---
id: "stealth-acquisition"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "stealth acquisition"
language: "en"
category: "Aftermarket and investing"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/stealth-acquisition/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/adquisicion-anonima/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/verdeckter-domainkauf/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/acquisition-anonyme/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/acquisizione-anonima/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/aquisicao-anonima/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/anonimnaya-pokupka/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/yinmi-shougou/"
---

# stealth acquisition

Buying a domain name without revealing who the real buyer is, usually through a broker or another company. Large companies do this so that the seller does not raise the price or learn about a planned product. The buyer often becomes public only later, through registration data or a launch.

## related terms

- [domain broker](https://tldlog.com/glossary/domain-broker/)
- [end user](https://tldlog.com/glossary/end-user/)
- [domain upgrade](https://tldlog.com/glossary/domain-upgrade/)
- [privacy/proxy service](https://tldlog.com/glossary/privacy-proxy-service/)
- [escrow](https://tldlog.com/glossary/escrow/)