World’s Biggest Game Localizer Raises GBP 100 Million to Buy Rivals
Game services provider Keywords is raising GBP 100m in a share placing in London as it plans to acquire smaller rivals hurting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading
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Slator 2019 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
Download the Slator 2019 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report — an in-depth summary and analysis of the 60 language industry M&A and 15 start-up and tech funding rounds. Continue reading
Korea’s Flitto Raises USD 23m in IPO
Korean language services and data company Flitto raises USD 23m in IPO on electronic trading platform Kosdaq, Korea’s answer to Nasdaq; CEO heralds “AI boom era.” 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
Slator Jobs Index Rebounds Slightly in March 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry and climbed slightly in March 2019. Continue reading
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Slator Jobs Index Slips Below Baseline in February 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in July 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, slipped below the baseline for the first... Continue reading
Slator Language Industry Jobs Index (LIJI) Climbs 2 Points in October 2018
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, climbed over two points in October 2018... Continue reading
Where Is the Billion Dollar Language Service Provider?
The language industry is huge, worth around USD 40bn per year. Yet, unlike other industries of this size, there is no one single provider generating a billion US-Dollars in revenue. Here’s how it... Continue reading
Keywords Studios Acquires Player Research
Ireland-based video game localizer Keywords Studios continues acquiring rivals and vendors. Latest acquisition Player Research comes on the heels of former aviation executive David Broderick’s... Continue reading
Keywords Shares Hit Record High on Half-year Results
Game localization company’s stock price hits new highs as revenues and profits rise strongly in the first half of 2016, pushing market capitalization past USD 220m. Virtual and Augmented Reality... Continue reading
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Keywords Pays USD 4m for Volta as Stock Trades at All-time High
As its stock continues climbing, game localizer Keywords Studios is now worth nearly as much as Lionbridge. Announces latest deal with buyout of Canadian art and animation studio Volta Creation... Continue reading
Another Italian Job: Keywords Pays EUR 18m to Acquire Rival Synthesis
Keywords keeps gobbling up competitors and acquires market number two Synthesis as the game localization space rapidly consolidates. Keywords CEO Andrew Day comments on the deal and why he thinks... Continue reading
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