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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

convention de portage

English translation:

securities repurchasing agreement

Added to glossary by Stephanie Mitchel
Jun 5, 2004 15:58
19 yrs ago
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French term

convention de portage

French to English Bus/Financial Investment / Securities
Des contrats innommés permettent de réaliser des transferts temporaires de titres. Ils prennent la forme de ce que la pratique connaît sous l'appellation de conventions de portage.
I've found "holding agreement", but I still have questions. Could this be the same as a "buyback agreement"?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 securities repurchasing agreement
5 buyback agreement
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Proposed translations

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securities repurchasing agreement

You can use portage, though in italics is probably best.

Here are some acceptable translations:
portage; carrying; parking; fronting arrangement(s) (per the Economist)

convention de portage: securities repurchasing agreement (if you're translating the official title of the document)

Source: Two years of translating documents being used as evidence in a case in which 'portage' was a means of defrauding shareholders.
Peer comment(s):
agree Paul Sadur : Thanks for you input. This is a chapter in a textbook. "Securities repurchase agreement" was more fruitful on Google. The problem with this text is the nuances they make in French are not easy to carry over into English.
6 mins
agree Vicky Papaprodromou
12 mins
thanks vicky!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for the background. I'll change it slightly to "securities repurchase agreement", also "repo" seems to be a synonym. On the basis of the English texts, I'll use "seller" for "donneur d'ordre" and "buyer" for "porteur"."
12 mins

buyback agreement

The buyback agreement; 10-year payment time limit; Transitional payment time ...
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