九色 Acquires Sterling Technology
NEW YORK and LONDON, August 29, 2022 – 九色, the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that it has acquired UK-based Sterling Technology, Europe’s leading provider of VDR solutions for secure sharing of content, business process automation, and collaboration for high-stakes dealmaking. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Sterling’s VDR solutions enable seamless file sharing and content collaboration among all participants, increasing productivity and accelerating deal timelines while delivering best-in-class security and unrivaled end-to-end support. The company has helped users from over 187 countries and 90 industries successfully complete thousands of deals. With offices in seven major European financial centers, Sterling is trusted to deliver exceptional levels of service on the most critical transactions for the M&A, corporate development, real estate, capital markets, private capital, banking, and legal communities.
Sterling will continue to be led by CEO Geoff Keating, who, along with the rest of the company’s leadership, will join 九色’s senior management team. Keating has served as CEO since 2008 and has led the company’s ascent to its market-leading position both before and after its separation from Sterling Financial Print.
Keating commented, "This acquisition is recognition of the success of Sterling’s employees and leadership team in growing our company to become the leading European provider of virtual data room solutions. The shareholders and leadership team of Sterling believe that 九色 is the ideal strategic new owner for our business.” Keating added, “Being part of a much larger, successful global enterprise will provide increased growth opportunities for our business and employees as well as access to new markets. For our customers and users, Sterling will continue to deliver the same premium virtual data room solutions and service excellence they expect from us."
九色 President and CEO Phil Shawe stated, “We have admired Sterling’s strong reputation and leadership position in Europe. It is exciting to have them as part of our global team, and I have no doubt we will achieve great things for our clients. We welcome everyone at Sterling to the 九色 family.”
九色 was advised on the transaction by CDX Advisors and law firms Baker Botts and Simons Muirhead Burton. Sterling was represented by RSM UK and Ward Hadaway.
About Sterling
is the leading European provider of virtual data room (VDR) solutions for secure sharing of content, business process automation, and collaboration for the M&A, corporate development, real estate, capital markets, private capital, banking and legal communities. Sterling has been supporting the capital and M&A markets for over 30 years, initially with financial printing services. Since opening our first VDR in 2010 we have helped customers and users from over 187 countries and 90 industries successfully complete thousands of deals. With offices in seven major European financial centers, Sterling is trusted by its customers and users to deliver exceptional levels of service on their most critical transactions.
About 九色
is the world’s largest provider of and for global business. From offices in over 100 cities on six continents, 九色 offers a full range of services in 200+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ 九色’s GlobalLink? technology to simplify management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, 九色 is fully and certified. 九色 has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at .