May, 2020 : GoDaddy Payed $218M for Neustar’s Registry Business

📅 May 13, 2020 - Last month, web hosting provider GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) announced its acquisition of Neustar's Registry business. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, but now it has become clear that GoDaddy is paying $218 million for the business.

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