Acolad
B2B Language Service Provider (LSP)

B2B Language Service Provider

Benjamin du Fraysseix
CEO of Acolad Group
Sector

Services

Location

Boulogne-Billancourt (France)

Investment year

2019

European leader in B2B translation

Translation, localization, interpreting

Established in 1995, Acolad delivers to over 10,000 customers a wide range of linguistic services (translation, localization, interpretation, webmastering…) and possesses renowned expertise in numerous sectors (legal, finance, life sciences, industry, e-commerce, luxury…). The group is present in 25 countries spread across three continents (Europe, North America and Asia) and generates ~70% of its revenues abroad.
Acolad offers a unique model intertwining a multi-local approach, particularly close to its clients, with a thorough multi-industry expertise as well as the use of “in-house” high-end technology.
Acolad is an active player when it comes to consolidating the world professional translation market, the value of which is around $20bn. In November 2020, Acolad acquired Amplexor, the second largest European language service provider and, in March 2022, Ubiqus.
The company is headquartered in Boulogne Billancourt and employs c.2,000 people.

About Acolad
$20bn
size of the global language services market
10,000
customers
>10
build-up
c.2,000
employees

“ I am delighted to begin this next step in our development with our new partner Qualium Investissement. Our goal is to strengthen our leadership in Continental Europe over the next few years through our continued strategy of acquiring and integrating specialized companies that can bolster our geographic coverage and vertical expertise, while continuing to invest massively in technologies that could improve our service’s competitiveness for our clients. ”

Benjamin du Fraysseix
CEO
Acolad group