Nov 7, 2008 : UK2 Group Buys WestHost

📅 November 7, 2008 - Completing its program of acquisition-driven growth in the US Hosting Market, British web hosting provider and registrar UK2 Group (uk2group.com) has acquired Utah-based WestHost (westhost.com ) which currently hosts more than 70,000 web sites, according to the announcement.

The company announced Friday that according to the deal,

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