As you may already know, Ancestry.com has been talking with potential buyers. The idea is that Ancestry.com will go from being a public company to a private one. Right now, it looks like Permira is the company most likely to buy the genealogy giant. If you’ve been following this story, then you may recall that Ancestry.com had been talking with several potential buyers. Some were turned off when Ancestry.com asked for higher bids, while other seemed to find it acceptable. In September of 2012, Reuters noted that it looked like there were three companies that were interested in bidding for … Continue reading →

It seems that Ancestry.com is still talking with potential buyers, even after asking for a higher bidding price just a few days ago. Nothing is set in stone, as of yet, and no final decision has been made. However, it does seem that Ancestry.com is still interested in going through with a sale of itself. Right now, Ancestry.com is a public company. According to Investopedia, a public company is one that “has issued securities through an initial public offering (IPO), and is traded on at least one stock exchange or in the over the counter market”. In other words, this … Continue reading →

Have you been following the story about the sale of Ancestry.com? The last time I blogged about it, the genealogy website was said to have been in discussion with potential buyers. A few weeks ago, it seems that Ancestry.com asked for higher competing bids for a possible buyout. Ancestry.com is one of the most popular genealogy websites. Even non-genealogists have heard the name, and might even identify the company with the American version of the “Who Do You Think You Are?” television series. Ancestry.com was a sponsor of that show. In June of 2012, there was some speculation that Ancestry.com … Continue reading →