Big Language Solutions Buys Lawlinguists, Plans Master Brand
Big Language Solutions buys legal translation specialist, Lawlinguists. CEO Jeff Brink says combined revenues expected to exceed USD 90m by year-end 2022.
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ULG Acquires VIA, Pushes Annual Revenue Past USD 100m
ULG acquired legal and compliance specialist VIA and continues to execute its acquisitions-led growth strategy. Legal dispute between founder Brink and ULG resolved.
Big Language Solutions Gets a New CEO as Jeff Brink Becomes Chairman
Dick Surdykowski steps into CEO role at Big Language Solutions. Jeff Brink on what prompted leadership change and strategy moving forward.
The Language Industry's Biggest Hires in 2017
Who got hired, who stepped down, who moved over to the next challenge and why? Here's a roundup of senior appointments and career moves of top executives in the language services industry in 2017.
How ULG’s Investors Ousted Jeff Brink
After buying into his idea of executing an aggressive acquisition strategy backed by outside funding, ULG’s financial investor Northern Pacific Group decided Jeff Brink was not the right person to lead the company he founded.
Slator 2023 Language Service Provider Index (Data as a Spreadsheet Download)
Spreadsheet with underlying data for the Slator 2023 LSPI: ca. 350 LSPs, 2022 revenues (USD), growth, ownership, headquarters, and more.
Big Language Solutions Buys Life Sciences Specialist Dora Wirth Languages
US-based language service provider, Big Language Solutions, acquires London-based life sciences specialist, Dora Wirth Languages (DWL).
BIG Launches LanguageVault®, Extends Client’s Data Security Perimeter
Atlanta based BIG Language Solutions is excited to announce the launch of its security platform LanguageVault, the world’s most secure translation environment.
Big Language Solutions Acquires USD 27.5m OPI Provider, Language Link
Big Language Solutions (BIG) buys remote interpreting provider, Language Link. CEO Jeff Brink expects combined revenues to exceed USD 75m by year-end 2021.
BIG Gets Bigger, Acquires US Healthcare Specialist ISI
Jeff Brink, CEO at BIG on how latest acquisition ISI Language Solutions squares neatly with BIG’s regulated-industry growth strategy; shares future M&A plans for the rest of 2020.
SlatorCon 2019 — Your Definitive Guide and Key Takeaways
SlatorCon toured three global cities across Europe and the US in 2019 and featured 28 speakers representing the full breadth of the language industry.
Top Language Industry Quotes of 2019
From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2019 commented on a wide range of issues. Here are our top picks.
Slator Job Index Climbs for a Fifth Consecutive Month in November 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity trends across the global language industry, rises again in November 2019.
Jeff Brink’s Big Language Solutions Appoints Dave Perlman as CFO
Big Language Solutions appoints Atlanta-based Dave Perlman as Chief Financial Officer; role critical to company’s private equity-backed acquisition strategy.
The Right Dynamics: Why Private Equity and Venture Capitalists Invest in the Language Industry
Two Silicon Valley venture capitalists and a private equity investor discuss their rationale for investing in the language industry, weighing in on an industry undergoing a profound shift.
Key Takeaways from SlatorCon San Francisco 2019
Industry leaders met at a sold out SlatorCon San Francisco to discuss market opportunities, technology, and investment trends, and to network with peers.
SlatorCon San Francisco 2019: Full Agenda Announced
Over 120 language industry leaders will meet at the language industry’s premier executive forum in San Francisco on September 12. Browse the full agenda now.
Slator Job Index Edges Up Again in July 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, climbs anew in July 2019.
Brink Is Back With Big Language Solutions, Buys Protranslating
Undeterred by the 2016 ULG saga, industry veteran Jeff Brink teams up with a private equity firm to buy Florida’s Protranslating and launch a buy-and-build strategy.
Jeff Brink Files Lawsuit Against ULG and Private Equity Backers
Now former-CEO of United Language Group (ULG) Jeff Brink files a personal injury lawsuit against the company he founded and its private equity backers. Meanwhile, ULG continues acquisitive growth and buys interpretation company Language Select.
Rolling It Up: Jeff Brink on Creating United Language Group
CEO of newly created United Language Group Jeff Brink speaks about what made him get back into the industry and outlines how the Merrill Brink and KJI acquisitions were just the start in executing the company’s private-equity-backed growth strategy.
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