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. Continue reading
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Zoo Digital and Appen outperformed global markets and peers in 2018. SDL and RWS notched up marginal gains, while Keywords took a beating in the second half of the year. Continue reading
Charging clients per word but paying translators by the hour? Most anticipated language industry conferences? Top NMT contender DeepL’s fate in the next three years? And which megatrends will shape the market in 2019? Here are the results of our poll. Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
Germany remains one of the most fragmented language services markets in the world. Here is a list of the country’s 500 language service providers that sheds some light on who competes in this attractive market. Continue reading
Lionbridge CEO John Fennelly says he has no comment at the moment about reports that private equity firm HIG is exploring an IPO of Lionbridge in Australia. On 2018, Fennelly highlights a momentum in AI business and a return to growth in the core localization business. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Denmark’s LanguageWire buys Belgian-based Xplanation in deal that creates one of the largest diversified European language service providers. Combined 2018 revenues to come in at nearly USD 70m. Continue reading
Shares in newly listed Straker Translations rise 13% from offer price in first week of trading after IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange, valuing the company at USD 62 million. Continue reading
Straker Translations completed two acquisitions this summer to bulk up ahead of its planned October 22 initial public offering on the Australia Stock Exchange. Continue reading
New Zealand’s Straker Translations is on a roadshow to secure potential institutional investors for an Initial Public Offering on the Australian Stock Exchange next month that would value the USD 17m revenue LSP at a premium USD 57m. Continue reading
Conversis Global hires a new a Co-CEO to work alongside Founder and CEO Gary Muddyman. SDL and Straker Translations welcome new Vice Presidents. 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 in a highly competitive market. Continue reading
Armed with fresh private equity funds raised in late 2016, Straker Translations was looking for rivals that had fallen behind the tech curve. The addition of Elanex’s USD 4.3m in annual revenues lifts Straker to the USD 15m mark. Continue reading
Additional funding by private equity fund Bailador Investments brings Straker’s total funding since the start of 2015 to NZD 12m. CEO Grant Straker says company is planning an IPO in Australia in 2017. Continue reading
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