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размещать инвестиции

English translation: investment support [services]

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Russian term or phrase:размещение инвестиций
English translation:investment support [services]
Entered by: blue_roses

05:30 Sep 15, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
Russian term or phrase: размещать инвестиции
Dear Colleagues,

I would appreciate it greatly if you could suggest the English equivalent for "размещать инвестиции". The company I work for is going to act as an intermediary between investors from abroad and projects in Russia. So when they say that they "размещают инвестиции/капитал/средства инвестора", they mean that they facilitate investment by ensuring that the investor's money will be used for a particular project. I strongly doubt that the word "place" is suitable in this context. Here is one of the sentences where "размещение инвестиций" is used:
Настоящей офертой YYY предлагает всем заинтересованным Инвесторам заключить Агентский договор по размещению на территории Российской Федерации инвестиций в виде...
Thank you in advance for any help.
blue_roses
investment support [services]
Explanation:
as an equivalent of "размещение инвестиций [услуги по размещению и привлечению инвестиций]"

Brief descriptions of services of this kind can be found by following links at the bottom

A page in Russian about a related company profile is here:
http://www.hurga.ru/investment

Notes:
1. Although the names of many government-owned and public-sector organizations providing similar services contain the words "investment support," the standard term for such entities is "investment promotion agency" - see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_promotion_agency
2. The definitions of 'invest' and 'investor' in various dictionaries clearly state that 'to invest' means "to commit one's own money or capital"; i.e., an investor is a buyer or owner of assets, not anyone who provides guidance/assistance in investment procedures and decision making
e.g., see
http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/invest
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Andrei B
Local time: 12:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5invest (in)
Ekaterina Mikhailova
5 +1investment support [services]
Andrei B
3undertake investment transactions on your behalf
Olga Rbl
Summary of reference entries provided
Important nuances
Andrei B

Discussion entries: 9





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
invest (in)


Explanation:
that easy

Ekaterina Mikhailova
Russian Federation
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

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agree  Maruti Shinde: or make investment in...
7 mins
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agree  Translator174
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agree  Igor Blinov
1 hr
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agree  cyhul
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agree  Sam Pinson
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
undertake investment transactions on your behalf


Explanation:
This agent agreement offers all potential investors investment solutions and undertaking of investment transactions on your behalf

Olga Rbl
United States
Local time: 05:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
investment support [services]


Explanation:
as an equivalent of "размещение инвестиций [услуги по размещению и привлечению инвестиций]"

Brief descriptions of services of this kind can be found by following links at the bottom

A page in Russian about a related company profile is here:
http://www.hurga.ru/investment

Notes:
1. Although the names of many government-owned and public-sector organizations providing similar services contain the words "investment support," the standard term for such entities is "investment promotion agency" - see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investment_promotion_agency
2. The definitions of 'invest' and 'investor' in various dictionaries clearly state that 'to invest' means "to commit one's own money or capital"; i.e., an investor is a buyer or owner of assets, not anyone who provides guidance/assistance in investment procedures and decision making
e.g., see
http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/invest


    Reference: http://emergentglobal.net/about-us/who-we-are.html?Itemid=29
    Reference: http://www.dailycredit.com.hk/investment-support-services.ht...
Andrei B
Local time: 12:11
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Laura Friend
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Reference comments


8 hrs
Reference: Important nuances

Reference information:
The phrase
"... act as an intermediary between investors from abroad and projects in Russia"
sounds -- and is -- ambiguous
Reason:
It's not obvious who is supposed to make the final decision to invest in any particular project under the contract/agreement in question
Another phrase -
"...facilitate investment by ensuring that..."
- suggests that the foreign investor (whose money comes to Russia) retains control over the decision-making process whlie 'facilitate' means that the role of the 'intermediary' is more "technical"
If this is true, then "размещать инвестиции" does NOT mean 'to invest'

As an example of different approach, consider private equity funds - e.g. see
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_russian/journalism/4098...
(+ references therein)
They operate on a two-step principle: (1) the "original" investments are pooled in a fund; (2) the fund's managers invest the pooled money as they see fit while the original investors have no control over their decisions
In the latter case, "размещать инвестиции" = 'to invest,' in contrast to the former, but the latter does not seem to be the case here

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Note added at 8 час (2011-09-15 14:29:26 GMT)
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Correction:
whlie -> while
Sorry about the typo

Andrei B
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Note to reference poster
Asker: In my case, the investor's money is not pooled in a fund, and the investor does have control over the decisions.

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