Formal concessions (oaktat)

Corporate Terminology

Discussing complex corporate actions requires specific vocabulary.

The merger is too complex to understand.
Fusionen är för komplex för att förstå.
Most shareholders do not like the acquisition.
De flesta aktieägare gillar inte förvärvet.

The Formal Preposition "Oaktat"

In official agreements and corporate reports, you will frequently encounter oaktat ("notwithstanding," "regardless of," or "despite").

This highly formal preposition is followed directly by a noun or noun phrase.

notwithstanding / regardless of (formal)
oaktat
The board approves the merger notwithstanding the resistance.
Styrelsen godkänner fusionen oaktat motståndet.
Notwithstanding the acquisition, the resistance on the stock exchange is strong.
Oaktat förvärvet är motståndet på börsen starkt.
We will increase the revenue notwithstanding the low profitability.
Vi ska öka intäkten oaktat den låga lönsamheten.

Using "Oaktat" as a Conjunction

To introduce a full subclause (with its own subject and verb), add att (that) to form the conjunction phrase oaktat att.

The value on the stock exchange is falling notwithstanding that the revenue is increasing.
Värdet på börsen sjunker oaktat att intäkten ökar.