Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X) Jun 6, 2019:

I think I would leave it the way it is, in the original language. These things are tricky.

writeaway May 20, 2019:

fwiw https://www.belgium.be/nl/economie/onderneming/oprichting/ve...

Steve Robbie May 20, 2019:

not translatable From what I have read, the new Belgian BV is simply a replacement for the old bvba. They are both "besloten vennootschappen" and are not fundamentally different from one another in any way that you could express simply by translating them differently. So, if you need to articulate the difference between them, you should stick to the Belgian terms and add a gloss or an explanation.

writeaway May 20, 2019:

well, since no one has come in, here are the translations provided by these 2 (NL) sources:
Jurlex:
bv

private limited company , A close corporation , A closely held corporation , A privately held corporation , A closed corporation , private company with limited liability

FEL:
besloten vennootschap <BV>
private limited [liability] company [under Dutch law]
private company with limited liability
private company

writeaway May 20, 2019:

Be patient Someone will undoubtedly come in with the Jurlex or FEL online translation

philgoddard May 20, 2019:

You shouldn't translate it.