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M² Enterprises Merges with Welocalize
The combination of Welocalize and M² establishes one of the most
unique, global translation companies serving the Life Sciences, E-learning,
Media & Telecommunications, and Software industries. Currently, more
than 300 companies translate their products and content through solutions
offered by the two organizations.
The transaction brings together two of the industry's most
respected brands and innovative methodologies for translating, testing and
delivering a variety of content and software worldwide.
“This merger enables Welocalize to deliver increased depth in
Multimedia, Publishing and Linguistic Solutions while continuing our tradition
of innovative Software Localization and Testing Services," explains E.
Smith Yewell, Welocalize Chief Executive Officer. “M² brings extensive best-practices and
scalability in Audio/Visual translation, the translation of published
material and Linguistic Quality Assurance, particularly within the Life
Sciences industry. Our clients stand
to benefit from these expanded skill sets and best-practices.”
The merger marks the expansion of the Multimedia and Publishing
division within Welocalize with professional sound studios in Maryland and Oregon. The practice will offer capabilities in
over forty languages for dubbing, voice-over, video narration, Flash localization
and a variety of publishing formats.
“For 27 years M² Enterprises has been a leader in Multimedia,
Publishing and Linguistic Quality within the translation industry, offering
solutions tailored to our clients’ complex translation and localization
needs,” said Andre Pellet, M² Enterprises President and Chief Executive
Officer. "With this merger, we
are confident that our customers will be thrilled about the additional
capabilities of a worldwide production team with five offices in four
countries built upon our tradition of personalized service.”
The merger also marks the expansion of the Language Services
Division within Welocalize with professional linguistic managers employed
throughout the company. The practice
will offer Welocalize clients increased depth and capabilities in
Linguistic Quality Assurance.
“Our respective internal methodologies complement one another very
well, and Welocalize’s localization process has been enhanced by the M²
Linguistic Quality Assurance Program,” continues E. Smith Yewell. “The result is a very complementary team
offering a worldwide range of locations, industry expertise and services.”
The combined company will operate under the Welocalize name and
brand. The M² Enterprises operations
team will move from its Montgomery Village, MD office to the Welocalize headquarters in Frederick, MD. E. Smith Yewell will continue to serve as
President and CEO. Andre Pellet will
serve as a Vice President on the management team of Welocalize.
JUST THE FACTS
Plans and key benefits of the Merger include:
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Stability: Existing Client Teams to Remain in Place
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Increased Scale: Over $25M in Revenue and 125 Employees Worldwide
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Increased Depth: Expanded Multilingual Desktop Publishing,
Audio/Visual and In-House Linguists
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Global Reach: 5 Offices in 4 Countries (USA,
Ireland, Germany, Japan)
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Outstanding Service: 37-years of combined industry experience and
tradition of personalized service
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Unique Model: Vertically Focused, Professional Services Firm
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