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On 21 June 2012, CEO and founder Brent Oxley announced the sale of HostGator, advised employees and users not to worry in part because Oxley would still own the buildings HostGator used. On July 13, 2012, HostGator was sold to Endurance International Group (EIG) for an aggregate purchase price of $299.8 million, of which $227.3 million was paid in cash at the closing. In May 2011, HostGator started operations in India with a its office in Nashik, Maharashtra and a data centre. In 2010, an office was added in Austin, Texas. He suggested that this move increased sales by at least 30%. Founder Brent Oxley was adamant about being able to back up an "unlimited" option prior to offering service named as such and increased staffing.
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In 2008, HostGator prepared for competition companies touting themselves as providing "unlimited" hosting services. Magazine ranked HostGator in its list of fastest growing companies at 21 in the United States and 1 in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas area The same year, HostGator decided to make their hosting service green hostingīy working with Integrated Ecosystem Market Services.
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In June 2006, the company opened its first international office in Canada. In 2006, the company moved from the original office in Boca Raton, Florida to a new 20,000 square foot building in Houston, Texas. HostGator was founded in October 2002 by Brent Oxley, who was then a student at Florida Atlantic University.