2018 was probably the most active year in language industry M&A history if measured by the number of deals. Capital remained cheap and widely accessible. While small- and mid-sized language service providers (LSPs) acquired each other at an unprecedented pace, 2018 saw no truly transformative deal yet again.
This 22-page report contains an analysis of the 2018 language industry M&A landscape, and an outlook for 2019. It contains a full list of the 48 deals covered on Slator including price, earnings or revenue multiples paid where available, sector, country, type (trade sale, private equity investment, IPO, merger).
New for 2018 is a section on startup funding in the language industry, with a list of the ten funding rounds centered around language technology covered by Slator and an analysis of activity.
Slator 2018 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
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The report also features a list of advisors on deals, legal and M&A, an overview of the most active verticals by seller vertical, and more.
The report can be used to gain a deeper understanding of what drives language industry M&A and benchmark future transactions against a comprehensive set of 2018 reference data.
It is a must-use reference for senior leadership and corporate development professionals at language service providers, investment banking and private equity professionals, as well as corporate strategy and finance advisors, and anyone else interested in the rapidly evolving competitive landscape in the language industry.
The information presented in this report is based on the companies, deals and countries that Slator covered between the dates of January 1st to December 31st 2018. The report is not an exhaustive list and may not include smaller transactions or represent the total volume or value of M&A transactions in the language industry worldwide.
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Table of Contents
| Executive Summary | 4 |
| Introduction | 4 |
| Deal Valuations | 6 |
| Deal Advisors / Legal / M&A | 7 |
| Financial Investors | 9 |
| Mergers | 9 |
| IPOs | 9 |
| Trade Sales | 9 |
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| Startup Funding | 18 |
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| Outlook | 20 |
| Additional Resources | 21 |
| Appendix | 22 |
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