TransPerfect, Lionbridge, SDL, RWS, Welocalize: How Slator LSPI Super Agencies Fared in 2019
Rundown on how the language industry’s five full-service Super Agencies fared in the Slator 2020 Language Service Provider Index.
Rundown on how the language industry’s five full-service Super Agencies fared in 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.
TransPerfect revenues climb 8.4% in 2019 to USD 764m. Revenue growth propelled by acquisitions in media and gaming localization along with the AI data services and the TMS business.
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.
Mergers and acquisitions helped the biggest LSPs get even bigger; AB5 prompts protests; bankruptcy, layoffs, and a canceled contract; and new standards for interpreters.
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.
TransPerfect acquires Scheune in Germany and Chulengo in Argentina, continuing its M&A drive in the media localization space.
TransPerfect’s third-quarter revenues hit USD 118m, putting the company on track to achieve USD 770–775m in FY2019 revenues, an increase of over 9% versus 2018.
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a bid to stay afloat, signalling further shifts in the media localization landscape.
TransPerfect acquires France-based media localization provider Lylo and three smaller players in a move to compete at scale in media localization.
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, climbs again in May 2019.
Paris-based media localizer Lylo acquires Italy’s Studio PV. Says Italy key growth market for dubbing and discusses hard-to-resource language combinations.
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index.
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