Find out about the latest mergers and acquisitions, as well as the latest rounds of investments in leading companies from translation services to language technology
Canadian LSP Scriptis Translations expands into US with acquisition of Philadelphia-based boutique provider MTM Linguasoft. Continue reading
Japanese financial printer Takara acquired local language service provider Simul in Q1 2020 for USD 46m, as demand for IR and disclosure translation increases. Continue reading
Language services provider to the US government SOS International (SOSi) acquires minority stake in machine translation and speech recognition provider AppTek. Continue reading
UK- and US-based e-commerce website provider Localised raises USD 6.5m in Series A with investment from British entrepreneur Peter Jones and growth fund BGF. Continue reading
IYUNO acquires German dubbing studio Scalamedia, subject to competition clearance, aiming to expand customer offering and access to talent in Germany. Continue reading
Captioning, translation and transcription provider Ai-Media is reported to be preparing for a listing in Australia, which could value the company in the triple digit million range. Continue reading
Along with a slight decline in H1 FY 2020 revenues and profits, RWS announces the acquisitions of machine translation provider Iconic and India-based localization services company Webdunia. Continue reading
Tech-enabled LSP Lilt raised USD 25m just in time before Covid-19 disruption. CEO Spence Green talks about how they plan to expand within the enterprise and which MT trends excite him most. Continue reading
Sydney’s Ai-Media acquires Chicago’s ACS following USD 6.7m funding round. Ai-Media CEO Tony Abrahams says deal will complement company’s rapid organic sales growth in North America. Continue reading
Sweden-based private equity firm Priveq takes a majority stake in media localizer Plint. Plans to invest funds primarily in organic growth. Continue reading
Piotr Misztal, Partner at Summa Linguae’s private equity backer V4C, shares his views on the current crisis and what steps company management should take right now. Continue reading
In Canada, language service provider OXO Innovation acquires local rival Communications Transcript to boost presence in Québec. Continue reading
Columbia Partners Private Capital to take minority stake and invest USD 10m in US telehealth platform Cloudbreak Health, owner of remote interpreting system Martti. Continue reading
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