Techcrunch is reporting that Network Solutions has just been acquired

[greggish]

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/02/06/network-solutions-acquired-by-general-atlantic

We’re just getting news that domain name registrar (the original one) Network Solutions has been acquired by General Atlantic, a private equity firm. The price hasn’t been disclosed, but it will be leaking soon.

Network Solutions was the original domain name registrar and was part of Verisign until it was spun off in 2003. Since that time, they’ve lost a stupendous amount of market share to discount operations like GoDaddy, eNom and others. They now have about 6.6 million domain names under management.

Update: As I suspected, the price is leaking all over the place. The rumor is this was an $800 million deal.

 

[stscac]

Looks true

http://home.businesswire.com/portal...d=news_view&newsId=20070206005943&newsLang=en

-Steve

 

[tjoseph]

Champ Mitchell, chairman and CEO of Network Solutions, and the current Network Solutions management team will continue to lead the company.

It doesn't look like the change in ownership will result in much change in the company. :td:

 

[dotnom]

"Update: As I suspected, the price is leaking all over the place. The rumor is this was an $800 million deal."

 

[GiddyUp]

wow, big news!

I wonder if this will affect their exclusive relationship with Snapnames?

As someone else mentioned, and especially since it was a private equity firm that acquired it, many changes are not likely