Your.Online has completed another acquisition with the addition of Shellrent, an Italian provider of domains, hosting, cloud VPS, and server solutions. The deal was signed in February, making this the third acquisition of the year — and it is only February.
Shellrent was founded in 2006 and is based in Vicenza. The company serves businesses and professionals across Italy and has built a strong position through reliable infrastructure, security-focused services, and self-service tools.
The company will continue to operate independently under its current leadership, with no disruption for customers or teams.
Why this matters
This acquisition strengthens Your.Online’s Presence segment in Southern Europe. Shellrent adds local market depth, mature infrastructure, and a profitable, well-run operation in Italy — a market where trust and local support are critical.
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Taken together with the earlier acquisitions of Dtch. Digitals in January and UK2 Group in early February, this move shows a clear pattern: Your.Online is accelerating its build-out of core digital infrastructure businesses across Europe, with a focus on companies that are stable, founder-led, and operationally strong.
Three acquisitions in the first two months of 2026 signal disciplined execution, not experimentation. The group is scaling by adding proven operators, not restructuring them — and doing so at pace.
Three acquisitions in two months is not opportunistic
Your.Online is not buying growth for headlines. The companies added so far are established, profitable, and locally strong. They share the same pattern: clear market position, loyal customers, and founders who want to keep running their business. That lowers integration risk and protects value.
Shellrent fits this logic well. Italy is a market where scale alone does not win. Local reputation, support quality, and trust matter. Buying a company that already has this position is faster and safer than building it from scratch.
The second point is governance. Keeping teams independent is not a soft message. It is a strategic choice. It signals to future sellers that autonomy is real, not promised. That widens the acquisition funnel and improves deal quality over time.
Finally, speed matters. Doing three deals early in the year sets expectations internally and externally. Internally, teams know execution is the priority. Externally, the market understands that Your.Online is an active, credible buyer in 2026.
In short: this is not about scale for its own sake. It is about building a distributed group of strong local operators, moving quickly, and avoiding disruption. If this pace holds, 2026 will be a defining year for the group.
Kamil Kołosowski
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