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Automattic Is Not an Owner of the WordPress Marks It Asserted in Court, a Judge Rules
Natalia Nowak · 29 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
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The September 24 order brings back four antitrust claims the same judge had dismissed in an earlier ruling. It also holds that Automattic and Mullenweg are neither owners nor registrants of the WordPress marks, so they cannot assert them in their own right.
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EvoWeb Splits Its Business in Two. HostAfrica Gets the Hosting Half.
by Natalia Nowak · 7 May 2026 · 3 min read
HostAfrica has acquired the hosting division of South African provider EvoWeb, the latest in a series of deals across Africa since 2016. EvoWeb retains its web design and WordPress development practice.
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HostPapa Acquires Hostwinds, Adding Seattle and Amsterdam Infrastructure in Its Second Acquisition This Month
by Łukasz Nowak · 29 Apr 2026 · 3 min read
HostPapa acquired Hostwinds on April 29, adding self-owned data centers in Seattle and Amsterdam and a developer and reseller customer base to its portfolio, twelve days after acquiring Tailor Made Servers in Dallas.
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Axxess Acquires Absolute Hosting to Grow Its Hosting Revenues in South Africa
by Łukasz Nowak · 28 Apr 2026 · 3 min read
South African ISP Axxess acquired Absolute Hosting as part of a deliberate 2026 strategy to grow hosting revenues, with founder Jade Benson remaining managing director and the company continuing to operate independently under its own brand.
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Your.Cloud Buys Cloud Geeni. Fourth UK Deal in the Roll-Up.
by Natalia Nowak · 24 Apr 2026 · 2 min read
Your.Cloud's acquisition of Cloud Geeni is the Dutch MSP consolidator's fourth UK deal, adding an ISO 27001-certified managed service provider with a 16-year proprietary private cloud platform and a customer base spanning legal, manufacturing, and financial services. Cloud Geeni retains its brand, team, and management under Your.Cloud's decentralized model, which has become the group's primary tool for attracting owner-operated MSPs across Europe.
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HostPapa Acquires Tailor Made Servers, a Dallas Dedicated Server Provider Operating Since 2003.
by Łukasz Nowak · 17 Apr 2026 · 2 min read
HostPapa acquired Tailor Made Servers, a Dallas dedicated server provider operating since 2003, adding its customer base to the ColoCrossing brand as part of an acquisition run that has included more than 17 deals since 2020.
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IONOS Is Selling Sedo. The Pricing Problem Is Separating Two Very Different Assets.
by Łukasz Nowak · 3 Apr 2026 · 5 min read
The Sedo sale process asks a buyer to separate two assets bundled under one roof: a durable domain aftermarket platform with 650-plus registrar partners worldwide, and a parking and monetization operation that lost its primary revenue source when Google removed parked domains from its Search Partner Network in February 2026. How a buyer values those two things, and what their priorities imply for the SedoMLS partner network, is the question registrars and hosting companies with domain aftermarket exposure are now watching.
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$2.5 Billion Later, PDG Targets 1 GW in India. The Hosting Market Will Feel It.
by Łukasz Nowak · 1 Apr 2026 · 5 min read
PDG's latest acquisition of 210 MW across Mumbai and Hyderabad nearly doubles its planned India capacity and brings its total commitment to $2.5 billion since 2022. The business case rests on hyperscaler demand absorbing 1 GW of AI-ready wholesale capacity, and the hosting companies positioned for that outcome are the ones already in managed cloud and migration services, not shared hosting.
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team.blue buys Czech lead generation company Saleskit
by Kamil Kołosowski · 6 Mar 2026 · 2 min read
European digital services group team.blue has announced the acquisition of the Czech B2B sales platform Saleskit. The company shared the news in a post published on its official LinkedIn profile.
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PlanetHoster strengthens its presence in Europe with the acquisition of Digital Forest
by Damian Andruszkiewicz · 16 Feb 2026 · 1 min read
PlanetHoster has acquired Digital Forest, a French hosting provider founded in 2020 and focused on eco-responsible infrastructure. The transaction was announced on February 11, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed. As part
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Shellrent joins Your.Online — third acquisition in 2026
by Kamil Kołosowski · 6 Feb 2026 · 2 min read
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
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UK2 Group has joined Your.Online
by Damian Andruszkiewicz · 2 Feb 2026 · 1 min read
TL;DR - this adds another established UK hosting platform to the group. No product changes were announced. The deal fits Your.Online’s ongoing UK consolidation pattern. What actually happened On 2 February 2026,
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team.blue acquires Windsor.ai, adds another SaaS to its growing portfolio
by Damian Andruszkiewicz · 21 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
TL;DR - team.blue has acquired Windsor.ai, a Swiss-based marketing data integration and attribution platform. Even with significant customer growth over recent years, Windsor.ai remains “small”, relative to team.blue’s scale. This deal is
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Your.Online portfolio expands again with the addition of Dtch. Digitals
by Damian Andruszkiewicz · 20 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
TL;DR - Your.Online portfolio now includes also Dtch. Digitals, an award-winning, AI-first digital agency from the Netherlands. The announcement emphasizes continued autonomy, though the exact deal structure was not publicly disclosed.Dtch. Digitals
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11:11 Systems Acquires Ntirety
by Kamil Kołosowski · 19 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
The acquisition of Ntirety by 11:11 Systems, announced in January 2026, is not an isolated transaction. It is another clear indication that the VMware services market is entering a phase of accelerated consolidation following structural changes introduced after Broadcom acquired VMware.
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Com Laude + Markmonitor: A Quiet Deal
by Kamil Kołosowski · 15 Jan 2026 · 3 min read
At first glance, the acquisition of Markmonitor by Com Laude looks like another solid but unremarkable consolidation in the domain space. Look closer, though, and it becomes clear that this is one
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team.blue announces Macaly acquisition
by Mr. WHT · 31 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
team.blue has publicly announced the acquisition of Macaly, an AI-driven web application builder, sharing the news first through its official LinkedIn channel. The move marks another step in the group’s steady expansion beyond traditional hosting services and into AI-assisted website and application creation.
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hosting.de GmbH continues its expansion: Customers of CSO.net are taken over
by Frederick Schiwek · 16 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
The hosting.de GmbH, a leading German provider in the web‑hosting sector, is continuing its growth trajectory and is taking over the customer services of CSO.net, a respected web‑hosting company from Austria. Acquisition
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Polish hosting group Cyber_Folks acquires PrestaShop
by Mr. WHT · 11 Dec 2025 · 3 min read
The acquisition of PrestaShop by the cyber_Folks Group, executed together with Sylius, marks one of the most consequential shifts in the global e-commerce technology stack in recent years. PrestaShop, with more than
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XP Asset Management Invests R$ 100 Million in EVEO to Accelerate Cloud Infrastructure Expansion
by Mr. WHT · 11 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
Brazilian cloud and data center provider EVEO S.A. has secured up to R$ 100 million in strategic investment from the FIP XP Infra V fund, managed by XP Asset Management. The company celebrated the signing of the deal with its internal team, marking a transformative phase in its growth journey.
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Your.online strengthens its DACH footprint with acquisition of high-performance host ecomDATA
by Mr. WHT · 10 Dec 2025 · 2 min read
The European hosting market continues to consolidate, and your.online has just taken another decisive step. The group announced the acquisition of ecomDATA GmbH, a high-performance hosting provider operating out of Germany and
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