FY2024 ラジオビジネス英語Lesson（８５）

Theme

ビンディースティール社を訪問する。

Shoko, who has been entrusted with negotiating with Bindi, attends a face-to-face meeting with Mr. Patel. her counterpart.

Listening point

What are Bindi's criteria for selecting a lead manager?

Ensuring the success of the deal and offering other means of finace.

Business scene

Firstly, we sincerely appreciate the opportunity to participate in the bidding process.

The pleasure is ours, Miss. Suzutani.
We've extended invitations to 5 banks this time, American, European, Chinese, Indian, and Japanese, which is your bank.
These institutions including yours are not merely lenders to us. 
We viewed them as valued partners in our business growth.

It's a great honor for us to be considered one of your partners.

Great.
We'd like to select a lead manager who can ensure the success of this deal  but also offer us other means of finance.

That aligns perfectly with my presentation today.
We regard this loan as a stepping stone to expanding our business relationship to other areas, such as tread finance, and M&A.

Words and phrases

institution: 機関。
means: 手段。
align with …: …と一致する。
stepping stone: 足がかり。
trade finance: 貿易金融。
M&A: 合併と買収。

Business phrase of the day

It's a great honor for us to be considered one of your partners.
御社のパートナーの一つとお考えいただき大変光栄です。

まさにこの国を象徴するようなプロジェクトに携わることができ大変光栄です。
It's a great honor for us to be involved in such an iconic project in this country.

私たちの活動が地域のコミュニティに認められたのは大変名誉なことです。
It's a great honor that our activities have been recognized by the local community. 

Alternative expressions

It's a great honor の違う表現。

We feel priviledged to be seen as one of your partners.
It means a lot to us to be seen as one of your partners.

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テーマ：前向きな姿勢を強調する。

I’m really looking forward to presenting our proposal on bringing significant value to your esteemed company through the loan.

I must say I'm thrilled about the opportunity to represent Japanese banks. We'd be fully committed to delivering excellence if we were given a mandate.

I’m afraid Anik couldn't be with us today. But if he were, he'd be even more enthusiastic about arranging the loan.