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Absatzzusage
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German
Etymology
de :af Absatz<t:sales/turnover> Zusage<t:promise/commitment>
de Absatz Zusage sales/turnover promise/commitment
Pronunciation
de [ˈapzat͡sˌt͡suːzaːɡə]
de Ab satz zu sa ge
Noun
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de finance best efforts underwriting an agreement where an underwriter promises to make a best effort to sell as much of a securities issue as possible, but does not guarantee the sale or buy the remaining shares
de Bei einer schwindenden Bonität des Emittenten weigern sich Banken oft gegen eine Festübernahme und bieten stattdessen nur eine Absatzzusage an. When the issuer's creditworthiness declines, banks often refuse a firm commitment underwriting and instead offer only a best efforts underwriting.
Declension
f
Synonyms
de Best-Efforts-Zusage anglicism, common in international finance
de Platzierungszusage commitment to place/sell securities
Antonyms
de Festübernahme firm commitment underwriting where the bank guarantees the purchase
de Vollübernahme full underwriting/takeover of an issue
Hypernyms
de Emissionsgeschäft the business of issuing securities
de Zusage promise or commitment
Coordinate terms
de Basiswert the underlying security or financial instrument being sold
de Emittent the entity for whom the shares or bonds are being marketed
de Platzierungsrisiko the risk of failing to find buyers, which remains with the issuer in this case
de Übernahmeprovision the fee paid to the bank, usually lower for best efforts than for firm commitments
Related terms
de absetzen to sell, market, or dispose of goods/securities
de Absatzmarkt the market where products or securities are sold
References
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