desmutualização

English translation: demutualisation

14:21 May 18, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: desmutualização
a empresa iniciou um processo de desmutualização com o intuito de se preparar para abrir seu capital
Lesley S, MA
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:30
English translation:demutualisation
Explanation:
It's the industry term for when a mutual (e.g. a building society) goes public. You can confirm this by Googling it. The US spelling would be "demutualiZation".
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Spain
Local time: 07:30
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demutualisation


Language variant: UK English

Explanation:
It's the industry term for when a mutual (e.g. a building society) goes public. You can confirm this by Googling it. The US spelling would be "demutualiZation".

lexical
Spain
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thanks
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Asker: Thanks a bunch!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
29 mins
  -> Thanks Ralph. Brought some nice cash windfalls for members with it!

agree  Marcos de Lima: yes, I seem to remember getting 1200 quid from the Halifax - it does feel like a long time ago now...
1 hr
  -> Thanks Marcos, not many deals like that left now!

agree  Arlete Moraes
2 days 4 hrs
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