M&A Deal Summary

Web.com Acquires WebCentral Pty

On July 13, 2020, Web.com acquired information technology company WebCentral Pty from Webcentral

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Web.com’s 2nd transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Web.com’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-07-13
Target WebCentral Pty
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Web.com
Sellers(s) Webcentral
Deal Type Divestiture
Advisor(s) Macquarie Capital
Deloitte (Financial)
Herbert Smith Freehills (Legal)

Target

WebCentral Pty

Sydney, Australia
WebCentral is a full-service digital services partner for small and medium businesses - fuelling the growth of local businesses from inception to acceleration. Since its founding in 1996, Webcentral (previously Melbourne IT Group and Arq Group) has helped fuel the digital success of more than one million Australian small to medium businesses. With roots in domain name and hosting, Webcentral is the small and medium business digital growth solution experts helping businesses get online, improve their online performance, and protect their online presence.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Web.com

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Internet Software and Services
Employees3,600
Revenue 749M USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

Web.com is a provider of website-building tools, services, and internet solutions. The company offers a comprehensive suite of website design, customer support, and technology platforms tailored to the needs of the small and medium-sized businesses. Additionally,Web.com Group partners with enterprise companies to help these partners build stronger, more profitable relationships with their business customers. Web.com was formed in 1997 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 17
Sector: Information Technology M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-27 Web.com Group - Enterprise Business

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Web.com Group, Inc. - Enterprise Business provides scalable marketing solutions for local success combined with powerful analytics for enterprise decision-makers.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-08 Freeparking

Auckland, New Zealand

Freeparking is a domain name registrar and web hosting, provider. Freeparking provides domain names, web hosting, and market-leading online solutions to over 90,000 unique customers. Our mission is to unlock the growth potential for our customers’ businesses. Freeparking was founded in 2000 and is based in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Webcentral

Melbourne, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Information Technology
Employees689
Revenue 61M AUD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Webcentral is a domain name registration company and IT services. Melbourne IT offers domain registration, website design, email and web hosting. Webcentral was founded in 1996 and is based in Sydney, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Information Technology M&A 3 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Australia M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2020 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-02-11 Arq Group - Arq Enterprise

Sydney, Australia

Arq Group's Arq Enterprise is well known in the market for creating and implementing innovative digital solutions for governments, businesses, and iconic brands. Arq Enterprise’s innovation-led approach has seen it win many awards and deliver high-impact, human-centered digital experiences that benefit clients and improve the lives of Australians. Arq Enterprise has delivered step-change solutions to a wide range of industry leaders, from banking and finance apps to emergency services and travel and entertainment solutions, and even intelligent solutions for our miners, telcos, and utilities.

Sell $35M