Acolad Buys Livewords as It Accelerates Up the Language Industry Food Chain
Serial acquirer Acolad buys Livewords in a move to further consolidate the language industry in Western Europe. Continue reading
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Slator 2019 Language Industry Market Report
Slator’s inaugural comprehensive language industry market report. It examines total market size, the 10 main end-buyer industries, competitive landscape, productivity tech, NMT and much more. Continue reading
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index. Continue reading
Technicis Rebrands as Acolad as Pro-Forma 2018 Revenues Hit USD 134m
Paris-headquartered Technicis folds 9 of its 12 brands into newly created Acolad Group. After 2018 M&A spree, group’s revenue base now over 2.5 times larger than in 2017. Continue reading
Slator 2018 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
Download Slator’s 2018 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report — an in-depth summary and analysis of the 48 language industry mergers and acquisitions and ten startup funding rounds Slator... Continue reading
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Slator 2019 Neural Machine Translation Report—Deploying NMT in Operations
Through five case studies and nearly 30 commentaries from the buy (enterprise, government, and more)- and sell-side (LSPs), this report shines a light on the sentiment of industry practitioners... Continue reading
Poland’s Summa Linguae Buys Swedish LSP Kommunicera
Poland-based Summa Linguae spent USD 2m acquiring Kommunicera, an “almost identical” language service provider, to expand into the Nordics. CEO highlights investment in NMT, API integrations and... Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Jobs Index (LIJI) Dips Slightly in November 2018
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, dipped slightly to 100.85 in November 2018... Continue reading
Technicis Continues Shopping Spree With AAC Global Acquisition
PE-backed Technicis acquires Finland’s AAC Global, pushes into lucrative Nordic market. Deal marks fourth acquisition in 2018, putting Technicis on track for nearly USD 140 million in 2018... Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) Drops Slightly in September 2018
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, dropped slightly in September 2018 to... Continue reading
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Language Industry Hires at Oyraa, GLOBO, Andovar, and AAC Global
A new Marketing Manager joins Tokyo-based Oryaa, while GLOBO welcomes a new Director of Business Solutions. Andovar and AAC Global hire a new Business Development Manager and Sales Manager,... Continue reading
Finland’s AAC Global Grows Revenues by 14% to EUR 15.9m in 2017
AAC Global’s revenues grew by nearly EUR 2m (+14%) to 15.9m for 2017. The pre-tax profit margin came in at 6.9%, meaning the Finnish LSP generated EUR 1.1m in EBITDA in 2017. Continue reading
Semantix Snaps Up TextMinded, Accelerates Consolidation in the Nordics
In its first major transaction since its 2015 private equity investment, Sweden’s Semantix acquires Denmark’s TextMinded. Deal lifts Semantix revenues comfortably above USD 100m, putting more... Continue reading
Finnish Procurement Agency Reacts to Critics
Government procurement agency Hansel defends itself against critics of the way it handled Finland’s EUR 37.5m interpretation contract; denies it changed rules mid-process. Continue reading
Finland’s Procurement Agency Blamed for Language Contract Chaos
Central procurement agency Hansel leaves Finnish government without language service contracts; source says big government clients may launch own tenders. Affected LSPs take Hansel to court.... Continue reading
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