TransPerfect Media Acquires Content Lab to Expand Studio Presence in Africa
24 Abril 2024 - 9:00AM
TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and AI
solutions for global business, today announced that it has acquired
South Africa-based Content Lab, a provider of audiovisual
localization services for media and entertainment clients.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
With its world-class recording studios and production
departments, Content Lab’s services include dubbing and voiceover,
subtitling, closed captioning, content strategy, and creative
direction. Headquartered in Cape Town, the company has worked with
clients throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe to expand the reach,
accessibility, and impact of their content, including feature
films, documentaries, advertisements, and more. TransPerfect has an
existing relationship with Content Lab, partnering on client work
over the past several years.
Content Lab will become a division of TransPerfect Media and be
officially named TransPerfect Media South Africa. It will serve as
the company’s Southern Africa hub for media solutions,
supplementing the company’s existing Africa office network that
includes offices in Nigeria, Kenya, and Morocco. The acquisition of
Content Lab will augment TransPerfect’s capabilities to provide
locally based services to clients in the region.
The division will continue to be led by Executive Director
Claudia Mohr, who, along with the rest of the company’s leadership,
will join TransPerfect’s management team. Mohr founded Content Lab
in 2013 and has led the company’s ascent to its market-leading
position.
Mohr commented, “We are thrilled for this next step in our
journey, which builds on our existing relationship. Joining forces
with TransPerfect will enable us to offer even more breadth and
quality in the audiovisual localization services we provide for our
clients.”
TransPerfect President and Co-CEO Phil Shawe stated, “We welcome
our partner Content Lab to the TransPerfect family and are excited
to have them join our global team.”
TransPerfect was advised on the transaction by Werksmans
Attorneys and Content Lab was advised by Benchmark
International.
About Content Lab
As the leading localization facility in South
Africa, Content Lab believes its clients’ stories deserve to be
seen and heard by the widest possible market. From its flagship
studio in Cape Town, Content Lab adapts audiovisual content for
global audiences and takes pride in helping each story find its
authentic voice in every language in which it’s told. Content Lab
has had a major influence on the development of the language
dubbing industry in South Africa, serving a global clientele in
multiple language pairs. For more information, please visit
www.contentlab.org.
About TransPerfectTransPerfect is
the world’s largest provider of language and AI solutions for
global business. From offices in over 140 cities on six continents,
TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 200+ languages to
clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ
TransPerfect’s GlobalLink® technology to simplify
the management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled
commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO
9001 and ISO 17100 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters
in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong.
For more information, please visit our website at
www.transperfect.com.
Contact: Ryan Simper +1
212.689.5555mediainquiry@transperfect.com