Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ficha ciega

English translation:

blind ad

Added to glossary by Lisa McCarthy
Aug 16, 2012 13:08
11 yrs ago
Spanish term

ficha ciega

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Hello, I'm not sure what this is called, or if there is a specific set term for this. I can describe it, it is when a business wants to offer itself for sale, but doesn't want this information to be 100% public (could hurt share price/investor confidence, etc.). So, it's an announcement in which all of the important information about the business is provided *but not the name or anything which could be used to identify the actual company for sale*. Potential buyers are then vetted, and if they meet the sellers criteria, if they are not just fishing for information, then they are given full contact information.

Cheers, Spanish (Spain) to UK English.
TIA!


Orig
Responsables de la redacción del dossier de empresa y la ficha ciega.
Rough draft
Responsible for the creation of the business dossier and the anonymous offer.

Another example of use:
Si cumple los requisitos se validará la oferta y aparecerá publicada en la web como una ficha ciega, es decir, se mostrarán las principales características del negocio en venta sin identificar el nombre comercial.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 blind ad
Change log

Aug 22, 2012 14:29: Lisa McCarthy Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+2
10 mins
Selected

blind ad

What Is a Blind Ad?
www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-blind-ad.htmCached
A blind ad does not include the name or address of the company or person placing the ... a blind ad can generate applicants without making it known what company is ... The bosses were at their wit's end with a certain sales representative, but ...

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Note added at 13 mins (2012-08-16 13:21:49 GMT)
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I've only given my suggestion a '3' level of confidence as I'm not sure if it could also refer to the sale of a company. My ref talks about advertising for positions within a company.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-blind-ad.htm

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Note added at 27 mins (2012-08-16 13:36:40 GMT)
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or "announcement".
Peer comment(s):

agree Cyril B.
22 mins
Thanks, Cyril :)
agree Helena Chavarria : This might help - http://www.bizbuysell.com/guide/sell_2.htm
1 hr
Cheers, Helena! - good ref, here it refers to 'blind ad' in the context of selling companies.
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