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81 conflict
conflit m;∎ the unions are in conflict with the management les syndicats sont en conflit avec la direction;∎ a conflict of interests un conflit d'intérêts;∎ her presence on the boards of two competing companies has led to a conflict of interests le fait qu'elle siège au conseil d'administration de deux entreprises concurrentes a débouché sur un conflit d'intérêts -
82 consolidate
(a) FINANCE (companies) fusionner, réunir; (shares) regrouper; (debts, funds, loans) consolider, unifier;∎ the company has consolidated its position as the market leader la société a conforté sa position de leader sur le marché(b) (orders, consignments) grouper -
83 consolidation
(a) FINANCE (of companies) fusion f; (of shares) regroupement m; (of debts, funds, loans) consolidation f, unification f(b) (of orders, consignments) groupage m -
84 demerger
scission f;∎ several new companies were formed after the demerger of the holding group plusieurs entreprises nouvelles ont été créées à la suite de la scission du holdingOne market minnow is braving the tight IPO climate. In a little-noticed announcement last week, Hay & Robertson, the firm that owns the Admiral and Mountain brands, and markets trendy Kangol gear, is to embark on a three-way demerger designed to restore shareholder value.
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85 develop
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86 diminishing
décroissant(e); (price, quality, value) en baisseACCOUNTANCY diminishing balance (method) amortissement m linéaire;ECONOMICS diminishing marginal product produit m marginal décroissant;ECONOMICS diminishing returns rendements m pl décroissants;∎ law of diminishing returns loi f des rendements décroissantsNorman Price, one of the industrialists seconded to the DTI's future and innovation unit, which carried out the survey, said there was a danger that companies invested in their established businesses at the expense of new activities. Increased capital investment in mature business might bring productivity improvements, but such investment was subject to the law of diminishing returns.
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87 dress-down Friday
= fait pour une société d'autoriser ses employés à porter une tenue décontractée le vendrediThe dress-down-Friday policies of various companies are being reversed; London nightclub Annabel's, after a brief fling with relaxing its dress codes, decided to reinstate them... And Moss Bros is abandoning its casualwear brand, Code, to concentrate on the more formal side of its business.
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88 factoring
affacturage m, factoring mfactoring agent agent m d'affacturage;factoring charges commission f d'affacturage;factoring company société f d'affacturage"A factoring company essentially buys your invoices and charges a commission in exchange for rapid settlement," he says. "It is chiefly used by companies with a turnover up to £1m, the kind of organisation that most often depends on a streamlined cashflow. With overseas factoring, commission rates are likely to be higher because chasing a debt abroad can be expensive and time consuming."
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89 gap
écart m, inégalité f;∎ a gap in the market un créneau;∎ there's a technology gap between our two countries il y a un fossé technologique entre nos deux paysMARKETING gap analysis étude f des créneaux;gap financing crédit m relais;MARKETING gap level écart de performance;gap study étude des écartsSix insurance companies yesterday formed a European pool to cover damage caused by acts of terror, plugging a gap in the market left since the September 11 attacks. Allianz, Zurich, Swiss Re, Hannover Re, XL Capital and Scor said they had established a company called Special Risk Insurance and Reinsurance Luxembourg.
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90 group
(of people, companies) groupe m;∎ the Shell Group le Groupe Shell;∎ Group of Seven groupe des sept;∎ Group of Eight groupe des huitgroup advertising publicité f collective;group booking réservation f de groupe;group contract contrat m collectif;group discount remise f pour les groupes, prix m de groupe;group insurance assurance f collective;group interview entretien m de groupe;group leader responsable m f de groupe;group manager chef m de groupe;group meeting réunion f de groupe;group subscription abonnement m collectif;FINANCE group turnover chiffre m d'affaires consolidé ou du groupe -
91 hi-tech
(money, profits) séparer;∎ part of the industry was hived off to private ownership une partie de cette industrie a été privatisée;∎ the subsidiary companies will be hived off les filiales deviendront indépendantes -
92 holding
FINANCE (shares in company) participation f;∎ he has holdings in several companies il est actionnaire de plusieurs sociétésholding company (société f en) holding m, société à portefeuille;holding costs coûts m pl de détentionThe treasury announced that Paolo Scaroni, the Italy-born chief executive of UK glass maker Pilkington, is to take over from Franco Tato as chief executive of state-run electricity giant Enel. Piero Gnudi, chairman of Italian state holding company Iri, is to become Enel's chairman.
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93 horse-trading
familiar négociations f pl acharnées;∎ a lot of horse-trading was required to clinch the deal l'accord a été conclu à l'issu de négociations acharnéesAT&T's rejection of Comcast came as no surprise to analysts, but many had expected the horse- trading for AT&T Broadband to continue with higher offers for the unit, either from Comcast or other cable companies. "[AT&T] is playing a game of poker at this point," said InfoTech Broadband Analyst Erv Paw. "They're trying to get the price up."
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94 integration
intégration f, concentration f"If Bertelsmann want to pursue their pan-European strategy do they have to go in and bid against the US players for ITV?" said Nicola Stewart, analyst at West LB Panmure... But she said US companies would take a close look at ITV. "There is a lot of logic in having vertical integration between content and distribution assets, especially if there is a common language involved, which has put off the European groups," she said.
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95 invest
∎ to invest money in a business mettre de l'argent ou placer des fonds dans un commerce;∎ they invested five million dollars in new machinery ils ont investi cinq millions de dollars dans de nouveaux équipementsinvested capital capital m investiinvestir, faire des placements;∎ to invest in shares/in the oil industry investir en actions/dans l'industrie pétrolière;∎ to invest in property faire des placements dans l'immobilier;∎ we're going to invest in three new machines nous allons investir dans trois nouvelles machines;∎ the company has invested heavily in its Asian subsidiary companies la société a beaucoup investi dans ses filiales asiatiques;∎ she's been investing on the Stock Market elle a investi en Bourse -
96 launder
(money) blanchirThe drug traffickers create links with front companies and people in the United States and Spain from where they draw money from their bank accounts and send international money transfers to the Panamanian company. With this great blow, the DAS and the DEA dismembered the largest asset-laundering organization in the world, which managed to launder more than 200 million dollars in a single year in Colombia alone.
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97 merger
(of banks, companies) (absorption-) fusion f, unification f; (takeover) absorption fmerger accounting = base de préparation des comptes consolidés où deux sociétés se sont unifiées;mergers and acquisitions fusions et acquisitions f pl;merger premium prime f de fusion;merger talks discussions f pl en vue d'une fusion -
98 patron
(a) (customer) client(e) m, f∎ many multinational companies are becoming patrons of the arts de nombreuses multinationales se lancent dans le mécénat -
99 poach
(employee) débaucher;∎ several of our staff have been poached by a rival company plusieurs de nos employés ont été débauchés par un de nos concurrentsHighly trained staff are being poached from Gateway's Republic of Ireland operation by Internet start-up companies offering inflated salaries, says Gateway's local MD Mike Maloney. The problem is creating shortages in key skill areas, which Maloney has raised with IDA Ireland, the state agency responsible for attracting multinational investment.
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100 poison pill
familiar (strategy) pilule f empoisonnéePoison-pill provisions are triggered when a hostile suitor acquires a predetermined percentage of company stock. At that point, all existing shareholders except the suitor are granted options to buy additional stock at a dramatic discount, thus diluting the acquirer's share so as to head off a change in control of the company … According to statistics from Thomson Financial Securities Data, 140 companies adopted poison pill provisions in the first half of 2001, up 45 percent from the same period last year.
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