M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2008-04-30 |
| Target | Digital Brand Management Services - VeriSign |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Buyer(s) | Webcentral |
| Sellers(s) | VeriSign |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
| Deal Value | 50M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Employees | 689 |
| Revenue | 61M AUD (2020) |
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 | 2 of 6 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 2 of 5 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 1 of 1 |
| Year (2008) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-22 |
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. |
Buy | AU$65M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-12 |
CSC Digital Brand Services
Santa Clara, California, United States Digital Brand Services (DBS) division of Melbourne IT. The resulting corporate domain name and online services business will operate under a new name, CSC Digital Brand Services. |
Sell | $153M |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Sector | Information Technology |
| Employees | 907 |
| Revenue | 1.5B USD (2023) |
VeriSign is a global provider of domain name registry services which power the navigation of the Internet by operating a global infrastructure for a portfolio of top-level domains that includes .com, .net, .tv, .edu, .gov, .jobs, .name and .cc as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers. VeriSign's product suite also includes Network Intelligence and Availability Services consisting of Distributed Denial of Service Protection Services, Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services and Managed Domain Name System Services. VeriSign was formed in 1995 and is based in Reston, Virginia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 7 |
| Sector (Information Technology) | 1 of 4 |
| Type (Divestiture) | 2 of 7 |
| Country (United States) | 2 of 7 |
| Year (2008) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-11-28 |
inCode
San Diego, California, United States InCode Wireless a global wireless technology develops and implements high-impact strategies and solutions that increase the profitability and performance of wireless networks. |
Buy | $52M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-01 |
Global Name Registry
London, United Kingdom GNR Ltd. was a provider of consumer focused domain name services for the Internet. |
Buy | $12M |
