Vocabulary 3 Flashcards
Merger
Fusion
Joint venture
Gemeinschaftsunternehmen
Takeover bid
Übernahmeangebot
Acquisition
Anschaffung
New product methods
Neue Produktionsmethoden
Annual turnover
Jahresumsatz
Foundation of a company
Gründung eines Unternehmens
Float on the stock market
Wenn du deine Stocks auf den Markt wirfst
Open a subsidiary
Eröffnung einer Tochtergesellschaft
Slump
Wirtschaftskrise
New Era
Neue Ära
Launch a new product
Ein neues Produkt veröffentlichen
Make a staff redundant
Personal entlassen
Period of expansion
Zeitraum der Erweiterung
Diversification
Diversifizierung (Ausweitung der Geschäftstätigkeit)
Sales target
Verkaufsziel
Definition Merger
When two companies joint become one
Definition Joint venture
a business or project in which two or more companies (or individuals) have invested, with the intention of working together.
Definition Takeover bid
an offer or attempt to take control of a company by buying enough of its shares
What’s friendly vs. Hostile takeover
Friendly takeover = if a company’s shareholder and management are all in agreement on a deal
Hostile takeover = the management and the board of directors oppose the indented takeover
Definition acquisition
the act of buying another company or a part of a company
Definition New product methods
new product development process (create a prototype)
Definition Annual turnover
the total sale made by a business in a certain period
Definiton foundation of a company
the base on which the company stands
Definition float on the stock market
when a company first joins the stock market :)
What‘s an IPO ?
Initial Public Offering
> erstmalig öffentliches Angebot
Definiton open a subsidiary
your business fully ownes another company : a mother company owns it (Parent company)
Definiton Slump
a fall in price, value
Definiton New era
something new was created, invested (significant shift of operation and leadership)
Definiton launch a new product
the process of introducing a new product for sale
Definiton „make a stuff redundant “
dismiss an employee because you no longer need them to do their job
Definition „period of expansion“
an act of increasing over more time
Definition „Diversification“
increase in the variety or diversity of something
Definition „sales target “
how many products you want to sell
