Com Laude to acquire Markmonitor in a landmark transaction

London, UK, 24 September 2025 – Com Laude, the London-headquartered supplier of corporate domain services owned by PX3 Partners, announces today that it is acquiring Markmonitor in a landmark carve-out transaction from Newfold Digital. This transformative transaction will create a leading global supplier of customer service, advanced tools, and bespoke services for corporate domain customers, with an enterprise value of c. $450 million.  

For the past 25 years, both Com Laude and Markmonitor have been recognized as the industry’s “white glove“ corporate domain experts, providing innovative, security-conscious domain and brand protection solutions for many of the largest and best-known brands and companies around the world.

Upon closing, Markmonitor and Com Laude will join forces to create a company that is even more focused, more committed, and more capable of serving the needs of corporate customers-in short, a corporate registrar ‘dream team‘ and industry-leading service powerhouse. This transformative combination will provide enormous value for customers, as Com Laude and Markmonitor will focus on developing a suite of new innovative AI-based services, while expanding on the expert advice and flexible solutions they each currently provide to their customers.

Headquartered in London, UK, Com Laude is a tech-enabled business services provider that manages internet domain name portfolios, monitors digital brand infringement, and ensures secure online brand presence for large companies. Com Laude provides mission-critical internet domain name services to many of the world’s foremost branded companies, essential to the smooth functioning of their internet presence and infrastructure. The company operates globally, with offices across Asia, Europe, and North America.

Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, Markmonitor is a tech-enabled business services provider that manages internet domain name portfolios and ensures secure online brand presence for large companies. Markmonitor provides mission-critical internet domain name services to many of the world’s foremost branded companies. The company serves 2,000 customers in a wide range of industries across 80 countries.

Upon completion, the combined business will offer comprehensive global coverage, with regional headquarters in Boise, London, and Tokyo, and regional offices around the world. Benjamin Crawford, CEO of Com Laude, will serve as CEO of the enlarged group, with Stu Homan remaining as Head of Markmonitor.

Benjamin Crawford, CEO of Com Laude, remarked: “Markmonitor is the best-known name in domain services for corporate customers, having virtually invented the category 26 years ago, and since then grown a long list of blue-chip customers with its ‘white glove‘ customer service. Com Laude offers market-leading advanced tools and bespoke services in domains and one online brand protection, developed for the world’s largest companies and most valuable brands. Together we will be uniquely positioned to protect and grow the digital presence of any company that needs assistance with its domain names, internet infrastructure and security, online brand protection, internet policy and compliance, and online strategy.”

Stu Homan, Head of Markmonitor, remarked: “With this acquisition, Markmonitor has found owners who value our dedicated corporate services as much as our customers do. Com Laude is deeply committed to preserving and building upon our ability to continue to deliver industry-leading customer service while growing to new levels with dedication and investment. Our entire team is excited to bring Com Laude’s advanced tools and services to our customers, and to be part of the most exciting development in corporate domain services since Markmonitor invented the white glove service model 26 years ago.”

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