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Many
of our readers
(on both sides of the Atlantic) are
familiar with German domain
investor/developer/entrepreneurs
Christoph Grueneberg and Thomas
Mueller. Among other things, the
dynamic duo (who are frequent visitors to
U.S. domain conferences and will be at the
next
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference on Fort
Lauderdale Beach next month) have
staged the most popular German language
domain conference - Domainvermarkter-Forum
- with 8 shows in the past 7 years. What
you may not know about Christoph and
Thomas is that they also own one of the biggest
and best portfolios of generic .de
domains. totaling over 50,000 in
all (.de is Germany's ccTLD and is the
most popular country code extension in the
world). They have also developed some of
their best properties into ecommerce
sites, including their flagship, Sale.de,
a business based on a domain they paid €47,600
for in 2007 ($63,308 at today's
exchange rate). Now
that their German shopping portal, a
search engine that finds the latest
bargains, coupons and discounts, has
proven successful they are ready to expand
the concept into new markets. Toward that
end Grueneberg and Mueller have just acquired
Sale.co.uk for £37,500 ($59,526
at today's exchange rate), giving them the
perfect platform to introduce their brand
to Great Britain. Grueneberg
told me, "we want to thank Sedo
Brokers Marc Stepken and Brian
Michitti for arranging this purchase." |
Thomas
Mueller (left) & Christoph
Grueneberg
at the 2012 Domainvermarkter-Forum they
staged in Dusselfdorf, Germany last
year. |
