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Lionbridge company history timeline

1996

Lionbridge was founded in 1996.

2005

In 2005, they acquired Bowne Global Solutions, then the largest localization provider.

2014

In 2014 they acquired Darwin Zone, a digital marketing services agency based in Costa Rica, and Clay Tablet Technologies, a content connectivity software firm.

2015

In 2015, they acquired Zurich-based CLS Communication, a translation services provider, and Geotext, a legal translation company.

2016

In December 2016, it was announced that Lionbridge entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by H.I.G. Capital.

2017

The deal was announced closed in May, 2017 and, subsequently, the company was delisted from Nasdaq.

In July 2017, John Fennelly was named chief executive officer.

2018

In December 2018, Lionbridge fully acquired Tokyo-based Gengo, a crowdsourced translation and artificial intelligence training data provider.

2020

In November 2020, Lionbridge agreed with Telus International to sell its artificial intelligence division.

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Founded
1996
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Headquarters
Waltham, MA
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Founders
Rory J Cowan
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