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Ethos Capital Acquires Majority Control of Donuts Inc.

March 31, 2021

Telecommunications

Ethos Capital has completed an investment to acquire a controlling interest in Donuts Inc. from Abry Partners. The deal brings Ethos (with strategic partners The Baupost Group and Neuberger Berman) in control of the domain registry operator, which is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington and manages roughly 25 million domains with ~300 employees.

Entravision Acquires MediaDonuts

July 6, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

Entravision Communications Corporation has closed the acquisition of MediaDonuts, a Singapore-headquartered digital marketing and programmatic advertising company with operations across seven Asia-Pacific countries. The deal expands Entravision's digital platform into Southeast Asia and adds a team of more than 80 employees; MediaDonuts' CEO Pieter-Jan de Kroon will remain in place.

NameSilo Acquires NamePal.com, LLC

January 10, 2019

IT Services

NameSilo (via NameSilo LLC and majority holder NameSilo Technologies Corp.) acquired ICANN-accredited registrar NamePal.com, LLC from Market Plaza International LLC. The acquisition adds NamePal's domain backorder, hosting, email and SSL capabilities — including its Fetch! backorder product — to NameSilo's portfolio and retains NamePal's principals and staff to expand higher-margin domain services.

New Engen Acquires Donut Digital

September 26, 2024

Marketing & Advertising

New Engen, a Seattle-based digital marketing agency, has acquired Donut Digital, a creative-led performance marketing agency based in Manhattan Beach, California. The acquisition expands New Engen's creative and content production capabilities, enabling a full-service content studio for short-form social, UGC, and premium CTV/OTT content.

Recurrent Ventures Acquires Donut Media

November 9, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Recurrent Ventures has acquired Donut Media, the Los Angeles-based digital automotive media company and the largest automotive brand on YouTube. The acquisition expands Recurrent's video, social, and e-commerce capabilities while keeping Donut's leadership and staff in place to continue producing automotive content and merchandise.

NewSpring Acquires Duck Donuts with Investment from Free Fenix

July 14, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

NewSpring Franchise, a strategy of private equity firm NewSpring, completed the acquisition of Duck Donuts, a fast-growing made-to-order donut franchise headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Charlotte-based Free Fenix partnered on the deal to provide additional capital; Duck Donuts will use the proceeds to accelerate growth, expand its franchise footprint, and strengthen corporate and franchise operations.