Is there a directory of private equity acquisitions? Maybe even a browser extension that flags the websites of acquired companies.

Such acquisitions are often due to founders cashing out or retiring, and the first thing private equity does is switch gears to "extraction mode". As such, I would think twice before (a) making a long-term commitment to their services, or (b) spending time applying for a job there.

Ohhh so that’s why I got those price increases emails. Yay. What are some good alternatives?

And well, business goes down.

I purchased a domain name from them yesterday, in addition to a few I already had.

This will be the last purchase unless I see some significant traction in the case we're discussing in particular, and company wide in general.

Hope others will do the same. Not punishing this behavior is encouraging such abuse in the entire industry (if Namecheap gets away with that, everyone else will follow).