▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁" T ess ar " ▁l ens , ▁introduced ▁by ▁Ze iss ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁Category : G la ci ers ▁of ▁Dan co ▁Coast <0x0A> </s> ▁Lion bridge ▁Techn ologies , ▁Inc ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁company ▁that ▁provides ▁local ization ▁and ▁A I ▁training ▁data ▁services . ▁Based ▁in ▁W alth am , ▁Massachusetts , ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁operations ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁countries . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁they ▁acquired ▁Bow ne ▁Global ▁Sol utions , ▁then ▁the ▁largest ▁local ization ▁provider ▁world wide . ▁They ▁acquired ▁Dar win ▁Zone , ▁a ▁digital ▁market ing ▁services ▁ag ency ▁based ▁in ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁and ▁Clay ▁Table t ▁Techn ologies , ▁a ▁content ▁connect ivity ▁software ▁firm , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁they ▁acquired ▁Zur ich - based ▁C LS ▁Communic ation , ▁a ▁translation ▁services ▁provider , ▁and ▁Ge ote xt , ▁a ▁legal ▁translation ▁company . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Lion bridge ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁definit ive ▁agreement ▁to ▁be ▁acquired ▁by ▁H . I . G . ▁Capital . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁announced ▁closed ▁in ▁May , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and , ▁subsequently , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁del isted ▁from ▁Nas da q . ▁Lion bridge ▁is ▁now