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Com Laude acquires Scottish rival
Kevin Murphy,
September 11, 2018,
Domain Registrars
Brand protection registrar Com Laude has picked up smaller competitor Demys for an undisclosed sum.
Demys, based in Edinburgh, is an ICANN-accredited registrar that specializes in the UK automotive, retail/leisure, media and consumer goods sectors.
It also acts as the registry manager and exclusive registrar for .bentley, the lightly-used dot-brand of luxury car-maker Bentley Motors.
It had around 12,000 gTLD domains under management at the last count, about 7,200 of which were in .com.
It’s about an eighth the size of Com Laude in terms of gTLD domains under management.
Demys has a very light footprint in new gTLDs, with local geo .scot — where it is the largest corporate registrar and fifth-largest registrar overall — being a notable exception.
London-based Com Laude said it was also interested in the company for its brand monitoring services and dispute resolution work.
Two of Demys’ top guys act as arbitrators for UDRP and .uk’s Dispute Resolution Service.
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