Operating Company Business Services

Newfold Digital

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Newfold Digital is a web technology company serving millions of customers globally. It operates a portfolio of web and commerce brands—including Bluehost, HostGator, Network Solutions, Web.com, Register.com, CrazyDomains, and Yoast—helping customers build and run an online presence (hosting, domains, website tools, and digital marketing/SEO products).

Focus Areas
Web hosting, Domain & DNS services, Website builder / small business web tools
Website
newfold.com

Tracked deals

4

4 tracked deals across 2021-2022.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Addon

2 addon · 2 divestiture

Newfold Digital Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Newfold Digital. 1 2021 3 2022

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Newfold Digital, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., Siris Capital Group, LLC
    Target
    MarkMonitor
    Seller
    Clarivate Plc
    Industry
    Cybersecurity

    Newfold Digital has completed its acquisition of MarkMonitor, an enterprise provider of domain management and protection solutions, from Clarivate. The deal, announced November 1, 2022, strengthens Newfold's enterprise domain management and security capabilities; Newfold is backed by affiliates of Clearlake Capital and Siris Capital.

  • Buyer
    Newfold Digital, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., Siris Capital Group, LLC
    Target
    YITH
    Industry
    E-Commerce
    Location
    Sicily, Italy
    Type
    Addon

    Newfold Digital, backed by private equity firms Clearlake Capital and Siris Capital, has acquired YITH, a leading developer and seller of WooCommerce plugins and WordPress themes. The acquisition (terms not disclosed) expands Newfold's e-commerce capabilities by adding YITH's library of 100+ plugins and ~2.3 million active installs to its product portfolio.

  • Buyer
    Newfold Digital, Clearlake Capital Group, Siris Capital Group
    Target
    Deluxe's Australia web hosting business (Hostopia Australia)
    Seller
    Deluxe Corporation
    Industry
    Cloud & SaaS
    Location
    Australia

    Newfold Digital, a PE-backed web and commerce technology company, agreed to acquire Deluxe Corporation's Australia web hosting business (Hostopia Australia), a platform that serves more than 50,000 small business customers and hosts 250,000 websites. The deal, announced March 8, 2022, expands Newfold's presence in Australia and was described as part of Deluxe's portfolio-refinement strategy.

  • Buyer
    Newfold Digital, Clearlake Capital Group, Siris Capital Group
    Target
    Yoast
    Industry
    Software
    Location
    Gelderland, Netherlands
    Type
    Addon

    Newfold Digital, backed by Clearlake Capital Group and Siris Capital Group, has acquired Yoast, the leading SEO plugin provider for WordPress that powers over 12 million websites. The acquisition bolsters Newfold Digital's product portfolio to expand SEO offerings for its nearly seven million customers; all Yoast employees will join Newfold Digital.

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