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Kandidaten

English translation: candidate/bidder/applicant

19:18 Dec 1, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
German term or phrase: Kandidaten
from a Beratungspartnervertrag:

X wird diese Informationen potentiellen Investoren zum Zweck einer Überprüfung ihrer Kaufabsicht, Beteiligungs- oder Joint-Venture-Absichten bei Wahrung strikter Vertraulichkeit und gegen Zahlung einer Provision für den Fall einer Beteiligung des Investors an oder eine Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kandidaten überlassen.

I get what they are getting at, but "candidate" doesn't sound exactly right to me.

Danke.
Ron Stelter
Local time: 12:06
English translation:candidate/bidder/applicant
Explanation:
It's singular with the "en" ending because it's a weak verb in the dative. Anyway, it probably refers to a company that they are considering buying out or working with in a joint venture.

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Note added at 21 mins (2003-12-01 19:39:55 GMT)
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It\'s definitely a company, not a person:
in the event that investors take an equity interest in or enter into partnership with the candidate company (the company that they considering as being a good potential investment)

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Note added at 23 mins (2003-12-01 19:42:07 GMT)
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Golden Gate Research LLC - Product
Generally, an existing or prospective client has an investment interest (equity/debt/derivatives) in what we term a \'candidate company\'. ...
www.goldengateresearch.com/product.html
Selected response from:

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 11:06
Grading comment
Thanks, William.

Ron
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9candidate/bidder/applicant
William Stein
4potential investors
jccantrell
4prospect
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
potential investors


Explanation:
Isn't it already there in the German?

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 10:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4618

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  William Stein: no comprendo
19 mins
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
candidate/bidder/applicant


Explanation:
It's singular with the "en" ending because it's a weak verb in the dative. Anyway, it probably refers to a company that they are considering buying out or working with in a joint venture.

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Note added at 21 mins (2003-12-01 19:39:55 GMT)
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It\'s definitely a company, not a person:
in the event that investors take an equity interest in or enter into partnership with the candidate company (the company that they considering as being a good potential investment)

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Note added at 23 mins (2003-12-01 19:42:07 GMT)
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Golden Gate Research LLC - Product
Generally, an existing or prospective client has an investment interest (equity/debt/derivatives) in what we term a \'candidate company\'. ...
www.goldengateresearch.com/product.html

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 11:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1734
Grading comment
Thanks, William.

Ron

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gareth McMillan: I see no difficulty with "candidate"- best choice for me because it's also the German word.
33 mins
agree  Steffen Walter
1 hr
agree  Grimm Resear (X)
1 hr
agree  Wenke Geddert
2 hrs
agree  D D (X)
3 hrs
agree  avantix
5 hrs
agree  Richard Hall
8 hrs
agree  Susan Geiblinger
12 hrs
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: candidate - in Frage kommender - someth or someone under consideration for a particular purpose - otherwise 'prospect'
2 days 59 mins
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
prospect


Explanation:
as an alternative, but "candidate" suggests that a preliminary evaluation has been done, so might be more apt, if candidate is the subset of prospects.


Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
United States
Local time: 13:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 986
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