Ai‑Media Acquires US Captioning Providers Caption IT and CaptionAccess

Ai-Media Acquires US ASL Interpreting and Captioning Provider Alternative Communications Services (ACS)

May 11, 2020

Media & Entertainment

Australia-based captioning and translation provider Ai-Media acquired US-based ASL interpreting and captioning company Alternative Communications Services (ACS) on May 11, 2020. Ai-Media used proceeds from a recent AUD 10.3m funding round (which included investors such as CVC Emerging Companies Fund and Anzu Partners) to fund the purchase; the parties did not disclose the transaction price. The deal is intended to accelerate Ai-Media's expansion in North America and broaden its live captioning and interpretation capabilities.

Verbit Acquires U.S. Captioning Company

May 12, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Verbit has acquired U.S. Captioning Company, a leading U.S. provider of closed captioning and real-time captioning services for national TV networks, producers and programmers, to expand its media vertical. The deal adds U.S. Captioning’s multi-language post-production and real-time captioning capabilities and its nationwide workforce of captioners to Verbit’s transcription and captioning platform, strengthening Verbit’s reach in media and broadcast accessibility.

InnoCaption Acquires CaptionMate

November 1, 2024

Telecommunications

InnoCaption has acquired CaptionMate, expanding its mobile call-captioning footprint and multilingual capabilities. CaptionMate will operate as a standalone service supported by InnoCaption's engineering and customer-service teams, with CaptionMate founder Beryl Bucher serving in a temporary advisory role.

Captionmax Acquires National Captioning Canada

March 1, 2021

Media & Entertainment

Captionmax LLC, a Minneapolis-based media accessibility services provider, acquired Calgary-based National Captioning Canada (NCC) on March 1, 2021. The acquisition expands Captionmax's service offerings and operational capacity in Canada, with all staff retained and plans to broaden live and prerecorded captioning and other media accessibility services.

GE HealthCare Acquires Caption Health

February 9, 2023

Medical Devices

GE HealthCare has signed an agreement to acquire Caption Health, a private AI healthcare company that develops FDA-cleared, AI-powered image guidance for ultrasound. The acquisition adds AI-enabled image guidance to GE HealthCare’s ultrasound portfolio to expand access to point-of-care ultrasound for new users and clinical settings; financial terms were not disclosed and the deal is subject to customary closing conditions.

3Play Media Acquires Captionmax and National Captioning Canada

February 15, 2022

Media & Entertainment

3Play Media, a Riverside Partners–backed video accessibility platform, has acquired Captionmax and its subsidiary National Captioning Canada (NCC). The add-on expands 3Play's live captioning capabilities and gives the company an established Canadian footprint; financial terms were not disclosed.