Ethos Capital
Ethos Capital is a private equity investment firm founded in 2019. Its only investment has been the acquisition of the Public Interest Registry,[1] the organization in charge of managing the .org top-level domain, from the Internet Society, for an undisclosed sum.[2]
Ethos Capital was founded by former ICANN chief executive Fadi Chehadé and investor Erik Brooks, the latter of whom was responsible for the acquisition by Abry Partners of Donits, a domain name registrar.[3] Other former ICANN staff, like former vice president Nora Abusitta-Ouri, has also moved to Ethos Capital.[4]
References
- ^ Lee, Timothy B. (23 November 2019). "Private equity firm buys .org domain months after ICANN lifted price caps". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ "Girl Scouts join protest over sale of .org domain". 25 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-25 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ at 22:08, Kieren McCarthy in San Francisco 20 Nov 2019. "Internet world despairs as non-profit .org sold for $$$$ to private equity firm, price caps axed". www.theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Saarinen, Juhaa. "Internet Society sells .org to private equity firm". Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links
- Klein, Sam (23 November 2019). "ICANN races towards regulatory capture: the great .org heist". SJ's Longest Now. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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