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The acquisition comes at a time when many companies are seeking diversification of their existing service portfolios. Through this acquisition Ad Astra looks to put a fire under the translation portion of their language service offering by leveraging MontLingo’s brand, industry knowledge and diverse, global clientele.

“With over 10 years in the Language Service industry, Ad Astra will be gaining incredible resources and talent from a company that so deeply values community, quality and customer service. We’re incredibly excited to start 2021 by strengthening our ability to deliver a wider range of services to our clients.” says Bryan Montpetit, CEO & Founder of MontLingo. 

“We are so thrilled to add MontLingo’s high level of quality in services and customer care to the Ad Astra family. Teaming with this innovative and dynamic company will no doubt help propel Ad Astra to the next level.” says Lena Petrova-Toolsie, CEO & Founder of Ad Astra, Inc. 

In this acquisition, Bryan Montpetit’s new role will be Vice President, reporting to CEO, Lena Petrova-Toosie, where both will be focused on developing Ad Astra’s future business strategy.  

About MontLingo: 
MontLingo is a full-service language company, based on the south-shore of Montreal, Canada, offering a wide range of language services, such as content creation, professional translation services and linguistic support services to entrepreneurs, corporate end-clients as well as other language service companies. 

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