M&A 2019 Annual Review

“THIS TRANSACTION WILL PROVIDE THE INTERNET SOCIETY WITH AN ENDOWMENT OF SUSTAINABLE FUNDING AND THE RESOURCES TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION ON A BROADER SCALE AS WE CONTINUE OUR WORK TO MAKE THE INTERNET MORE OPEN, ACCESSIBLE AND SECURE—FOR EVERYONE. IT ALSO ALIGNS PUBLIC INTEREST REGISTRY WITH ETHOS CAPITAL, A STRONG STRATEGIC PARTNER THAT UNDERSTANDS THE INTRICACIES OF THE DOMAIN INDUSTRY AND HAS THE EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE AND SHARED VALUES TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE GOALS OF .ORG INTO THE FUTURE.” ANDREW SULLIVAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, THE INTERNET SOCIETY 10