Language industry deal maker Technicis acquires rival HL Trad in second acquisition in three months. Bringing the France-based, Legal and Financial LSP into its fold lifts Technicis to pro-forma revenues of nearly USD 80m.
Benjamin du Fraysseix, CEO of Technicis, gave his perspective on M&A during a presentation to the SlatorCon London audience in May 2018. Du Fraysseix has been a practitioner of the art and science of M&A, having led the company through multiple acquisitions since 2012.
CEO Benjamin du Fraysseix lives up to his reputation as one of the language industry’s busiest dealmakers by buying Belgian rival Telelingua. Combined group revenues to exceed USD 100 million in 2018.
Acquisition activity picks up in the new year as more announcements create ever bigger LSPs. The Danish government tries their hand at aggregating public sector translation demand, and Microsoft claims “human parity” in machine translation.
After Translation Probst and Arancho Doc, Technicis acquires fellow France-based language service provider Textmaster, as CEO Benjamin du Fraysseix accelerates deal making.
In-depth report on localization for the global Travel and Retail sector. Analysis of the competitive landscape, technologies, and actionable insights from major buyers and users.
Naxicap exits European language service provider Acolad. Private equity fund Qualium Investissement takes minority stake as Acolad CEO’s family reinvests to become majority owner.
Serial acquirer Acolad buys Livewords in a move to further consolidate the language industry in Western Europe.
Slator tracked over 70 language industry M&A transactions and reviewed the next steps founders took after selling their business.
The Slator 2019 Language Service Provider Index features the largest LSPs in a Leaders Index and the midfield in a Challengers Index.
Paris-headquartered Technicis folds 9 of its 12 brands into newly created Acolad Group. After 2018 M&A spree, group’s revenue base now over 2.5 times larger than in 2017.
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.
PE-backed Technicis acquires Finland’s AAC Global, pushes into lucrative Nordic market. Deal marks fourth acquisition in 2018, putting Technicis on track for nearly USD 140 million in 2018 pro-forma revenues.
A roundup of recent appointments to business development and marketing positions at Capita TI, Lionbridge, LanguageLine, Across, CSOFT, oneword, Memsource, SeproTec, TextMaster, and others.
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