Boats.com
| Headquarters | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Apax Partners |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 1999 |
| Current status | Online |
boats.com is an online advertising website based in Miami, Florida, United States.[1] In addition to Miami, boats.com has operations in Fareham and Padova.[2] The company has websites in 9 markets and 8 languages, listing over 350,000 boats in approximately 152 countries.
History
- boats.com, Inc was founded by Paul R. Rabe and Stu Johnstone, in 1999, a private, venture capital funded business located at Pier 38, The Embarcadero, in San Francisco. In August, a venture capital funding round generated 21 million dollars second-round investment.[3]
- January 2000, boats.com, Inc. agrees from The Cobalt Group (NASDAQ: CBLT) to acquire YachtWorld.com, a popular online yachting marketplace, the first Internet content deal within the boating industry.[4]
- May 2004, British Marine Federation (BMF) support for boats.com European Marine Industry Web Awards.[5]
- In September 2004, Boats.com, Inc was purchased by Trader Publishing Company,[6] a joint business venture of Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises.
- September 2006, Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises split the assets of Trader Publishing and YachtWorld became part of Dominion Marine Media, a subsidiary of Dominion Enterprises, LLC which was in turn a subsidiary of Landmark Media Enterprises.
- January 2013, the Royal Yachting Association launched the RYA Classifieds service which is powered by boats.com.[7]
- February 17, 2017, parent of boats.com, Dominion Marine Media (DMM), is rebranded to Boats Group, LLC.[8]
- Today, Sam Fulton is CEO at Boats Group which includes the leading marine brands of YachtWorld, Boat Trader, boats.com, Cosas de Barcos and YachtCloser.[9]
- June 1, 2017, boats.com and Boats Group move headquarters to Miami.[10]
References
- ^ Miami Herald. "Boats Group moves headquarters". Miami Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Business Week. "Company Information". Business Week. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ PR News Wire. "Boats.com Secures $21 Million Second-Round Investment From Top Venture Capital, Marine and Technology Businesses". IBI News. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ PR News Wire. "Boats.com Acquires YachtWorld.com". PR News Wire. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ BMF. "British Marine Federation (BMF) support for boats.com European Marine Industry Web Awards". Bristish Marine. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ IBI News. "Company Information". IBI News. Archived from the original on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ RYA. "RYA launches new 'RYA Classifieds' powered by boats.com". Royal Yachting Association (RYA). Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- ^ Boats Group (17 February 2017). "Dominion Marine Media Announces Company Name Change to Boats Group". Boats Group. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Apax Partners (17 February 2017). "Boats Group". Apax Partners. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ Miami Herald. "Boats Group moves headquarters". Miami Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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