Donuts公司将收购Afilias公司

本次收购将增强Donuts公司在跨不同注册合作伙伴、注册机构之间提供数字身份服务方面的安全性、稳定性和可靠性。华盛顿州贝勒维，2020年11月19日/美通社/——下一代顶级域名（TLD）和数字身份的全球领导者Donuts公司今天发布公告，已达成收购Afilias公司的协议，但金额未披露。这项交易不包括Afilias公司的移动软件和注册商业务，如顺利完成监管要求，预计将在2020年第四季度完成交易。

Afilias公司注册局业务包括后端注册平台、DNS解析和网络安全。Afilias为200多个顶级域名提供授权目录和DNS。Afilias公司注册局业务还包括大家熟知的一系列顶级域名，如.info、.global和.mobi，以及国家/地区代码、.Brands等通用顶级域名。

“Afilias和Donuts两个团队共同致力于安全、稳定和可靠，”Donuts公司首席执行官Akram Atallah称。“我们发挥彼此团队的最佳技术和服务，向域名注册局、域名注册商及最终域名注册人继续无缝地提供服务，这将会让我们变得更加强大。”

Donuts和Afilias团队将继续向域名注册商、合作伙伴提供与过去一样的域名权限和服务。通过整合Donuts和Afilias的合作伙伴，网络安全将成为重中之重，域名注册人办理业务时将更简单，更一致，更高效，更优质，确保获得安全的在线身份。

Afilias首席执行官Hal Lubsen评价本次收购时指出：“我们很高兴选择Donuts作为Afilias下一阶段的管理者。作为公认的领导者和创新者，我们知道为注册局客户、注册商和员工带来的协同效应将使整个域名界受益。”

Donuts公司和Afilias公司已开始必需的监管审查程序，彼此充分合作确保满足所有要求。

Moelis＆Company LLC和Sidley Austin LLP为Afilias公司提供顾问服务，Kirkland＆Ellis LLP为Donuts公司提供顾问服务。

BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/– Donuts Inc., the global leader in next generation top-level domains (TLD)and digital identity, today announces that it has entered into an agreement topurchase Afilias, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The transaction, which will notinclude Afilias’ mobile software and registrar businesses, is expected to closein Q4 2020, following successful completion of regulatory requirements.

The Afilias registry business features aprominent back-end registry platform, DNS solutions and cyber-securityexpertise. Afilias operates the authoritative directories and DNS for over 200top-level domains. The Afilias registry business also includes an impressivearray of top-level domains such as .info, .global, and .mobi, as well ascountry codes, dotBrands and other generic TLDs.

“The Afilias and Donuts teams share acommitment to security, stability and reliability,” Donuts CEO AkramAtallah commented. “This will onlygrow stronger as we implement the best technologies and services from eachorganization while maintaining seamless delivery to our registry and registrarpartners as well as our end registrants.”

The Donuts and Afilias teams will continueto provide registrar partners the same access to the domain names and servicesthey’ve had in the past. With a combined Donuts and Afilias partnership,cyber-security will be a top priority and registrants will have even moresimplicity, consistency, efficiency and quality to help them secure theironline identities.

Commenting on the acquisition, Afilias CEO,Hal Lubsen said, “We are thrilled to choose Donuts as the steward forAfilias’ next phase. As a proven leader and innovator, we know that thesynergies delivered to our registry clients, registrars and employees willbenefit the entire domain community.”

Donuts and Afilias have begun the requiredregulatory review processes and are cooperating fully to ensure that allrequirements are met.

Afilias was advised by Moelis & CompanyLLC and Sidley Austin LLP while Donuts was advised by Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

关键员工联系方式：

Mina Neuberg

Donuts公司首席营销官

mina@donuts.email

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