TransPerfect Acquires Virtual Data Room Company Sterling Technology
TransPerfect acquires virtual data room (VDR) technology company, Sterling Technology, after competitive bidding process; aims to proactively address VDR market.
Mergers & Acquisitions
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
Propio Acquires Telelanguage as CEO Sees Remote Interpreting at ‘All-Time High’
Propio Language Services acquires interpreting specialist, Telelanguage. Propio CEO, Marco Assis, on state of US interpretation market and projected growth into 2023.
Lionbridge Inks Deal With Game Testing Company
Super Agency Lionbridge is set to acquire Game Tester, an Australia-based game-testing provider, to add community-based testing capabilities to the Lionbridge Games division.
Automation Leader UiPath Bolts On Text Mining Startup Re:infer
UiPath acquires AI startup Re:infer, adding communications mining expertise to robotic process automation capabilities.
Verbit Acquires UK Transcription and Localization Services Company Take 1
Transcription and live translated captioning unicorn, Verbit, buys localization and access services provider, Take 1.
Slator Interpreting Services and Technology Report
60-page report on the growth industry of interpreting, featuring analysis by mode, setting, geo, buyers, business use cases, RSI, OPI, VRI. Incl. market size estimate.
Deluxe Media Tucks In German Dubbing Studio CSC
Deluxe Media acquires CSC Studio, a dubbing facility in Germany, as media localization demand continues to grow.
Word Class Acquires Fellow French Financial LSP Fastnet Translation
Word Class acquires 100% of fellow French translation agency, Fastnet. Project managers and network of some 500 freelance linguists to stay onboard.
STAR7 Buys Boutique LSP Vertere, EBITDA Multiple Paid in Line With Industry Average
STAR7 continues strategic M&A, buys Italian language service provider, Vertere, in USD 0.8m deal after last year’s IPO in Milan.
White Knight Capital Management Buys Argentina-Based Stillman Translations
Brogan Taylor, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of privately held Canadian investment firm White Knight, to replace Stillman founder Hugo Rizzi as Chairman and CEO.
Transline Acquires Fellow German LSP Micado Innovation
In its fifth acquisition to date, language service provider, Transline, acquires fellow German LSP, Micado Innovation; highlights increasing demand in building services, life sciences, medtech.
Argo Translation Acquires E-learning Specialist ICDTranslation
Chicago-based Argo Translation acquires local rival ICDTranslation; shares plans for further technology and services plays.
Pixelogic Acquires Juice Media, Increases Korean Dubbing Capacity
Pixelogic Media acquires Seoul-based Juice Media, expanding dubbing capacity amid rising media localization demand in Asia.
Lionbridge AI Buyer, Telus, Abruptly Abandons USD 700m Appen Bid
Australia data annotation provider, Appen, gets buyout offer from Telus, buyer of Lionbridge AI business. In surprising about-face, Canadian call center giant walks away.
Dubbing Brothers Expands Into Nordics, Acquires Eurotroll
Oskar Svensson, CEO of family-run dubbing and subtitling company Eurotroll, will stay on to help French multimedia localization provider Dubbing Brothers expand into the Nordics.
Baring Will Not Proceed With RWS Takeover Bid
Baring Private Equity Asia and RWS have confirmed that Baring does not intend to make a bid for UK-based RWS.
Toppan Digital Language Buys Translate Media Adding to London Presence
Toppan Digital Language acquires second London LSP in a row, TranslateMedia; expects to triple in size in 2022, and lead translation market for high-risk and regulated sectors in two years.
RWS Shares Jump on Takeover Talk
UK-based RWS confirms that Baring Private Equity Asia is considering a takeover bid. No formal approach has been made to the RWS board just yet.
Software Localization Platform Transifex Sold to PARC Partners
Search fund PARC Partners buys SaaS software localization company, Transifex; installs new leadership in entrepreneurs Chris Reese (CEO) and Tony Pilnik (President).
SeproTec Buys tsd in First Acquisition After Majority Sale to Private Equity
SeproTec buys tsd to expand into German-speaking DACH region. It is the Spain-based LSP’s first acquisition after its majority sale to private equity firm, Nazca Capital, in 2021.
Big Language Solutions Buys Lawlinguists, Plans Master Brand
Big Language Solutions buys legal translation specialist, Lawlinguists. CEO Jeff Brink says combined revenues expected to exceed USD 90m by year-end 2022.
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