Who owns the genealogy companies?

One of the trends of modern society is the centralization of theproduction, transportation and sale of goods and services, particularlyinformation services, in larger and larger international corporations.The Internet reflects the world at large in concentrating a lot ofresources under the control of a few very large organizations. Perhaps,finding out who owns and runs these organizations and where they arelocated would be an eye opener. To discover this information, itsometimes takes following a long history of acquisitions and mergers todiscover what entity is in control of the present organization. In somecases, Wikipedia is useful in providing background information. I wouldassume that if a particular Wikipedia article was inaccurate, theselarger companies would take steps to correct the misinformation. In allof this, I do not claim to have any particular insight or knowledgeabout the companies other than what I can discover online. It looks likethis will turn into a series of articles, the history of thesecompanies is so complex.

First on the list is Ancestry.com.
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Who owns the genealogy companies?

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