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Vinge advises Loopia on its acquisition of .SE Direkt

February 11, 2019

Vinge has advised Loopia on its acquisition of the Swedish Internet Foundation’s (“IIS”) registrar business .SE Direkt.

As of mid-February, .SE Direkt's customers will have Loopia as registrar for their domains. Loopia AB, which is a part of Loopia Group, is one of Sweden's largest and fastest growing web hosting companies with operations in Sweden, Norway, and Serbia. Loopia currently has over 225,000 customers and is a market leader in Sweden within domain names and web hosting. IIS is responsible for the Swedish top-level domain .se and is an independent, business-driven and public organization who works for an internet that contributes positively to people and society.
 
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