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M&A Services & Advisory and Custom Market Research

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M&A Advisory Services and Custom Research

M&A Buy-Side Advisory

We connect industry buyers and financial investors to the most promising acquisition opportunities that fit both their financial and long-term strategic objectives. Our clients benefit from Slator’s unrivaled proprietary research combined in our extensive industry network. Our coverage includes localization and translation services providers across all verticals and geographies, localization management and workflow technology providers, and natural language processing companies including machine translation and related language technologies. While we draw on a tried and tested methodology for each process, our approach can be customized to each client in order to maximize results.

Seller Services and Advisory

In selling a language services provider or a language technology business the right partner makes all the difference. Slator provides the full suite of sell-side services to language industry founders, owners, and investors and advises sellers across the entire sales journey in collaboration with our partner Maveria. Our comprehensive offering includes:

  • Full review and assessment of company information and metrics, then recommending a custom process that maximizes value by benchmarking against our extensive database
  • Preparing process documentation such as teaser and information memorandum
  • Locating, screening, and contacting qualified buyers drawing on our unparalleled industry network
  • Negotiating letters of intent with multiple buyers and structuring the transaction
  • Managing and coordinating the closing

Commercial Due Diligence

Slator’s experienced industry consultants and advisors support buyers of and investors in language industry business in analyzing investment targets or strategic acquisition candidates. We offer a broad range of commercial due diligence services ranging from technology reviews and benchmarking, market positioning analysis, competitive positioning, client interviews, growth opportunities and much more.

Custom Market Research and Localization Consulting

Slator’s experienced market research team supports buyers and vendors of language services and technology across the entire production and supply chain. Our services include

  • Structuring and end-to-end running of Requests for Proposals (RFP)
  • Custom market research on specific services, technologies, or verticals
  • Custom vendor lists
  • Competitive analysis
  • Technology assessments

About Slator

Extensive proprietary data and research meets unparalleled language industry network.

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Slator’s language industry intelligence enables owners, operators, investors, and buyers to make better business decisions and execute their strategy.

Our team of experience translation, localization, and language technology advisors and researchers connect you to most promising acquisition targets, support the sale of your business, help you understand strategic acquisition and investment opportunities, and facilitate your growth strategy via custom market research and localization consulting. Schedule your no-fee call now to learn more and discuss your project.

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