Team Internet
British multinational internet services holding company operating online marketing and online presence businesses.
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Overview
Team Internet Group PLC, formerly CentralNic Group PLC, is a British multinational internet services holding company headquartered in London. The group operates through two broad business areas: Online Marketing and Online Presence. Its activities span digital advertising, traffic monetization, domain-related advertising, product comparison, domain registration, domain registry operations, web hosting, brand protection, domain management and related internet infrastructure services. The business traces its origins to CentralNic, founded by Stephen Dyer in 2000 as a successor to NomiNation, an earlier company founded by Dyer in 1995. CentralNic initially developed around domain-name registry and related internet-address services, including the operation and commercialization of domain extensions and second-level domains. Over time, the company expanded from registry activities into retail domain registration, hosting, corporate domain management and brand-protection services through a series of acquisitions. CentralNic became a publicly traded company in 2013, joining the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. Its acquisition-led expansion accelerated from 2014 onward, adding domain registrars, reseller platforms, hosting businesses, domain extensions and online advertising assets. Important additions included DomiNIC, Internet.BS, Instra, the Slovak .sk country-code domain business, KeyDrive Group, GlobeHosting, TPP Wholesale, Hexonet, Ideegeo and Team Internet. The acquisition of Team Internet in 2019 strengthened the group's Online Marketing division and broadened its exposure to digital advertising, traffic commerce and domain monetization. The company continued diversifying in the 2020s. It acquired the Zeropark and Voluum businesses from Codewise, adding performance-marketing and traffic-management capabilities, and later purchased Safebrands, a French registrar focused in part on brand protection. In 2022, it acquired Intellectual Property Management Co. and a portfolio of revenue-generating niche websites, extending its domain-management and content-related assets. In September 2023, CentralNic announced that the group had been rebranded as Team Internet Group. The change reflected the growing importance of the former Team Internet online-marketing business alongside the group's established domain and online-presence operations. The publicly traded company remained an AIM-listed internet services group, with activities conducted through a portfolio of specialist subsidiaries and brands.
History
CentralNic was founded by Stephen Dyer in 2000 as a successor to NomiNation, which Dyer had established in 1995. The company developed as an internet infrastructure and domain-services business, focusing on the registration, administration and commercialization of domain names and domain extensions. Its registry operations included country-code and generic top-level domain services, as well as private subdomain registry arrangements. A major stage of expansion began after the company became publicly listed. In August 2013, CentralNic announced its intention to float on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange, and its shares began trading there in September. The listing provided a platform for the company to pursue acquisitions and build a broader portfolio of internet businesses. In early 2014, CentralNic acquired DomiNIC GmbH. Later that year it announced the purchase of Internet.BS, a retail domain registrar, for US$7.5 million. In 2015 it acquired Instra Corp, an international domain-name registrar serving retail and corporate customers. These transactions expanded CentralNic beyond registry infrastructure into customer-facing registration and management services. The company continued to add domain assets and businesses. In 2018 it acquired the Slovak country-code domain business associated with .sk in a transaction valued at €26 million. That year it also announced a reverse takeover and merger involving KeyDrive Group, a transaction described under the rules governing companies traded on AIM. In September 2018, CentralNic acquired GlobeHosting, a registrar and hosting provider with a focus on Romania and Brazil. The acquisition program accelerated in 2019. CentralNic announced an agreement to acquire TPP Wholesale, an Australian and New Zealand domain and hosting reseller business, for consideration reported at A$24 million. It subsequently acquired Hexonet Group, an international domain-reseller platform, for consideration of up to €10 million, and Ideegeo Group, an international domain retailer, for consideration of up to NZ$5.2 million. In November, the group acquired Team Internet from Matomy Media for reported consideration of US$48 million. Team Internet brought online-marketing assets and increased the group's exposure to digital advertising, traffic commerce and domain monetization. In 2020, CentralNic announced the acquisition of the Zeropark and Voluum businesses from Codewise. The transaction was completed in November and broadened the group's performance-marketing and traffic-management capabilities. In January 2021, it acquired Safebrands, a French registrar and brand-protection provider, for reported consideration of US$4.4 million. The company continued its expansion in 2022. In October it acquired Intellectual Property Management Co. Inc., a California-based domain-name management business, for reported consideration of US$7.6 million. In December, it announced the acquisition of a portfolio of revenue-generating niche websites from multiple sellers for reported cash consideration of US$5.2 million. On 4 September 2023, the group announced that CentralNic Group PLC had been rebranded as Team Internet Group. The new identity reflected the strategic importance of the Online Marketing business while preserving the group's Online Presence operations, including domain registration, registry, hosting and brand-management services. Team Internet Group remained an AIM-listed British internet-services holding company with a multinational customer and subsidiary base.
- 2023
Rebrand to Team Internet Group
[1]CentralNic Group PLC announced its new Team Internet Group identity.
- 2022
Further domain and content acquisitions
[1]CentralNic acquired Intellectual Property Management Co. and a portfolio of revenue-generating niche websites.
- 2021
Safebrands acquisition
[1]The group acquired French registrar and brand-protection business Safebrands.
- 2020
Zeropark and Voluum acquisition
[1]CentralNic completed its acquisition of the Zeropark and Voluum businesses from Codewise.
- 2019
Expansion across registrar and marketing businesses
[1]The group acquired or agreed to acquire TPP Wholesale, Hexonet, Ideegeo and Team Internet.
- 2018
KeyDrive transaction and .sk acquisition
[1]CentralNic acquired the Slovak .sk domain business and announced a reverse takeover and merger involving KeyDrive Group.
- 2015
Instra acquisition
[1]CentralNic acquired Instra Corp, expanding its retail and corporate domain-registration portfolio.
- 2014
DomiNIC and Internet.BS acquisitions
[1]The company acquired DomiNIC GmbH and announced the acquisition of retail registrar Internet.BS.
- 2013
AIM listing
[1]CentralNic shares began trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange in September.
- 2000
CentralNic is founded
[1]CentralNic was established as a successor to NomiNation and began building its domain and internet-services activities.
Products and positioning
A diversified internet-services group combining domain infrastructure and online-presence products with performance marketing, digital advertising and traffic-monetization businesses.
Digital advertising and traffic commerce
Online Marketing
The Online Marketing segment provides digital advertising, traffic monetization, traffic-commerce and product-comparison services. It includes capabilities associated with Team Internet, Zeropark and Voluum, supporting the acquisition, routing, monetization and measurement of online traffic for advertisers, publishers and other digital businesses.
Domain and web-presence services
Online Presence
The Online Presence segment covers domain registry and registrar services together with related products such as web hosting, domain parking, corporate domain management and brand protection. The portfolio serves consumers, businesses, resellers and organizations managing large or strategically important domain-name holdings.
Internet infrastructure · 2000
Domain registry services
The group operates registry activities for selected country-code and generic top-level domains and provides registration infrastructure for domain extensions. It has also operated private subdomain registries under unofficial second-level domain structures distributed through multiple registrar channels.
Domain registration
Registrar and reseller services
Through acquired and affiliated registrar platforms, the group offers domain registration, transfers, renewals and management for retail, corporate and reseller customers. The portfolio has included international platforms serving customers across Europe, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand.
Corporate internet services
Brand protection and domain management
Brand-protection and domain-management services help companies register, monitor and administer domain names associated with their trademarks and corporate identities. These activities were strengthened through acquisitions including Safebrands and Intellectual Property Management Co.
Brand decisions
2023
Group-wide rebrand to Team Internet GroupStrategyBackground
The former CentralNic group had developed into a two-part internet-services business in which online marketing stood alongside domain and online-presence activities.
Action taken
CentralNic Group PLC announced that it would operate under the Team Internet Group identity.
Aftermath
The rebrand positioned Team Internet as the umbrella identity for the listed group and its Online Marketing and Online Presence businesses.
2020
Acquisition of Zeropark and VoluumM&ABackground
The group sought to expand its online-marketing technology and traffic-management capabilities.
Action taken
CentralNic acquired the Zeropark and Voluum businesses from Codewise, completing the transaction in November.
Aftermath
The acquisition added performance-marketing, traffic-acquisition and campaign-management capabilities to the Online Marketing segment.
Reported acquisition consideration. US$36 million (2020)
2019
Acquisition of Team InternetM&ABackground
CentralNic aimed to broaden its business beyond domain infrastructure and increase its exposure to digital advertising and traffic monetization.
Action taken
The group acquired Team Internet from Matomy Media.
Aftermath
Team Internet became an important part of the group's Online Marketing activities and later supplied the identity for the group-wide rebrand.
Reported acquisition consideration. US$48 million (2019)
2018
Reverse takeover and merger with KeyDrive GroupM&ABackground
CentralNic pursued a major combination to enlarge its portfolio of domain and internet-service businesses.
Action taken
The company announced a transformative merger with KeyDrive Group structured as a reverse takeover under AIM rules.
Aftermath
The transaction was followed by additional acquisitions, including GlobeHosting and other registrar and hosting assets.
2013
Public-market listing on AIMStrategyBackground
CentralNic sought access to public capital and a listed-company structure as it developed its domain-services business.
Action taken
The company announced its planned flotation and began trading on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in September 2013.
Aftermath
The listing supported a subsequent acquisition-led expansion across domain registration, hosting, online marketing and related services.
Recent events
Reported
CentralNic named among Europe's fastest-growing companies[2]
The Financial Times listed CentralNic among the top 250 fastest-growing companies and the top 50 fastest-growing technology companies in Europe in its 2022 edition.
Reported
CentralNic completes acquisition of VGL[3]
CentralNic Group PLC completed its acquisition of German group VGL for an initial consideration of €67 million.
- Unconfirmed
Reported
CentralNic acquires NameAction[4]
CentralNic Group announced that it had acquired NameAction, a domain services provider operating in Latin America. NameAction will form the base for CentralNic's business operations in the region.
Reported
CentralNic appoints Carsten Sjoerup as chief technology and product officer[5]
CentralNic Group appointed Carsten Sjoerup as chief technology and product officer, effective immediately.
Reported
CentralNic selected for Jisc domain infrastructure project[6]
CentralNic announced that it had been awarded a project to supply and support registry management software for domain infrastructure administered by Jisc. The project is to run for a minimum of three years.
- Unconfirmed
Reported
CentralNic acquires SafeBrands[7]
CentralNic Group PLC announced that it had acquired SafeBrands, a corporate internet services provider. SafeBrands’ online brand protection and domain name management products and expertise would be added to CentralNic’s digital services suite.
Reported
CentralNic completes acquisition of Team Internet[8]
CentralNic Group announced that its acquisition of Munich-based web service provider Team Internet was complete.
Reported
CentralNic announces conditional acquisition of Team Internet[9]
CentralNic announced that it had signed a conditional agreement to acquire the entire share capital of German web services provider Team Internet for up to US$48 million. The acquisition was subject to conditions including Matomy shareholder approval and financing, and was expected to complete in late December 2019.
Sources10 sources
- 1Team Interneten.wikipedia.org
- 2CentralNic 入选欧洲增长最快公司榜单directorstalkinterviews.com
- 3CentralNic完成对VGL的收购themarketreporter.co.uk
- 4CentralNic收购NameActionprnewswire.com
- 5CentralNic 任命 Carsten Sjoerup 为首席技术与产品官themarketreporter.co.uk
- 6CentralNic获选参与Jisc域名基础设施项目prnewswire.com
- 7CentralNic收购SafeBrandsprnewswire.com
- 8CentralNic 完成对 Team Internet 的收购directorstalkinterviews.com
- 9CentralNic宣布有条件收购Team Internetonlinedomain.com
- 10CentralNic acquires SafeBrands - OnlineDomain.comonlinedomain.com
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