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. Continue reading
The Directorate-General for Translation has awarded Plunet a two-year EUR 0.97m TMS contract. DG TRAD to use Plunet Business Manager for managing its translation outsourcing. Continue reading
Poland-based Summa Linguae spent USD 2m acquiring Kommunicera, an “almost identical” language service provider, to expand into the Nordics. CEO highlights investment in NMT, API integrations and... Continue reading
After acquiring US-based language service providers SH3 in 2014 and ENLASO in the fall of 2017, Argos Multilingual CEO Kimon Fountoukidis says he sees a real opportunity to merge with a few... Continue reading
Nanodegrees and online courses in anything from machine learning, digital marketing to self-driving car engineering and millions of users worldwide. Welcome to Udacity’s localization challenge. Continue reading
New York-based Morningside Translations was sold to a group led by new co-CEOs Tom Klein and Roland Lessard. The duo discusses what attracted them to the language industry, how they intend to... Continue reading
After a 25% minority share swap back in mid-2016, Summa Linguae will 100% own Mayflower as they merge into a single company with USD 7m in revenues. Mayflowers owners gain significant shares... Continue reading
Finnish language service provider Transfluent nets nearly EUR 0.7m in crowdfunding campaign. Investor Q&A reveals interesting insights into how a small LSP plans to grow and differentiate itself... Continue reading
Another Swiss-based language service provider changes hands as more and more outside competitors move into the high-priced Swiss market. Apostroph CEO Philipp Meier to remain and become... Continue reading
Competing on Lionbridge-owned CLS Communication’s home turf, former CLS CEO Matthias Trümpy launches SwissGlobal Language Services, assembles team of former CLS and Translation Probst executives. Continue reading
After closing two investment rounds for a combined USD 5m in late 2015, New Zealand’s Straker Translations expands in Europe; buys Dublin-based language service provider Eurotext. Plunet will now... Continue reading
Fast-growing language service provider LinguaLinx acquires client portfolio of California-based Language Translation Inc.; plans to grow through up- and cross-selling. COO says another... Continue reading
Polish language service provider Summa Linguae and India’s Mayflower Language Services take a 25% stake in each other in a bid to open new sales channels and collaborate on technology. Combined... Continue reading
Hamburg-based advertising and marketing language service provider Wieners+Wieners sells majority stake to private equity firm ECM. Former Managing Partner and now Member of the Advisory Board... Continue reading
Dutch Concorde Group promotes Raymond de Groot as new CEO. Speaking exclusively with Slator, de Groot discusses results for 2015, the big impact of a major new government contract, and his plans... Continue reading
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