Press Release - Helmuts Meskonis acquires the AcornDomains.co.uk

London, UK, April 15, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Helmuts Meskonis, a renowned entrepreneur and domain name investor, has successfully acquired the largest UK domain name investor forum, AcornDomains.co.uk. The transaction was completed on April 13, 2023. The owner company is Helmuts Limited, and the company to operate Acorn Domains forum is No Stress Limited, which also operates the global hosting brand HostMaria.

The acquisition follows almost a year of negotiations and builds on Helmuts's broader strategy to guarantee the success of the upcoming London Domain Summit by securing his ability to inform Acorn Domain forum's members of this annual B2B convention London Domain Summit for the global and European domain name industry. The London Domain Summit, which brings together the domain name industry, is scheduled to take place later this August 22-23 at Hilton London Metropole.

AcornDomains.co.uk, the oldest UK domain name investor community, and forum, and has over 15400 registered members and more than 625000 posts. The acquisition aligns well with London Domain Summit's mission to connect the domain name industry and create more business opportunities for everyone in the industry.

Commenting on the acquisition, Helmuts Meskonis said:
"I am thrilled to have completed the acquisition of AcornDomains.co.uk. The forum has a long-standing, almost sacred, reputation as one of the most valuable resources for domain name investors in the UK and beyond, and we are committed to ensuring its continued success.
We are excited to announce that we will be bringing in several more moderators from the established Acorn Domains community to help ensure that the forum continues to be a friendly and safe place for everyone. Our goal is to provide an environment that fosters productive discussions and connections, while also promoting the financial success of all of our members.
With the addition of moderators, we hope to maintain order and civility in all discussions, allowing everyone to feel comfortable and respected while participating. By doing so, we believe that we can help our members achieve even greater success in their business ventures, and strengthen the bonds of our community.
We firmly believe that if there is no order, there can be no peace and prosperity. With that in mind, we are committed to making our forum the best possible place for all members to learn, grow, and connect.
And also a huge thanks to Steve Napier for carrying the torch for so many years, and letting me be a part of what I think is one of the most important resources in the UK domain industry; it is truly an honor."

Helmuts Meskonis is also working on several other strategic partnership deals related to both AcornDomains.co.uk and London Domain Summit. The first strategic partnership has already been signed with the London-based Intis Telecom, specifically the fast-growing domain name zone it.com.

The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

For more information about the acquisition or the London Domain Summit, please contact Helmuts Meskonis via email at helmuts@hostmaria.com.

 

Congrats

 

Thank you Sam

 

Thank you! We have 2 more moderators, both the most respected Acorn Domains members: @Sam and @lazarus

@Admin account has been fully passed over to Felix, and he might take his time to introduce himself when the time is right!

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@Paullas and @Adam H > Thank you for all your great work keeping Acorn Domains the safe place for the UK domain investors as it is today! Respect!!

 

Good evening,

You are 100% correct - Acorn is a great community and I will be very careful making any changes. It is easy to make rash decisions, isn't it?

We will see how to deal with the user posts that can be classified as 'dumping names for sale'.

Do we really need big changes here? The priority is for everybody to feel safe, interact with each other, and be able to do more business.

About migrating > not really.
About updates > these will be necessary. You don't want to see the backend

In 2 words > I have huge respect for Acorn and don't plan any Revolution here

The only part that will change: is the business model, membership pricing (optional) and banner pricing to be able to exist as a business.

Best wishes!
Helmuts

 

I agree with this the domain auction section should be closed down no need for it and this has been taking over the forum.

 

I wouldn't close it down I would just exclude it from showing up in the new posts that way the site still has content but if people want to buy and sell domains they have to go to the relevant sections to look for what they are looking for.

 

Yes, Paul, your suggestion seems to be very reasonable. This most probably will be done. Still, let us not make rash decisions

Best wishes!
H

 

Thank you

And, thank you for your feedback. This is exactly one of the reasons why decisions like these should be taken with caution, and it will be.

All the success!!
Helmuts

p.s. see you in London in August?

 

Thank you.

domainlore haven't been really talkative up to this point .. tried to contact them earlier in regards to the previous Domain Summit.. maybe this year, maybe next one? .. not in a rush, everything has its own time.

.. this is exactly the reason why we need to have at least annual meetups - to be able to do business

 

yep It is put under moderation. .. very strange one..



.. reminds us not to go crazy in over moderating Acorn.

greetings to all the night owls!

 

Thank you, Dale. It is an honor! See you in London this August?

Best wishes, Helmuts

 

No worries for 100% used to misspelled versions of my name

Dale, maybe even better? Shall we do a livestream times by times I keep stumbling upon your name, and it would be great to know more about you How does this sound? Best! H