Ethos Capital

ICANN board has voted to reject the sale of the .org registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital

ICANN board has voted to reject the sale of the .org registry to private equity firm Ethos Capital

Today, the ICANN Board made the decision to reject the proposed change of control and entity conversion request that Public Interest Registry (PIR) submitted to ICANN.

Ethos Capital, prospective buyer of .org TLD, proposes rules that would ban steep fee increases for nonprofits, establish an independent “stewardship council”

Adi Robertson / The Verge :

Ethos Capital, prospective buyer of .org TLD, proposes rules that would ban steep fee increases for nonprofits, establish an independent “stewardship council”

It also promises an independent oversight committee  —  Ethos Capital, the company controversially buying the .org top-level domain …

Internet Society says private equity firm Ethos Capital will pay $1.135B for the .org top level domain registry

Kieren McCarthy / The Register :

After ICANN lifted price caps on .org domains in June, the Internet Society has sold Public Interest Registry, the top level domain's operator, to PE firm Ethos

Ethos Capital, led by former ABRY Partners Managing Partner, buys .Org registry.  —  I thought this might happen.  And now it has.