Web Ventures (InMotion Hosting) Acquires Elegant Marketplace

Virtual, Inc. Acquires inMotion DVS, Inc. and DMI Consulting

July 20, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Virtual, Inc. acquired Ottawa-based digital marketing agency inMotion DVS, Inc. and Massachusetts-based event production firm DMI Consulting to expand its web, video, digital marketing and event production capabilities for associations and enterprise clients. inMotion will remain a Canadian corporation under President Jamie McIntosh while the DMI team will support Virtual's in-person and online client events with strategic planning and on-site management services.

WP Engine Acquires Delicious Brains' WordPress Plugins Business

June 27, 2022

Software

WP Engine acquired five popular WordPress plugins (Advanced Custom Fields, WP Migrate, WP Offload Media, WP Offload SES, and Better Search Replace) from Delicious Brains, adding approximately 4 million installs to its developer tool portfolio. The deal strengthens WP Engine's developer and headless WordPress capabilities and expands its suite of builder tools used by agencies and developers worldwide.

GoDaddy Acquires Pagely

November 11, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

GoDaddy Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pagely, a leader in Managed WordPress hosting. GoDaddy said it will leverage Pagely’s platform and cloud expertise to build a WooCommerce-focused SaaS offering while Pagely will continue to serve enterprise, public sector and media customers; terms were not disclosed.

Awesome Motive Acquires Sandhills Development's WordPress Products and Team

September 22, 2021

Software

Awesome Motive has acquired Sandhills Development’s entire suite of WordPress products and services, along with the associated product teams, including AffiliateWP, Easy Digital Downloads, Sugar Calendar, WP Simple Pay, and the Payouts Service. The acquisition transfers stewardship of the products and team to Awesome Motive so Sandhills founder Pippin Williamson can step away from WordPress and focus on conservation efforts.

Liquid Web Family of Brands Acquires Impress.org and GiveWP

May 11, 2021

Software

Liquid Web Family of Brands (Liquid Web) acquired Impress.org and its flagship WordPress donation plugin, GiveWP, adding GiveWP and WP Business Reviews to its newly created StellarWP umbrella for WordPress software. The deal expands Liquid Web's WordPress product portfolio and deepens its capabilities in digital commerce and online fundraising for nonprofits.

InMotion Hosting / Web Ventures Acquire RamNode

March 8, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

InMotion Hosting, via its acquisitions arm Web Ventures, has acquired Atlanta-based RamNode, a provider of high-performance unmanaged VPS hosting. The deal brings RamNode's customers, staff and five data centers into the InMotion/Web Ventures family while keeping the RamNode brand and team intact to continue operating independently and support OpenStack-driven product expansion, including extended infrastructure into Europe.