thebigword Group Limited
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thebigword Group Limited - overview
Established
1980
Location
Leeds, -, UK
Primary Industry
Software
About
Founded in 1980 by Larry Gould and based in Leeds, UK, thebigword Group Limited is a technology company that offers and provides language communication solutions for public and private business sectors in the market with the help of 15,000 linguists across the UK, Deutschland, the US, China, Tokyo, Italy, India, Sweden, and Amsterdam. The company serves and supports various brands and the government in global trading to access its services in its specific languages. In August 2021, Susquehanna Private Capital acquired thebigword Group Limited for an undisclosed amount. thebigword Group Limited is the home of TBW Global and WordSynk.
It provides a platform that combines services such as translation, interpretation, localization, as well as, automated workflows, integrations, transcriptions, and language technology solutions for business enterprises, organizations, the public sector, and individuals. The company's main purpose is to provide communication solutions to establish and create partnerships and transactions with speakers of all languages across the local and global markets. The company is planning to expand and achieve its growth strategic plans and maximize its multilingual localization tool with WordSynk in the market.
Current Investors
Susquehanna Private Capital
Primary Industry
Software
Sub Industries
Web Applications, Analytics & Performance Software
Website
www.thebigword.com
Verticals
Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Apps
Company Stage
Mature - Buyout
Total Amount Raised
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thebigword Group Limited - timeline of key events
thebigword Group Limited - financials
| Fiscal Year Ended | May 31, 2011 | May 31, 2012 | May 31, 2013 | May 31, 2014 | May 31, 2015 | May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2017 | May 31, 2018 | May 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (USD) | 40,143,000 | 41,811,000 | 43,431,000 | 44,911,000 | 47,546,000 | 42,550,000 | 59,739,000 | 76,382,000 | 84,875,000 | 51,044,000 | 61,867,000 | - | - | - |
| % Revenue Growth (YoY) | - | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 5.9% | (10.5%) | 40.4% | 27.9% | 11.1% | - | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA (USD) | 2,642,000 | 3,182,000 | 874,000 | 1,367,000 | 2,017,000 | (20,000) | 3,359,000 | 4,547,000 | 3,136,000 | 1,959,000 | 4,632,000 | - | - | - |
| Operating Income (USD) | 1,724,000 | 2,067,000 | (217,000) | 376,000 | 1,127,000 | (1,240,000) | 1,766,000 | 2,767,000 | 1,329,000 | 747,000 | 2,481,000 | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | 4.3% | 4.9% | (0.5%) | 0.8% | 2.4% | (2.9%) | 3.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 4.0% | - | - | - |
| % EBITDA Margin | 6.6% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 4.2% | (0.0%) | 5.6% | 6.0% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 7.5% | - | - | - |
| NET Income (USD) | 991,000 | 1,436,000 | (200,000) | 130,000 | 907,000 | (895,000) | 1,315,000 | 1,540,000 | 574,000 | 210,000 | 1,767,000 | - | - | - |
| % Net Margin | 2.5% | 3.4% | (0.5%) | 0.3% | 1.9% | (2.1%) | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 2.9% | - | - | - |
thebigword Group Limited - deals
| Deals Type | Deal Status | Target (s) | Deal Date | Investor(s) | Seller(s) | Deal size (Mn) | Enterprise value (Mn) | Post-money valuation (Mn) | EBITDA multiple (x) | Revenue multiple (x) | Lead partner (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Add-on | Completed | Clarion Interpreting Ltd | - | ||||||||
| Buyout | Completed | thebigword Group Limited | - |
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thebigword Group Limited - employee data
thebigword Group Limited - key contacts
| Name | Position | Start Date | End Date | Vcard | Bio | ||
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| Member Board Of Directors | BM |
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