Established Spanish MLV with approximately €650K in annual revenue, serving clients across technical, legal, healthcare and other specialized sectors. The company combines a versatile in-house team, approximately 150 language combinations, strong public-sector exposure and a highly certified operating environment.
The business has maintained a solid financial position and benefits from a diversified service offering spanning translation, DTP, interpreting and AV services.
Investment Highlights
1. Established & Versatile Language Business
- Approximately €650K revenue in 2025
- 85% translation, 10% DTP and 5% interpreting/AV
- Approximately 150 language combinations
- Strong technical and legal specialization
👉 A well-established platform with broad delivery capabilities and a flexible service model.
2. Strong Public-Sector Position
- 50% of revenues generated from the Public Sector
- 100% direct-client revenue
- Established relationships across public-sector and institutional clients
👉 Attractive platform for buyers looking to strengthen their institutional and public-sector business.
3. Strong Technical & Legal Positioning
Revenue mix includes:
- Technical: 50%
- Legal: 25%
- Healthcare: 5%
- Other sectors: 20%
👉 Strong exposure to sectors requiring specialist expertise and high-quality language services.
4. Highly Certified & Secure Operating Environment
The company holds:
- ISO 9001
- ISO 27001
- ISO 17100
- ISO 18587
👉 A particularly strong certification portfolio for buyers targeting regulated, institutional and security-sensitive clients.
5. Solid Financial Platform
- 2025 revenue: approximately €649K
- 2025 reported EBITDA: approximately €104K
- 2026 H1 revenue: approximately €344K
- 2026 H1 reported EBITDA: approximately €50K
- No bank or financial institution debt
- 2024 and 2025 financial statements independently audited
The 2025 statutory loss of approximately €34K relates primarily to a one-off labour dispute expense and is not representative of the underlying operating performance.
6. Experienced & Flexible Team
The company currently employs 10 people, including the active owner, with a core team covering management, sales & marketing, project management, DTP and administration. Two in-house linguists are expected to leave the company in October 2026, bringing the team to 8 employees. Project managers also contribute to in-house linguistic production.
Client Profile
The company has a predominantly domestic Spanish client base, with 100% direct clients and 50% of revenues generated by the Public Sector.
Client concentration is moderate, with the top 10 clients representing 67% of revenue and 80% of revenue generated by 17 clients.
Technology
- Gespoint TMS
- Trados
- DeepL
- Proprietary MT
- Google Translate
👉 An established technology infrastructure supporting a modern multilingual production environment.
Strategic Rationale
This opportunity is particularly relevant for:
- Language Companies
- Expanding their presence in Spain
- Strengthening technical and legal translation capabilities
- Increasing exposure to public-sector clients
- International Buyers
- Establishing a Spanish operating platform
- Adding an ISO 27001-certified operation
- Leveraging an experienced local team and client base
- Buy-and-Build Platforms
- Adding a profitable, independently audited Spanish operation
- Creating opportunities for commercial and operational synergies
Growth Opportunity
The main opportunity identified by the owners is to stabilize and ideally increase sales, while maintaining the company’s existing gross-margin profile.
Transaction
The owners are approaching retirement age and are considering a transaction that would provide continuity for the business while creating opportunities for future growth.
Key Takeaway
A well-established Spanish MLV offering:
- Approximately €650K annual revenue
- Strong public-sector exposure
- Technical and legal specialization
- 100% direct-client revenue
- ISO 9001, 27001, 17100 and 18587 certifications
- Experienced in-house team
- No bank debt
👉 An attractive bolt-on acquisition for a buyer seeking an established Spanish platform with strong institutional credentials.
