PlanetHoster strengthens its presence in Europe with the acquisition of Digital Forest

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....

UK2 Group has joined Your.Online

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....

Your.Online portfolio expands again with the addition of Dtch. Digitals

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...

Acquired to be shut down: How WP Engine absorbed Big Bite for its know-how

WP Engine didn’t buy Big Bite to add another product or services line. The agency business is being shut down, and the team is moving...

Your.online strengthens its DACH footprint with acquisition of high-performance host ecomDATA

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...

CVC acquires majority stake in Namecheap for $1.5 billion

CVC Capital Partners has announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Namecheap, one of the largest independent domain registrars and hosting providers. The...

Group.one expands its reach in Finland with Wepardi acquisition

Group.one, a rapidly expanding European web services company, has taken another significant step in the Finnish market by acquiring Wepardi’s web hosting and domain business....

Guest post: Who are Private Equity hosting rollups – and what are their playbooks?

Private equity firms like Cinven, HgCapital and CVC have billions into web hosting aggregators. Why - and what have they achieved?