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Go Daddy No Longer for Sale: WSJ

World’s largest domain name registrar supposedly no longer for sale.

The Wall Street Journal, which originally noted that domain name registrar GoDaddy was for sale, is now saying the firm is off the market.

The Journal notes that the sales process was cut off the prior week. A number of private equity firms were in the mix, and the story suggests a sale price of $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion was possible.

So Bob Parsons will continue to control the firm. He just made another move that he wouldn’t be able to do (under the firm’s name) if he sold out: Go Daddy recently donated $1 million to the George W. Bush presidential library. Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons isn’t shy regarding leaning to the right.

Although I suppose Parsons could easily make a donation by himself instead of on behalf of the firm.

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