Interessenvertrag

English translation: pooling of interests

02:17 Apr 4, 2000
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Interessenvertrag
I am currently translating a company´s articles of association. Here´s the sentence: "Die Gesellschaft ist zu allen Geschäften und Maßnahmen berechtigt, die zur Erreichung des Gesellschaftszweckes notwendig oder nützlich erscheinen, einschließlich... Abschluß von INTERESSENVERTRÄGEN und Unternehmensverträgen." TIA!
Heather
English translation:pooling of interests
Explanation:
An Interessenvertrag is also known as an Interessengemeinschaftsvertrag. The variety you are asking about is a "pooling of interests" whereby two or more otherwise independent commercial entities agree to apportion their collective profits and losses in specific proportions. The other form, now illegal almost everywhere under antitrust legislation, includes things like horizontal price-fixing agreements.
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Summary of answers provided
naContracts to safeguard interests
Anita Millar (X)
naagreements furthering the company's interests / joint ventures?
Anya Malhotra
napooling of interests
Robin Stocks (X)


  

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1 hr
Contracts to safeguard interests


Explanation:
In the Romain dictionary, the nearest I can find is "interessenwahrend"= safeguarding interests. The nearest noun "Interessenwahrnehmung" ist translated as "protection of interest".
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Anita Millar (X)
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agreements furthering the company's interests / joint ventures?


Explanation:
I couldn't find the term in my dictionaries but the extract below leads me to believe that even joint ventures might be acceptable (emphasis mine):
"Am 4. November 1921 geht Deutz eine *Interessengemeinschaft* mit der Motorenfabrik Oberursel AG ein, der Firmenname wird in "Motorenfabrik Deutz AG" geändert. Die *Interessen-gemeinschaft* gilt rückwirkend zum 1. Juli 1921, die rechtliche Selbstständigkeit der beiden Unternehmen bleibt erhalten. Ein ählicher *Interessenvertrag* wird am 22. Dezember 1924 mit der Maschinenbauanstalt Humboldt geschlossen."

Interessengemeinschaft and Interessenvertrag here are clearly related. And since an Interessengemeinschaft can also be termed a joint venture, it is quite possible that this is applicable here.

HTH



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Anya Malhotra
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pooling of interests


Explanation:
An Interessenvertrag is also known as an Interessengemeinschaftsvertrag. The variety you are asking about is a "pooling of interests" whereby two or more otherwise independent commercial entities agree to apportion their collective profits and losses in specific proportions. The other form, now illegal almost everywhere under antitrust legislation, includes things like horizontal price-fixing agreements.

Robin Stocks (X)
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