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Money Talks
When we first started writing about money and mergers in the translation and localization industries in 1997 (see the LISA Newsletter VI/2), five companies were doing most of the acquiring: Alpnet, Benesse, Bowne, Language Management International and Lernout & Hauspie. Only one, Bowne, is still operating under its own name. One that disappeared, Language Management International (LMI), had an interesting end game: It would acquire smaller private translation firms around the world like The Corporate Word, and then sell them to larger firms (Berlitz). ![]() The remainder of this article is available only to LISA members and Newsletter subscribers. Please log in with your user name and password to read the entire article. Note: If you are not a member, but are interested in receiving the Globalization Insider, click here. Note: If you do not presently have access to archives of Globalization Insider older than one year and would like to access them, please contact the LISA Administration or upgrade your LISA Membership (form). E-mail LISA Administration for further enquiries. |
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