What are we looking for in a hosting company?

We’ll consider purchasing the client base of any UK-based shared hosting company. We don’t purchase the physical assets, but we do migrate all your clients on to our own equipment, based in our eco-friendly London data centre. We’re experts at migrating sites, and we’ll give you a smooth and painless migration with a minimal disruption of service for your customers.

We’ll offer six-to-twelve months of revenue generated from shared, business, and reseller hosting accounts. Domain revenue isn’t counted, as we charge just above cost for our domains. We’re also open to providing bonuses for hitting performance and retention targets on the anniversary of your sale.

We’re looking to take on board happy clients who respect quality, and keep them happy while protecting your legacy. If we’re the right fit, we can build lasting relationships.

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Your company must meet all of the following:

Company is based in the UK
At least 95% of the client base are UK residents
Company established for at least two years
Company shows at least stable turnover, if not growing
Customer uses cPanel and WHM
Customer uses WHMCS billing system

We prefer companies that have the following:

Over 500 cPanel hosting accounts
Up-to-date WHMCS software
Nominet TAG holder for .uk domains
Using eNom or Netistrar for generic TLDs
A majority of domains use your nameservers
Your supplier contracts are on a monthly basis or near renewal

Bonus requirements

You can increase the valuation of your company if it matches any of the following:

A majority of your users are on monthly billing
RIPE IP address space

What can you expect?

Contact Us

Get in touch with us on live chat or cal us on 01 901 9700, and we’ll start the process with you.

Sign Our Non-Disclosure Agreement

If you meet the minimum requirements, we’ll send you a digitally-signable NDA so we can talk with you about the specifics.

Valuation

We’ll look at the state of your company and get to know a little more about you, your clients, and your ethos. If it’s a fit, we’ll negotiate a price that works for both parties.

Exchange Contracts

Together, we’ll agree on a sale date and schedule of events. We’ll line up the resources required for a smooth transition and plan the handover.

Migration

We’ll work with you to notify your clients and provide a timeline, including where our support resources are as well as our contact details. Most of the time, we’re able to migrate clients over without any downtime, out of peak hours.

Welcome to SmartHost

Wondering what your clients will see? Have a look at our Welcome Page Example that your clients will gain access to when we acquire your company. Because of the work we do beforehand, feedback from every acquisition we’ve done has been very positive.

Our Acquisition Stories

See how we successfully acquired these great companies.

SecureHost.ie

Acquired: 2020
Accounts: N/A
Monthly Turnover: €160,000
Offer: €1,000,000+

Agent Media

Acquired: 2020
Accounts: N/A
Monthly Turnover: €160,000
Offer: €1,000,000+

Supersites

Acquired: 2021
Accounts: N/A
Monthly Turnover: €160,000
Offer: €1,000,000+

Our team can help

Have further questions, or need some advice about hosting solutions for you and your business?

Our team are on hand to assist you and get your business online. Why not give us a call on (01) 901 9700 or send us an email at support@smarthost.ie. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

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