ILEC
Unit 4: Company law: fundamental changes in a company
Unit 4: Company law: fundamental changes in a company
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Langue | English |
Catégorie | Anglais |
Niveau | Autres |
Crée / Actualisé | 02.11.2011 / 02.12.2011 |
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constitutional amendment
Verfassungsänderung
a change in a company's name, capital or objects
consolidation
Fusion (neue Gesellschaft ensteht)
the combining of two companies to form an entirely mew company
acquisition
Anschaffung, Beschaffung
the act of getting land, power, money etc.
voluntary liquidation
Liquidation
liquidation proceedings that are supported by a company's shareholders
merger
Fusion (eine Gesellschaft geht in eine andere über)
the acquisition of one company by another, resulting the survival of one of them and dissolution of the other
involuntary bankruptcy (UK: compulsory winding-up)
Zwangsliquidation
the liquidation of a company after a petition to the court, usually by a creditor
merely
bloss, lediglich
used to emphasize how small or unimportant something or someone is [= only]:
He's merely a boy - you can't expect him to understand.
used to emphasize that nothing more than what you say is involved [= just]:
We're merely good friends.
He merely shrugged and walked away.
alteration
Änderung, Wechsel
a change, modification, adjustment
tender offer
Übernahmeangebot
a public offer to purchase stock of a corporation from its shareholders at a certain price within a stated time limit, often in an effort to win control of the company.
spin-off
Abspaltung einer Gesellschaft
a transfer of corporate assets to a subsidiary in return for a distribution to the shareholders of the corporation of all of the stock or controlling stock of the subsidiary without surrender of any stock by the shareholders of the corporation : a D reorganization involving a distribution of the stock of another company to the corporation's shareholders; also : a new company created by such a distribution
to convene sth
etwas einberufen
if a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting:
to gather, call together, or summon, esp for a formal meeting
to order to appear before a court of law, judge, tribunal, etc
to endorse
etwas befürworten
1.
to approve, support, or sustain: to endorse a political candidate.
2.
to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.
3.
to sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
4.
to make over (a stated amount) to another as payee by one's endorsement.
5.
to write (something) on the back of a document, paper, etc.: to endorse instructions; to endorse one's signature.
to oppose
etwas ablehnen
1.
to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
2.
to stand in the way of; hinder; obstruct.
3.
to set as an opponent or adversary.
4.
to be hostile or adverse to, as in opinion: to oppose a resolution in a debate.
5.
to set as an obstacle or hindrance.
to preside
den Vorsitz führen
1.
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
2.
to exercise management or control (usually followed by over): The lawyer presided over the estate.
tu summon sth
etwas berufen (veraltet)
1.
to call upon to do something specified.
2.
to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call.
3.
to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court: to summon a defendant.
4.
to authorize or order a gathering of; call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament.
5.
to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. followed by up): to summon all one's courage.
to table sth.
etwas einreichen
query
Anfrage
a question, an inquiry
stockholder (shareholder UK)
Aktionär
appraisal (iZhm assets transactions)
appraisal right
bewerten
persuasive
überzeugend
having the power or ability to persuade; tending to persuade: a persuasive salesman
able to make other people believe something or do what you ask:
hesitant
zögerlich, zögernd
reluctant
hence
daher, folglich
for this reason; following from this; therefore
in essence
im Wesentlichen
basically,
persuasive
überzeugend
convincing
able to make other people believe something or do what you ask:
mere
bloss, nur
simple
to dispose of sth.
etwas veräussern
[no object] (dispose of) get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else
preside at (a meeting)
eine Versammlung leiten
reduce
to make something smaller or less in size, amount, or price
compulsory
gesetzlich, zwingend
something that is compulsory must be done because it is the law or because someone in authority orders you to [= mandatory; ? voluntary]:
asset (noun)
the things that a company owns, that can be sold to pay debts
liabiltiy
Verpflichtung, Schlud, Haftbarkeit
legal responsibility for something, especially for paying money that is owed, or for damage or injury
liability for
hostile
ablehnend, feindlich
angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone and ready to argue with them
oppose, to oppose sth
sich widersetzen, sich entgegenstellen
to disagree with something such as a plan or idea and try to prevent it from happening or succeeding:
purchase
Erwerb, Kauf
to buy something:
consolidation
Zusammenlegung, Fusion