Connecting Now Works With ezispeak Liquidators, Rolls Out Remote Interpreting
Australia-based LSP, Connecting Now, works with liquidators of ezispeak to provide remote interpreting services to New Zealand government in aftermath of fiasco.
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Straker Translations Chairman Says Goodbye
Two Straker board members to bid adieu at August 24, 2022 ASM. Among them, Chairman Phil Norman, who for the greater part of the past decade led the board of the Sydney-listed, New Zealand-based LSP.
Straker Translations Posts Solid Q1 FY23 as M&A Integrations Drive Margins
Straker Translations Q1 FY23 revenues up 66% versus same period last year. Sydney-listed LSP stays on track to deliver on guidance despite some weakness in Europe.
Judge Voids Sale of Australian LSP ezispeak Citing Anti-Phoenixing Law
Melbourne-based language service provider, ezispeak, weighs options after Victoria Supreme Court voids its sale to Technologie Fluenti. Clients include Telstra and the New Zealand government.
New Zealand’s ezispeak Saga Said to Leave Interpreters With Unpaid Bills
Company that owned ezispeak, New Zealand government’s remote interpretation provider, sells business, enters liquidation. ezispeak continues to operate, but interpreters say bills have gone unpaid.
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Straker Translations Chairman and CEO on Recurring Revenues, Margin Dip, Lingotek
Lingotek acquisition supports Straker Translations’ full-year results as New Zealand LSP posts close to 50% revenue growth to USD 29m for the full year ended June 30, 2021.
Straker Acquires Lingotek for Up to USD 9.6m
New Zealand-based Straker Translations taps into vast US market, buying translation services and translation management system provider Lingotek for up to USD 9.5m.
In New Zealand, Appointment of New Interpreting Provider Ruffles Feathers
New Zealand names ezispeak main telephone interpreting service provider, replacing OPI service of 16 years. Certain stakeholders say they are “dumbfounded” by the decision.
Straker Says Their English to French Translators Now Average 1,000 Words Per Hour
After October IPO in Australia Straker Translations posts half-year results. Six months pro-forma revenues grew to USD 9.1m and adjusted EBITDA shows a slight profit. Company says their freelance English to French freelancers average 1,000 words per hour and earn USD 28 per hour.
Straker Translations Picks Up Another NZD 1M Because It Can
New Zealand’s Straker Translations raises an additional NZD 1M from Hong Kong as it gears up for acquisitions of “any decent LSP” with $1M - $5M in revenue.
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