Dominion Enterprises

Media and information services company for the automotive,real estate, & travel industries
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Dominion Enterprises
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTechnology
Founded2006; 18 years ago (2006), in Virginia, United States
Headquarters
Norfolk, VA
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Charles Watkins, President and CEO
ProductsSoftware and Information services
ParentLandmark Media Enterprises LLC
WebsiteDominion Enterprises

Dominion Enterprises is a Norfolk, Virginia-based software and information services company for the automotive, power sports, real estate, travel and franchising industries. The businesses owned by Dominion Enterprises include DominionDMS, Activator, Dealer Specialties, Cross-Sell, DataOne Software, Prime Street, Franchise Ventures, DX1, ZiiDMS, and Travel Media Group.

History

Dominion Enterprises was established in September 2006 by Landmark Communications, Inc. following a division of assets of its predecessor company, Trader Publishing, between shared owners Landmark and Cox Enterprises.[1]

In May 2017, it sold Dominion Web Solutions to European firm Eurazeo and Goldman Sachs Group’s merchant banking division for $680 million.[2]

In September, the company sold ForRent.com to CoStar Group for $350 million in cash and $35 million worth of stock.[3][4]

In April 2021, Dominion Enterprises announced the sale of Homes.com to CoStar Group Inc. for $156 million.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Fell, Jason (2008-06-16). "As Weather Channel Deal Nears Closure, Eyes Turn to Magazine Division". FolioMag.com. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  2. ^ Louch, Staff reporter and William. "Eurazeo and Goldman Sachs Team Up to Buy Dominion Web". www.penews.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  3. ^ web, The Virginian-Pilot / from the. "Norfolk-based Dominion Enterprises sells ForRent.com". dailypress.com. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. ^ Pierceall, Kimberly. "Parent company of The Virginian-Pilot sells ForRent.com for $350 million". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
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