M&A 2019 Annual Review

ETHOS CAPITAL Morrison & Foerster advised Boston-based private equity firm Ethos Capital in its $1.135 billion acquisition of Public Interest Registry (PIR), a top-level domain registry that operates multiple domains including one of the world’s largest, .ORG, from the Internet Society. PIR was established in 2002 by the Internet Society, a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the open development, evolution and use of the Internet, to manage and operate the .ORG domain. This transaction will provide the Internet Society with an endowment of sustainable funding while allowing PIR to expand its mission to serve as an exemplary registry and provide a trusted digital identity as it takes a leadership position among Internet stakeholders on policy and other issues relating to the domain naming system. Morrison & Foerster is recognized for Corporate/M&A: The Elite. – Chambers USA 2019 “Morrison & Foerster is recognized as one of the best law firms for Private Equity in the US.” – Client Quote, Vault 2020 9 MORRISON & FOERSTER 2019 M&A ANNUAL REVIEW