Much of the industry flourished despite Covid, proving just how essential it is to commerce. Here are the most popular stories of a year that redefined life and work in the global language industry. Continue reading
From Deputy to full CEO of Acolad Group, Olivier Marcheteau on his main responsibilities over the next year and what drivers and trends he is “convinced of.” Continue reading
Acolad Group President, Benjamin du Fraysseix, and CEO, Olivier Marcheteau, speak at SlatorCon Remote on what made the Acolad-AMPLEXOR merger a success. Continue reading
Some highlights from SlatorCon Remote December 2020 on topics such as M&A, medtech, machine translation, digital transformation, the future of TMS, and scaling linguistic services for online retail. Continue reading
Acolad owner and serial language industry dealmaker Benjamin du Fraysseix is set to close his largest deal yet as he acquires rival language service provider AMPLEXOR. Continue reading
Naxicap exits European language service provider Acolad. Private equity fund Qualium Investissement takes minority stake as Acolad CEO’s family reinvests to become majority owner. Continue reading
Serial acquirer Acolad buys Livewords in a move to further consolidate the language industry in Western Europe. Continue reading
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
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
SlatorCon tour took in four global cities across three continents in 2018 and featured a grand total of 35 speakers representing the full breadth of the language industry from startups, language... Continue reading
From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2018 commented on a wide range of issues - here are our top picks. Continue reading
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
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
CEO Benjamin du Fraysseix lives up to his reputation as one of the language industry’s busiest dealmakers by buying Belgian rival Telelingua. Combined group revenues to exceed USD 100 million in 2018. Continue reading
Language industry deal maker Technicis acquires rival HL Trad in second acquisition in three months. Bringing the France-based, Legal and Financial LSP into its fold lifts Technicis to pro-forma... Continue reading
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