Why Are Private Equity Firms Buying LSPs?

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Why Are Private Equity Firms Buying LSPs?

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Dec 15, 2016

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Moravia. Welocalize. Other translation companies. And now, Lionbridge. Why are private equity firms investing so heavily in the language industry? And what does it mean for LSPs?

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Dec 15, 2016

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Why Are Private Equity Firms Buying LSPs?

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