WALTHAM, Mass., March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionbridge
Technologies, Inc. announced the acquisition of Exequo, a
privately-held audio production, translation and localization
company that specializes in global video game services.
With this acquisition, Exequo will become part of Lionbridge
Game Services, a rapidly-growing service of Lionbridge that
provides a full suite of end-to-end localization and testing
services for platform holders and game and entertainment studios.
Together, Lionbridge Games Services and Exequo provide an
integrated, global-scale solution that enables games studios and
platform holders to deliver a high quality, engaging, personalized
game experience across channels, platforms and languages.
"As the video game industry experiences rapid growth and demand,
games producers and platform companies need a global-scale provider
to deliver the level of quality and personalization that users
expect," said Rory Cowan, CEO of
Lionbridge. "We are delighted to have Exequo as an integral
part of Lionbridge Games Services. With the addition of
Exequo's specialized expertise in audio production and
localization, we are providing unparalleled depth and breadth of
localization, testing and audio production services for the
entertainment and gaming industry. We look forward to working
with Exequo teams to continue to delight our shared clients and to
expand our global leadership in games services."
Founded in 1998, Exequo is one of the most recognized and
respected brands in the games services industry. The
Company is based in Paris, France
with five production and studio facilities in France,
Germany, US, Japan and Taiwan. With a reputation for
high quality, innovation and local market expertise, Exequo has
delivered more than 2,500 video game localization and production
services projects for market-leading video game producers and
platform companies across the world.
"With Lionbridge's proven capabilities and global scale across
more than 27 countries, and Exequo's deep experience in games
production and localization, Exequo and Lionbridge Game Services
clients will benefit greatly from this business combination," said
Stephane Bonfils, Exequo CEO.
"Together we will deliver unparalleled value for clients that
deliver high-impact, complex game and platform releases in local
markets worldwide."
The acquisition of Exequo underscores Lionbridge's ongoing
strategy to grow both organically and through strategic
acquisitions.
About Lionbridge
Lionbridge enables more than 800 world-leading brands to increase
international market share, speed adoption of products and
effectively engage their customers in local markets worldwide.
Using our innovative cloud technology platforms and our global
crowd of more than 100,000 professional cloud workers, we provide
detail-critical business processes, including translation, online
marketing, global content management and application testing
solutions, which ensure global brand consistency, local relevancy
and technical usability across all touch points of the customer
lifecycle. Based in Waltham,
Mass., Lionbridge maintains solution centers in 27
countries. To learn more, visit www.lionbridge.com.
Contacts:
Sara Buda
Lionbridge Technologies
sara.buda@lionbridge.com
Tel. +1-978-964-1404
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SOURCE Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.