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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+

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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.

* SmartHost offers new .ie domain registrations for €2.75 (ex VAT) for the first year when registered through our website. This offer is limited to 10 domains per customer and only applies to the initial billing period. Standard renewal rates of €19.99 (ex VAT) will apply thereafter. This promotion cannot be combined with other offers and may be withdrawn at SmartHost Web Services Limited’s discretion. Note: This offer is exclusive to .ie domains.

* SmartHost offers a special discount for the first billing period on selected plans. This discount is applicable only to the initial billing period, whether monthly or annually. It does not apply to renewals and cannot be combined with other promotions. SmartHost reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time.

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