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Il veut convaincre un autre investisseur.

Il veut convaincre un autre investisseur.
He wants to convince another investor.
From Lesson 190:Subjunctive for doubt and possibility (douter que, il est possible que)·French

Questions & Answers about Il veut convaincre un autre investisseur.

Why is convaincre in the infinitive here? Doesn't the verb vouloir trigger the subjunctive?
Vouloir only triggers the subjunctive when there are two different subjects (for example, 'He wants us to convince' translates to Il veut que nous convainquions). Because the same person is doing both the wanting and the convincing here, we drop the que and use the infinitive convaincre directly after veut.
Does un autre investisseur mean 'one more investor' or 'a different investor'?
It generally means 'a different investor' (an alternative). If he wanted to convince 'one more' (an additional) investor, you would typically use encore un investisseur. English uses 'another' for both situations, but French separates them.
What kind of verb is convaincre?
It is an irregular -re verb based on vaincre (to defeat). While you only need the infinitive here, watch out for its present tense conjugation: it keeps a 'c' in the singular (il convainc) but changes to 'qu' in the plural (ils convainquent).
How does the pronunciation flow in the phrase un autre investisseur?
You make a mandatory liaison between un and autre, pronouncing the 'n' so it sounds like 'uh-nautre'. The final 'e' on autre is mostly silent, so the 'tr' sound links smoothly right into the 'i' of investisseur.

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