After an introduction by Common Sense Advisory in early 2015, Amplexor and Sajan set off for a two-year negotiation marathon that saw the deal nearly falling apart at one point. Amplexor CEO Evenepoel on why he wants to do M&A in Japan and how the industry cannot continue to get paid less for better work.
Another publicly listed language service provider goes private as Luxembourg’s Amplexor buys into the US market by acquiring Sajan for 1x revenues.
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 similarly sized companies.
Investing in language service providers has been a winning proposition of late. On average, a group of nine listed LSPs beat the performance of the global stock market.
Sajan reports flat revenue growth and a small net loss for 2016. Results impacted by restructuring costs from failed attempt to boost operating margins earlier in the year. CEO says 2017 began well with two major deals closed.
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index.
RIVER FALLS, Wis. and Bertrange, Luxembourg – April 26, 2017: Sajan Inc. (Nasdaq: SAJA) and AMPLEXOR International SA, today announced that a definitive merger agreement has been signed, whereby Sajan will be acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMPLEXOR International.
US language service provider posts small increase in revenue for the quarter to USD 7.5m for the third quarter 2016, adjusted earnings up by 55% to USD 0.33m YoY. Merrill veteran Paul Rome, who was hired as COO in mid 2015, to leave company.
Clio Schils, Vice President of Global Life Sciences at Sajan, was appointed to Elia’s Board of Directors.
Sajan, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAJA), a leading provider of global language services and translation management system technology, will be hosting a Life Sciences Localisation Innovation Summit 22 September 2016 at Finnstown Castle in Dublin, Ireland.
US language service provider Sajan posts small loss for the first six months of 2016 as it looks to spend its way back to growth by boosting sales and marketing.
Two individuals join the language industry via rather unusual paths, two buyers become vendors, and an industry vet reveals how he began his career by looking under “Language” in the phone book. This is the week in language industry hires.
Sajan hires a Vistatec veteran and an HR expert, and SDL appoints a new senior operations director. Meanwhile, Estonian language service provider Wiedemanni has a new managing director and Today Translations, a new sales and account manager.
When news appears on the radar, Slator curates it. Slovakia regulation on expat document translation kicks in. US DoJ closes Colorado court interpreters case. Bloomberg to triple Spanish-language content production. And Sajan names new board of directors.
When important news falls through the cracks, Slator is there to catch it. Here are the latest financial developments at Keywords Studios, Sajan, and Honyaku Center featuring annual results and share buy-backs.
As it prepares to list as a separate company, Donnelley Financial discloses that its translation business generated over USD 80m in 2015; names TransPerfect, Lionbridge, Moravia, Hogarth, Across, Welocalize, Sajan, Smartling, Memsource, and others, as key competitors.
Language service provider Sajan reports mixed results for the full year 2015, posting revenue growth of 5% while investments in staff result in slightly lower EBITDA; continues to actively pursue M&A opportunities.
Vistatec, Moravia, Welocalize, and Sajan among 19 industry partners expected to fund more than half of Ireland’s investment in digital content technologies.
RWS weighs in at over USD 600M in our ranking of the most valuable publicly listed LSPs. SDL is next at over USD 500M, followed by Lionbridge and Keywords Studios.
Sajan reports net loss in Q3 2015 results due to reduced IBM spending and delayed spending from several large domestic clients.
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