Glossary entry

Deutsch term or phrase:

einwirken

Englisch translation:

use one's best offices

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Deutsch term

einwirken

Deutsch > Englisch Wirtschaft/Finanzwesen Recht: Verträge
In a purchasing agreement: Der Verkäufer wird auf die Gesellschafter einwirken, dass die Firma der Gesellschaft zu Unterscheidungszwecken unverzüglich nach dem Stichtag mit einem geeigneten Zusatz (Abwicklungsgesellschaft o. ä.) versehen..

I understand the sense, but how would you translate 'einwirken' here?

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use one's best offices

The vendor shall use his best offices with the shareholders to ensure that...

17 good examples here:
https://www.google.com/search?q="use his best offices to ens...

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Note added at 39 mins (2024-03-07 17:42:16 GMT)
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Definition of 'good offices'
good offices
Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.
[formal]
She sought the good offices of the President for the smooth passage of the Bill.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/good-of...
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agree AllegroTrans
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agree Steffen Walter : I thought of 'best efforts', too.
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to arrange for, shall ensure, will strive to ensure, make efforts necessary

any of the above express diplomatically the exertion of influence.
I suppose "to exert influence" or "impinge on" would be too strong here.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : 'Ensure' is the simplest and best in my opinion.
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Ensure

I think it would be best to reformulate:

The seller will ensure that the ahareholders...
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Deutsch term (edited): auf ... einwirken

prevail upon .. to see that

In a purchasing agreement = contract for or of sale -> Der Verkäufer wird auf die Gesellschafter einwirken, daß die Firma der Gesellschaft: The Seller / Vendor vs. Buyer / Purchaser is to prevail upon the members of a company or partners (not always on all fours with the shareholders) to see that the *partnership name or company style*....

To (BrE) ensure or (AmE) insure or use its best endeavo(u)rs to see that... changes the emphasis to a positive outcome and, arguably, the 'professional negligence zone' of 'procurar que' of Spanish into English and that a translator has been successfully sued on = to make - rather than - ensure completion of a conveyance on sale.
Example sentence:

they will prevail upon other shareholders to vote for their counterproposal...

Peer comment(s):

agree Michael Martin, MA : Good choice. Other options missing the mark so far.
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