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INITIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT [5 records]

Record 1 2020-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

Direct listings are an alternative to initial public offerings(IPOs) in which a company does not work with an investment bank to underwrite the issuing of stock. While forgoing the safety net of an underwriter provides a company with a quicker, less expensive way to raise capital, the opening stock price will be completely subject to market demand and potential market swings. In a direct listing, instead of raising new outside capital like an IPO, a company's employees and investors convert their ownership into stock that is then listed on a stock exchange. Once the stock is listed shares can be purchased by the general public …

OBS

direct public offering: term extracted from the "OECD Economics Glossary English-French" and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
CONT

La cotation directe a la cote [chez] les entreprises [de nouvelles technologies]. Contrairement à [ce qui se produit dans le cadre d'un premier appel public à l'épargne (PAPE)], la détermination du prix d'introduction en bourse [lors d'une cotation directe] est le fruit d'une confrontation entre l'offre et la demande de titres [de l'entreprise concernée] directement sur le marché. Cette procédure est moins chère qu'une entrée en bourse classique, car elle permet d'éviter à l'entreprise de verser de lourds frais aux banques d'investissement pilotant les [PAPE].

OBS

introduction directe en bourse : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l'économie de l'OCDE anglais-français» et reproduit avec l'autorisation de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
CONT

El proceso de colocación directa, también conocido como oferta pública directa, no implica los servicios de un suscriptor ni la creación de nuevas acciones, lo cual puede ser más conveniente para las empresas sin los fondos para pagar un suscriptor o para quienes no quieren diluir sus acciones existentes; de esta forma, la empresa y los inversores presentes venden sus acciones directamente al público sin contratar los servicios de un suscriptor.

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Record 2 2015-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting
CONT

With these external factors, we must combine the internal factors that cause any initial change in investment to be amplified... as people who are given work in the capital goods industries respend part of their new income on consumption goods and as an air of optimism begins to pervade the business community...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

Investment in the shares of a company that puts the holder in a position of control and gives management responsibility.

CONT

Direct investment involves both the initial transaction between the two entities and all subsequent capital transactions between them and among affiliated enterprises, both incorporated and unincorporated... Ownership of 10 percent of the ordinary shares or voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment...

OBS

direct investment: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Investissement en actions d'une entreprise qui confère à son porteur une position de contrôle et de responsabilité dans la gestion.

CONT

Lorsque [le seuil d'au moins 10% des droits de vote ou de capital social] est atteint, l'ensemble des opérations financières entre les deux entreprises est alors enregistré en investissements directs.

OBS

investissement direct : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
DEF

Inversión en acciones de una empresa que da a su tenedor una posición de control y de responsabilidad en la gestión. Se distinguen de las inversiones de cartera, que se hacen únicamente por criterios de rentabilidad, vía dividendos y plusvalías.

OBS

inversión directa: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 4 1988-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
CONT

The initial investment research and analysis fee for sponsors is $10, 000; FSX plans to raise needed capital by charging an additional $40, 000 for founding sponsor status.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements

Spanish

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