy’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GoDaddy’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-12-06
Target Host Europe Group
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) GoDaddy
Sellers(s) Cinven
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.8B USD

Target

Host Europe Group

Hayes, United Kingdom
Host Europe Group Ltd. is a web hosting provider. HEG serves small businesses and web experts, and has built a thriving business with more than 1.7 million customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GoDaddy

Tempe, Arizona, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees6,159
Revenue 4.3B USD (2023)
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 17 of 26
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 16 of 23
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 22
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 1
Year (2016) 5 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-06 Host Europe

Cologne, Germany

Host Europe is a provider of hosting and domain services to consumers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It offered an end-to-end product suite including domain services, application hosting, cloud hosting, and managed hosting. Host Europe was founded in 1997 and is based in Cologne, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-22 Sucuri

Menifee, California, United States

Sucuri, Inc. is a security platform offering business owners a suite of security tools designed to protect website owners from emerging online threats. Nearly 75 percent of all legitimate websites have unpatched vulnerabilities1, and websites that have been blacklisted due to a hack can experience an 80 percent reduction in traffic for more than 48 hours2. Sucuri's suite of tools provide website owners the solution they require to respond to hacks when they occur, while also virtually patching vulnerabilities.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Cinven

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1977
PE ASSETS 39.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 110 of 126
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 26 of 30
Country (United Kingdom) 70 of 72
Year (2016) 6 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 8 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-06 Host Europe

Cologne, Germany

Host Europe is a provider of hosting and domain services to consumers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It offered an end-to-end product suite including domain services, application hosting, cloud hosting, and managed hosting. Host Europe was founded in 1997 and is based in Cologne, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-24 Chryso

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Chryso is an international producer of additives and admixtures which improve the performance of concrete and cement, and construction systems for the repair and maintenance of buildings. Additives and admixtures are used in concrete and cement in order to improve properties such as ease of handling, setting/dying time, fluidity, and resistance to mechanical damage. Formulations are manufactured for use in concrete repair, flooring, adhesives, and waterproofing. Chryso is based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

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