GitLabHost, one of Europe’s fastest-growing hosting companies specializing in mission-critical DevOps hosting services, and Your.Online, the leading platform for local brands in the online services sector, are joining forces. Hogenhouck M&A advised GitLabHost on this transaction.
European market leader
GitLabHost, founded in 2018, is a European market leader in fully managed, high-performance GitLab hosting. It focuses on a niche segment within the hosting market and, thanks to its transparency, reliability, and in-depth technical expertise, has proven itself to blue-chip clients such as Porsche and Carrefour. With scalable DevOps solutions, continuous service improvement, and exceptional customer support, GitLabHost delivers flexibility and quality.
Growing Through Autonomy
GitLabHost has chosen Your.Online as a strategic partner because of its decentralized model. This model provides access to extensive expertise, international opportunities, and additional growth capital. Through this partnership, GitLabHost will retain its unique approach, culture, location, brand, and autonomy. At the same time, the company is strengthening its position as a leading provider of DevOps hosting services. Both GitLabHost and Your.Online are committed to continuing to deliver their industry-leading services. They are collaborating on innovative solutions to better support customers as their DevOps hosting needs continue to grow.
Rikard Akhtarzand, CEO of Your.Online: “Since its founding in 2018, GitLabHost has demonstrated exceptional growth and earned the trust of leading European companies thanks to its reliability, technical expertise, flexibility, and excellent support for mission-critical development environments. GitLabHost has thus positioned itself as a market leader, and we are delighted to welcome GitLabHost, its management team, and all employees to the Your.Online family.”
The M&A process
The Hogenhouck M&A team advised GitLabHost on this transaction, with Mark van Beusekom, Maarten van der Heijden, and Bo van der Ven. Mark van Beusekom commented on the transaction: “GitLabHost is a leader in the hosting industry, with a strong client base and high-quality solutions. It was a tailor-made M&A process in which we were able to properly position this leading company and match it with Your.Online. This strategic partnership forms a solid foundation that will enable GitLabHost and Your.Online to realize and accelerate their growth potential together.”
