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Language Service Provider Index • By Slator On 25 Feb 2020

The Slator 2020 Language Service Provider Index

The Slator 2020 Language Service Provider Index ranks the world’s largest language service providers by revenue and features over 130 LSPs across the Leaders, Challengers, and Boutique categories.

Research & Reports • By Slator On 20 Jan 2020

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.

Industry News • By Seyma Albarino On 31 Oct 2019

UK Linguists Earn GBP 30 per Hour for LSP Work, CIOL Survey Finds

Over 400 linguists responded to the CIOL Insights survey, shedding light on their sources of income, relationships with language service providers, and concerns about fair pay.

Mergers & Acquisitions • By Florian Faes On 2 Sep 2019

Acolad Swaps Private Equity Backers as CEO and Family Take Back Control

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.

Mergers & Acquisitions • By Florian Faes On 4 Jul 2019

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.

People Moves, Subscriber Content • By Marion Marking On 23 May 2019

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.

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Research & Reports • By Slator On 15 May 2019

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.

Deal Wins • By Esther Bond On 1 Mar 2019

AVB Replaces Livewords on EUR 6m Dutch Translation Contract

AVB Language Group wins EUR 6m Justice Ministry contract, ousting incumbent provider Livewords.

Language Service Provider Index • By Esther Bond On 26 Feb 2019

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.

Industry News • By Esther Bond On 7 Feb 2019

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 time in February 2019.

Research & Reports • By Slator On 11 Jan 2019

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 covered in 2018.

Industry News • By Esther Bond On 8 Jan 2019

Slator Jobs Index Dips in January 2019 While Hiring Remains Active

The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in July 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, dipped slightly in January 2019 to 101.33 vs 104.02 the previous month.

People Moves • By Gino Diño On 7 Jan 2019

Language Industry Hires at Iconic, Global Lingo, Livewords, Lionbridge, Ubiqus USA

Iconic gets a new Marketing Manager, Global Lingo appoints an interim Head of Translation and Interpretation, Livewords appoints a new Business Development Manager, Lionbridge places another key executive position in the role of Head of Sales, APAC, and Ubiqus USA welcomes a new Vice President of Sales, Translation Division.

Features • By Esther Bond On 28 Dec 2018

Language Industry Top Quotes of 2018

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.

Machine Translation, Research & Reports • By Slator On 5 Dec 2018

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 towards current-state NMT technology.

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