angel investor

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14:00 Jun 3, 2009
English to Danish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
Additional field(s): Accounting, Finance (general)
English term or phrase: angel investor
Definition from VentureLine:
Angel investor is a private wealthy individual that has no association with a venture capital firm, investment fund, etc. The "angel" invests his/her private money into what he/she believes to be promising opportunities, i.e., normally startup companies. Sometimes two or more "angels" will jointly invest into opportunities to spread the risk.

Example sentence(s):
  • Investors seeking a more active role may ask for common equity. This enables the angel to take a place on the board of directors and allows for much more active participation in company management. An arrangement such as this works well for angel investors who are keenly interested in hands-on involvement in the business. Business Management Daily
  • Angel investors are typically retired professionals that are looking to give young entrepreneurs some funding. It just kind of implies that they are nicer than regular investors. There are network sites that try to put people into contact with angel investors. theangelinvestorsite.com
  • I am purchasing a business and expanding it. I have found an angel investor and I need to know what forms and documents need to be written and what needs to be filed. Entrepreneur
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4privat individuel investor
Anette Jakobsen
3forretningsengel
Malberg


  

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forretningsengel


Definition from own experience or research:
En forretningsengel er individuel privat investor, ofte med brancheerfaring, der leverer kapital til virksomheder i udviklingsfasen og bidrager med viden og erfaring til de projekter, vedkommende involverer sig i.

Example sentence(s):
  • Inddragelse af “forretningsengle” eller forvaltningseksperter hos nystartede nanovirksomheder kan bidrage til at øge en virksomheds egne kompetencer - Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fælless  
  • Et flertal af DVCA’s Business Angel-medlemmer er tilknyttet regionale Business Angel netværk. - DVCA  

Explanation:
Det engelske udtryk ”business angel” bruges tilsyneladende oftere end det danske ”forretningsengel”.

Den angivne kilde til det første eksempel er "Kommissionen for De Europæiske Fællesskaber" (der var ikke plads nok i feltet til at skrive navnet helt ud)
Malberg
Denmark
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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privat individuel investor


Definition from own experience or research:
En privat investor.

Example sentence(s):
  • 1. Opgørelsen af kapitalmængden hos private individuelle investorer, business angels, er usikker. De årlige investeringer foretaget af denne gruppe vurderes til at udgøre over 1 mia.kr. 2. Venturekapital kan både formidles gennem ventureselskaber og private individuelle investorer - såkaldte "Business Angles". I en række lande, bl.a. USA og England, spiller private individuelle investorer en væsentlig rolle som formidler af venturekapital til mindre innovative virksomheder. - Økonomiministeriet  
  • udtrykker tilfredshed med den vigtige rolle, som private individuelle investorer spiller i forbindelse med at tilvejebringe investering, som ellers ikke er til rådighed for innovative virksomheder, og særlig SMV'er; - Europa-Parlamentet  
  • ækstFonden får adgang til at oprette og drive mødesteder for private investorer og mindre, innovative virksomheder, såkaldte business angels network. Business Angels er private individuelle investorer, som investerer i virksomhedernes tidligste udviklingsfaser. Samtidig bidrager de til udviklingen af virksomheder ved tilførsel af nye kompetencer. Der kan fx være tale om personer, der tidligere selv har drevet virksomhed. - Folketinget  

Explanation:
Der er en tendens til at bruge termen "individuelle investorer" eller "private individuelle investorer" med business angels i parents bagefter. Se eksemplerne.
Anette Jakobsen
Denmark
Local time: 12:00
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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