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Bilanzmaßnahmen treffen

English translation: steps/actions/measures to improve their balance sheets


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German term or phrase:Bilanzmaßnahmen treffen
English translation:steps/actions/measures to improve their balance sheets
Entered by: Paula Price
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16:06 Oct 22, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Bilanzmaßnahmen treffen
Da die Banken nicht mehr so leicht Kredite vergeben und etliche Firmen schon Verluste erlitten haben, hat fast jeder Vierte bereits Bilanzmaßnahmen getroffen.

(a survey of manufacturing companies)
Paula Price
Local time: 01:05
steps/actions/measures to improve their balance sheets
Explanation:
A bit more (well, a lot more) context would assist in choosing the proper wording but that is the general idea. Companies are paying off debt, increasing equity etc. in order to make their balance sheets look better. In turn, that makes them better candidates for obtaining loans.

So there are several ways you can phrase that starting with your choice for Maßnahmen (I prefer actions) and then the choice of verb for what they are trying to do to thier balance sheet - improve, clean up, strengthen, etc.
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Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 19:05
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4 +5steps/actions/measures to improve their balance sheets
Ted Wozniak
1financial statement / income statement adjustment measures
andres-larsen


  

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financial statement / income statement adjustment measures


Explanation:
financial statement / income statement adjustment measures (such as additional cost controls or debt-equity ratio improvement)

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 20:35
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
steps/actions/measures to improve their balance sheets


Explanation:
A bit more (well, a lot more) context would assist in choosing the proper wording but that is the general idea. Companies are paying off debt, increasing equity etc. in order to make their balance sheets look better. In turn, that makes them better candidates for obtaining loans.

So there are several ways you can phrase that starting with your choice for Maßnahmen (I prefer actions) and then the choice of verb for what they are trying to do to thier balance sheet - improve, clean up, strengthen, etc.

Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 19:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
Thanks!

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agree  gangels
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agree  philgoddard
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agree  Goldcoaster
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