Comment by xyst

Notably, they have been bought out by private equity.

> September 2025, CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Namecheap for an undisclosed amount, valuing the company at $1.5 billion.[3][4] Kirkendall stepped down as CEO on December 16, 2025

But prior to this they have had many incidents. Switched all domains to porkbun a few years ago