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Oversee.net was founded in 2000 by [[Lawrence Ng]] and [[Fred Hsu]].<ref>http://oversee.net/lawrence-ng</ref> While Hsu is no longer associated with the company, Ng is the current Chairman of the Board of Directors. A graduate from the University of Southern California (USC), Ng was employed with Startpath.com, Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney, before he pooled resources and expertise with Hsu in the domains of online advertising, internet traffic pattern analysis and search engine optimization, to create Oversee.net.  

Oversee.net was founded in 2000 by [[Lawrence Ng]] and [[Fred Hsu]].<ref>http://oversee.net/lawrence-ng</ref> While Hsu is no longer associated with the company, Ng is the current Chairman of the Board of Directors. A graduate from the University of Southern California (USC), Ng was employed with Startpath.com, Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney, before he pooled resources and expertise with Hsu in the domains of online advertising, internet traffic pattern analysis and search engine optimization, to create Oversee.net.  

In 2007, Oversee acquired [[SnapNames]], an expired domain reseller.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2007/06/01/overseenet-to-acquire-snapnames/ Oversee.net to Acquire SnapNames, domainnamewire.com]</ref> In 2008, Oversee acquired [[Moniker]], a domain auctioning site, for $65 million.<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/overseenet-acquires-moniker-for-65-million/ Oversee.net Acquires Moniker for $65 million, techcrunch.com]</ref>

In 2007, Oversee acquired [[SnapNames]], which used proprietary technology to acquire expiring and deleting domain names for buyers.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2007/06/01/overseenet-to-acquire-snapnames/ Oversee.net to Acquire SnapNames, domainnamewire.com]</ref> In 2008, Oversee acquired [[Moniker]], a top-10 registrar, domain broker, and live domain name auction service provider, for $65 million.<ref>[http://techcrunch.com/2008/01/03/overseenet-acquires-moniker-for-65-million/ Oversee.net Acquires Moniker for $65 million, techcrunch.com]</ref>

In January 2008, the company sold USD 150 million worth of equity to Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity (PE) firm.<ref>http://www.oversee.net/news/91</ref>  As part of the deal, William J. Pade, a partner at the PE firm joined oversee.net board as Director.

In January 2008, the company sold USD 150 million worth of equity to Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity (PE) firm.<ref>http://www.oversee.net/news/91</ref>  As part of the deal, William J. Pade, a partner at the PE firm joined oversee.net board as Director.