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 technology and language service providers to the buy side, finance and academia.
The industry was abuzz with leadership changes. Two language industry CEOs stepped down after more than two decades at the helm, and a number of large companies announced key management adjustments. This was the year in language industry hires.
SDL projects 2018 revenues to be in the range of GBP 323–325m and EBITA of no less than GBP 28.5m. Shares open flat in early London trading as results came in as expected.
thebigword posts full-year 2018 revenues of nearly USD 100m and EBITDA of USD 5.9m, as growth is boosted by Ministry of Justice contract and defense business. Company launches new video remote interpreting (VRI) capabilities to expand interpretation offering.
SDL CEO Adolfo Hernandez told SlatorCon how the recent acquisition of Donnelley Language Solutions is SDL’s transparent play for premium industries such as finance, legal and life sciences and how those verticals are positioned for growth.
Japanese financial printer Takara acquired local language service provider Simul in Q1 2020 for USD 46m, as demand for IR and disclosure translation increases.
Rundown on how the language industry’s five full-service Super Agencies fared in the Slator 2020 Language Service Provider Index.
SDL is poised to reap the rewards of a three-year transformation and a swift and skilful one-year integration of Donnelley Language Solutions.
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.
SDL concludes three-year transformation and posts modest organic growth across three divisions. Investors now expect SDL to deliver on growth, profitability in 2019.
Japanese financial printing giant Takara Printing Co. has acquired one of Japan’s oldest language service providers, TOIN, to bolster its translation capabilities.
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index.
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 covered in 2018.
Hot take on SlatorCon San Francisco 2018. A rundown of main themes and speakers from Slator’s one-day flagship event for the language industry including photo gallery.
Printing giant Toppan Leefung acquires Capital Markets and Compliance business from competitor Merrill Corporation. Combined translation unit employs 120 in-house translators.
In its last set of results before consolidating Donnelley Language Solutions, SDL posts first half revenues of GBP 143.1m and adjusted EBITA of GBP 12m. CEO Hernandez sees the benefits of transformation finally beginning to make an impact.
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.
SDL acquires Donnelley Language Solutions for USD 77.5m as language industry consolidation accelerates in 2018. SDL pays 13.3 times EBITDA. Donnelley LS management expected to stay. Deal shifts SDL decidedly towards services business.
Donnelley Language Solutions’ Product team has been busy redesigning its Translation Management System, MultiTrans, to deliver top notch technology and to create the best solutions for our clients.
For years, Switzerland’s federal bureaucracy sourced translation services at a minimum rate of 40 cents per word until a right-wing politician forced a vote in parliament to end the practice. Now, Donnelley, Apostroph, Lionbridge and other LSPs are forced to bid for each job in minitenders.
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