Daryo Nov 2, 2013:

the right answer is highly unlikely without the right question, i.e. the right parsing.

""mise en société" could very well mean "creating a company", several people pooling their resources into a new company etc... which was my first understanding of "mise en société".

But if you look at the ST given as context, there's a quite different slant to it.

""- En cas de vente totale ou partielle ou de mise en société du BIEN vendu, s'il faisait l'objet d'une saisie, ou s'il était remis en antichrèse,"

This is a list of different ways for the buyer of "THE GOOD" (whatever it is) to loose (more or less intentionally get rid of?) the ownership of this "good":

""- En cas de
--- vente totale ou partielle ou
--- de mise en société du BIEN vendu,
--- s'il faisait l'objet d'une saisie, ou
--- s'il était remis en antichrèse,"

the term to translate is in fact "mise en société du BIEN vendu" as a whole, and then it's not at all about "creating a new company" but about using "the good" as a contribution to the capital of a company (existing or new, doesn't matter)

Nikki Scott-Despaigne Nov 1, 2013:

@Tom Thumb Your suggestion is a real possibility. More context would help.

Adrian MM. (X) Nov 1, 2013:

Putting the building into a company The asker doesn't specify what scenario is triggered by the events: termination of contract etc. But if the building is vested in - namely conveyed to a company - it is effectively taken out of creditors' reach.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne Nov 1, 2013:

@Jackie Hé hé! Apparently, you have changed your mind.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne Nov 1, 2013:

The nature of the ownership is crucial when it comes to the sale of property (real estate). Whether sale of all or part of property, the nature of the ownership is essential. All the owners have to be identified. If there is a management company or SCI type set up, then this is what is being meant by "société". Sorry to hark on about it and do bear in mind I'm only using SCI as an example.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne Nov 1, 2013:

"Setting up of a company" is the general meaning, probably, although it is not said, the creation of an SCI or something of that nature. The information is not given and is not important I mention strictly for an idea of general meaning.
PS : It is clearly a "bien immobilier", the clue being in "antichrèse".

mchd Nov 1, 2013:

D'accord avec philgoddard : conversion, comme utilisé par http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:20...

Jackie Doble Nov 1, 2013:

I agree with Phil, company creation wouldn't work in this case

Guillermo Urbina Valdés (asker) Nov 1, 2013:

The "BIEN" is a building.

philgoddard Nov 1, 2013:

On the assumption that it's a piece of real estate, maybe "conversion into a company" would do it. "Setting up a company" wouldn't quite make sense in this context.

philgoddard Nov 1, 2013:

What is the "bien"?

Nikki Scott-Despaigne Nov 1, 2013:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Société_civile_immobilière

That is by way of example, as there is no indication of that type of structure in your original, but it may well be generally what is being referred to: the creation of a company.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne Nov 1, 2013:

I think it means setting up of a company, in the sense of the creation of an SCI. "Split" would not be "legal" enough in context.