Boats.com explained

boats.com
Location City:	Miami, Florida
Commercial:	Yes
Registration:	Optional
Owner:	Permira
Launch Date:	1999
Current Status:	Online

boats.com is an online advertising website based in Miami, Florida, United States.^[1] It also has operations in Fareham and Padova.^[2] The company has websites in nine markets and eight languages, listing over 350,000 boats in approximately 152 countries.

History

• boats.com, Inc was founded by Paul R. Rabe and Stu Johnstone, in 1999, a private, venture capital funded business located at Pier 38, The Embarcadero, in San Francisco. In August, a venture capital funding round generated a $21 million second-round investment.^[3]
• January 2000, boats.com, Inc. agreed from the Cobalt Group (NASDAQ: CBLT) to acquire YachtWorld.com, a popular online yachting marketplace, the first Internet content deal within the boating industry.^[4]
• May 2004, British Marine Federation (BMF) support for boats.com European Marine Industry Web Awards^[5]
• In September 2004, Boats.com, Inc was purchased by Trader Publishing Company,^[6] a joint business venture of Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises.
• In September 2006, Landmark Media Enterprises and Cox Enterprises split the assets of Trader Publishing and YachtWorld became part of Dominion Marine Media, a subsidiary of Dominion Enterprises, LLC which was in turn a subsidiary of Landmark Media Enterprises.
• In January 2013, the Royal Yachting Association launched the RYA Classifieds service which is powered by boats.com.^[7]
• February 17, 2017, parent of boats.com, Dominion Marine Media (DMM), which was acquired by Apax Partners in 2016,^[8] was rebranded to Boats Group, LLC.^[9]
• February 17, 2017, Sam Fulton is CEO at Boats Group, which includes the leading marine brands of YachtWorld, Boat Trader, boats.com, Cosas de Barcos and YachtCloser.^[10]
• June 1, 2017, boats.com and Boats Group moved headquarters to Miami.^[1]
• April 2023, Patrick Kolek is CEO at Boats Group.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miami Herald. Boats Group moves headquarters. Miami Herald. 20 June 2017.
2. Web site: Company Information . 25 July 2022 . Business Week.
3. Web site: PR News Wire. Boats.com Secures $21 Million Second-Round Investment From Top Venture Capital, Marine and Technology Businesses. IBI News. 13 December 2013.
4. Web site: PR News Wire. Boats.com Acquires YachtWorld.com. PR News Wire. 13 December 2013.
5. Web site: BMF. British Marine Federation (BMF) support for boats.com European Marine Industry Web Awards. Bristish Marine. 18 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163258/http://britishmarine.co.uk/News-and-Press/2004/May/BMF-SUPPORT-FOR-BOATSCOM-EUROPEAN-MARINE-INDUSTRY-WEB-AWARDS. 2 April 2015.
6. Web site: IBI News. Company Information. IBI News. 12 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20100610143452/http://www.ibinews.com/ibinews/newsdesk/20040829061935ibinews.html#. 2010-06-10. dead.
7. Web site: RYA. RYA launches new 'RYA Classifieds' powered by boats.com. Royal Yachting Association (RYA). 13 December 2013.
8. News: Cooper . By Laura . Apax to Buy Dominion Marine Media . 2024-05-31 . WSJ . en-US.
9. Web site: Dominion Marine Media Announces Company Name Change to Boats Group. Boats Group. 17 February 2017. Boats Group. 17 February 2017.
10. Web site: Boats Group. Apax Partners. 17 February 2017. Apax Partners. 3 March 2017.