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Home > Company Index > Diversified Services > Education & Training Services > Berlitz International, Inc.

Berlitz International, Inc.
 PROFILE
In how many languages can you order beer? Berlitz International owns or franchises more than 400 language centers in over 50 countries -- where nearly six million language lessons are given annually, accounting for more than 60% of sales. The company also offers on-campus English language instruction under the ELS Educational Services name and publishes paperback and pocket-sized travel guides, language phrase books, bilingual dictionaries, and self-teaching language products (including CD-ROMs and audiotapes). Subsidiary Berlitz GlobalNET (about 20% of sales) provides technical and software translation and electronic publishing. In 2001 Chairman Soichiro Fukutake's Benesse Corporation bought the 40% of the company it didn't already own.

 COMPETITION
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 DEALS
Deal: Systran Software Partners With Berlitz
Date Announced: 06.15.99
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Translation-services companies agree to jointly develop online professional translation service.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 480.20
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 7.6%
Employees: 5,983
Revenue per employee: $80,260.74

 KEY PEOPLE
• James Kahl
    CEO
• Henry D. James
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
400 Alexander Park
Princeton, NJ 08540
US
Phone: 609-514-9650
Fax: 609-514-9648
Online: Web Site

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