Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker December 2019
Third monthly edition of the Slator Buyer Tracker featuring some of the most important changes happening among buy-side decision-makers. Continue reading
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What We Learned From Listening in on the Straker Translations H1 2020 Investor Call
Straker Translations holds investor call to announce first-half 2020 results; eyes more acquisitions and strikes partnership with AppTek to expand media localization offering. Continue reading
The 22 Private Equity Firms Backing Some of the Biggest Language Service Providers
Detailed list of 22 private equity firms invested in some of the world's largest LSPs incl. key people, AUM, year of investment, typical holding period and more. Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker November 2019
The second edition of this monthly series again features buy-side people moves and helps inform your hiring, strategy, and business development decisions. Continue reading
Two Crucial OTT Wins for Media Localizer ZOO Digital as Legacy Business Evaporates
Just in time: ZOO Digital closes two contracts for its new localization management and cloud-dubbing platforms as legacy DVD and Blu-ray business trends towards zero. Continue reading
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The World’s Largest Media Localizer Posts Revenue Decline in Half-Year Results
Imagica Group sets out strategic plan for 2021 to offset declines in legacy business lines and address high cost base at subsidiary SDI Media. Continue reading
New: Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker October 2019
Introducing the Slator Language Industry Buyer Tracker. This new monthly series features key buy-side people moves and helps inform your hiring, strategy, and business development decisions. Continue reading
Why Keywords Studios, Valued at USD 1 Billion, Is Moving Into Media Localization
Keywords Studios CEO lays out strategic rationale for game localization giant’s cautious, yet deliberate, move into TV and film localization. Continue reading
Keywords Posts Strong Growth, Buys Media Localizer as Game Loc Share Shrinks
Keywords Studios dips toes in media localization by buying Germany’s TV Synchron. Game localization now accounts for less than a quarter of revenues versus nearly half in H1 2017. Continue reading
Straker Translations Holds AGM, Reveals Which LSPs Are on M&A Radar
Nearly 300 small LSPs on Straker Translations’ M&A radar as the company provides strategy update at AGM. Shares rally as investors seem confident in buy-and-build plans. Continue reading
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These Fast-Growing US Language Service Providers Made the 2019 Inc. 5000 List
The results are in for the 2019 edition of the Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the fastest growing companies in the United States. Which language service providers made the cut? Continue reading
Ranking and Analysis: H1 2019 Performance of Listed Language Service Providers
Australia’s Appen leads a H1 2019 ranking of listed language service providers. The language industry again outperformed the broader markets. Continue reading
Why Patent and IP Translation Remains a Very Profitable Business
Key content types, main buyers, and long-term demand drivers in patent and IP translation; and how machine translation and MT post-editing impact production. Continue reading
The Post-Deal Lives of Over 100 LSP Owners Who Sold Their Business
Slator tracked over 70 language industry M&A transactions and reviewed the next steps founders took after selling their business. Continue reading
Inside Translation, Localization, and NLP on GitHub, the World’s #1 Code Sharing Site
Over two dozen charts and tables and high-level visualizations as well as analysis of GitHub code repositories relevant to the language industry. Continue reading
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