Slator’s Most Popular Language Industry Stories of 2019
Mergers and acquisitions helped the biggest LSPs get even bigger; AB5 prompts protests; bankruptcy, layoffs, and a canceled contract; and new standards for interpreters. Continue reading
Tag: Summa Linguae
Summa Linguae Closes Two Deals and Completes Majority Sale to Private Equity
Polish LSP Summa Linguae closes deals to acquire two North American companies, Globalme and GlobalVision; sells 51% stake to PE firm V4C. Continue reading
Summa Linguae to Acquire Canada-Based Localizer and Data-Annotator Globalme
In crucial step toward planned private equity sale, language service provider Summa Linguae signs deal to buy Canada-based localization and data annotation provider Globalme. Continue reading
Slator Job Index Climbs for a Fifth Consecutive Month in November 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity trends across the global language industry, rises again in November 2019. Continue reading
Private Equity Fund Set to Take Majority in Summa Linguae, Finance Two Acquisitions
Polish LSP Summa Linguae has secured backing from PE fund, Value4Capital, to finance acquisitions in the US and Canada. Deal sees fund taking majority in LSP. Continue reading
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Slator Job Index Climbs During Record-Breaking August 2019
Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, hits record levels in August 2019. Continue reading
Reader Polls: MT and Subject Matter Expertise, Future CAT, Outperforming LSPs
Is subject matter expertise gaining at the expense of source language proficiency? Has the future CAT yet to be invented? Will LSPs continue to delight investors? Continue reading
Creator of Trados Joins Summa Linguae Board, Says CAT Tools Will Become Obsolete
Trados founder Jochen Hummel discusses the demise of the product category he helped create, what has delayed full NMT disruption, and what’s next for human translators. Continue reading
Slator Jobs Index Rebounds Slightly in March 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI) tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry and climbed slightly in March 2019. Continue reading
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Language Industry Hires at Betranslated, Alamma, Technica, and Summa Linguae
Betranslated and Summa Linguae add BD execs, Alamma promotes to MD, and Technica hires a new Vendor Manager. Continue reading
Slator Jobs Index Slips Below Baseline in February 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in July 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, slipped below the baseline for the first... Continue reading
Language Industry Hires at memoQ, AdHoc Translations, MoGi Group, Semantix, and Summa Linguae
memoQ adds a new Client Service Director and BDM, AdHoc Translations appoints a new CTO, MoGi Group hires a new BDM, Semantix gets a new Director of Operations, and Summa Linguae names a new MD Continue reading
Slator 2018 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
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... Continue reading
Language Industry Top Quotes of 2018
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
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