This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Italian to English
  3. Investment / Securities

KudoZ question not available

English translation: contendable/contestable (both widely used in this context)

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Italian term or phrase:contendibile (in this context)
English translation:contendable/contestable (both widely used in this context)
Entered by: DCypher (X)

17:46 Feb 27, 2007
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
Italian term or phrase: contendibile (in this context)
"...al fine di considerare la differenza esistente tra il valore delle azioni di una società a controllo difficilmente contendibile (società cooperativa) e il valore delle azioni di una società a controllo contendibile (società per azioni)."
DCypher (X)
Local time: 13:58
contendible
Explanation:
It is in European legislation and relates to the ease with which a company or co-operative can be controlled. In a co-operative you may have one vote per shareholder regardless of how many shares held. Not very "contendible", or easy to gain control of it. Therefore a lower fair value in an industry where mergers are at a premium.

http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk...
Selected response from:

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:58
Grading comment
thx.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1contendible
James (Jim) Davis
3contestable
Adele Oliveri


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
contestable


Explanation:
generally used with reference to markets (i.e. contestable markets). see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contestable_market. i am not 100% sure you can talk about a contestable firm, though.

Adele Oliveri
Italy
Local time: 13:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: no. in fact it relates to the difference in voting rights of a cooperative vs. an Spa.

Asker: In fact, contestable is also widely used in Europeand and US literature in relation to voting rights/control issues...thanks for your input.

Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
contendible


Explanation:
It is in European legislation and relates to the ease with which a company or co-operative can be controlled. In a co-operative you may have one vote per shareholder regardless of how many shares held. Not very "contendible", or easy to gain control of it. Therefore a lower fair value in an industry where mergers are at a premium.

http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=desk...

James (Jim) Davis
Seychelles
Local time: 15:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80
Grading comment
thx.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  quiffy
13 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search