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Certified Document Translation Services Near Me

January 29, 2019

Certified document translation services are as near as the device you use to send email (e.g., desktop computer, laptop, tablet, phone). To receive a quote for certified document translation services click the button below and follow the directions for sending us your document file(s). We’ll confirm receipt within 20 minutes (during regular business hours) and […]

Translation Industry Mergers and Acquisitions

January 25, 2019

The language services industry trade press seems to love to report on mergers and acquisitions within the language services community. It’s news. A certain amount of industry buzz is generated by these events. And it’s something to write about for those in the business of producing interesting words. Still we wonder about who benefits from […]

Certified Document Translation Services Near Me

January 29, 2019

Translation Industry Mergers and Acquisitions

January 25, 2019

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Certified Document Translation Services Near Me

January 29, 2019

Certified document translation services are as near as the device you use to send email (e.g., desktop computer, laptop, tablet, phone).

To receive a quote for certified document translation services click the button below and follow the directions for sending us your document file(s). We’ll confirm receipt within 20 minutes (during regular business hours) and then email you back our quote for certified document translation services. Fees are based on the number of words. We can normally provide a quote within a few minutes. If you approve our quote we’ll begin the project and deliver the certified translation back to you electronically on completion.

Certified document translation services can be required for a number of different purposes when a formal declaration of translation accuracy and the translator’s qualifications are needed.

What Is A Certified Document Translation?

Below are two definitions of certified translation services according to two official sources.

A certified translation is a translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting that the translation is accurate and complete to the best of the translator’s knowledge and ability. Any translator or translation company may certify a translation.

– American Translator’s Association (ATA)

A formal statement in which a translator shows that they have accurately translated a foreign-language document into English. Any foreign language document must be accompanied by a full English translation that the translator has certified as complete and correct, and by the translator’s certification that they are competent to translate the foreign language into English.

– USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services)

Questions about certified document translation services? We invite you to contact us by telephone at 1-800-570-442. Or you can email us at info@affinitytranslation.com.

Translation Industry Mergers and Acquisitions

January 25, 2019

Still we wonder about who benefits from these transactions? Do all market makers in the language services arena win? Or are there sometimes losers too?

Evaluated objectively we suspect the odds of acquisitions delivering fully on their promise might be somewhere around 50%.

For each group listed below we offer a few thoughts about how they’re potentially affected by mergers and acquisitions of language service provider organizations.

Acquiring Companies: If a company acquires another they’re obviously engaging the action because they believe it furthers their interests in some way. The calculation might be complex or simple. Some acquisitions fulfill their promise. Others don’t. Evaluated objectively we suspect the odds of acquisitions fully delivering on their promise might be somewhere around 50%.

Acquired Companies: Setting aside instances of unfriendly acquisitions, acquired companies go down the path willingly. Acquisitions can serve as an exit strategy for owners/shareholders. Shareholders that receive a value for their ownership that’s consistent with their expectations are in most cases likely pleased with receiving a cash amount for the value of their asset.

Translation Customers: Customers may benefit (or not) from having their go-to supplier of translation services purchased by another language services operation. If services are significantly affected, disruptions or unfavorable changes to the status quo might not be advantageous to clients. New capabilities within the acquiring organization, enhanced operational stability or market presence, are examples of post-acquisition effects that can benefit translation customers directly or indirectly.

Freelance Translators: This outcome for members of this category is harder to assess generally. There might be as many wins as losses. Acquisitions of smaller companies by larger ones could in theory result in more opportunity for linguists with an inside track. However, if project work is taken over by an acquiring company’s staff then the result is not so favorable for displaced linguists.

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Certified Document Translation Services Near Me

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