hk:translations
Language Services for Law, Business & Finance
Client testimonials
  • HK Translations has already worked for us in several extensive and complex projects as translation service provider for legal documents. We were very satisfied with the quality of the translations, in terms of both language and content.
    Dr Patrick Fiedler, Attorney
    Vice President,
    Central Legal,
    BASF SE
  • The translations commissioned by us (D => E) of complex technical legal documents were always carried out by Mr Knoblauch to our fullest satisfaction.
    Dr Dirk Mahler,
    General Counsel,
    Freudenberg & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Weinheim
  • For years, HK Translations has been providing translations of our contractual agreements and transaction documents in several languages: fast, reliable and in top quality.
    Henning von Sachsen-Altenburg,
    Interim Global Head of Legal,
    Fixed Income, FX and Commodities,
    Unicredit S.p.A. London Branch
  • We have been working successfully with HK Translations for many years. The translations are excellent both from a linguistic and a content perspective – highly recommended.
    Arnd Allert,
    Managing Director,
    Allert & Co. - Wertorientierte Unternehmenstransaktionen
  • Mr Knoblauch has not only supported us with high-quality professional translations, his conducting of negotiations in the English language was also greatly appreciated by our clients.
    Dr Holger Henkel, Attorney
    Partner,
    Henkel Rechtsanwälte
  • HK Translations has supported us in completing the English version of our website. In addition to the linguistic quality, we were impressed, in particular, by the independent thinking and the project management.
    Dr Achim Glade, Attorney
    Partner,
    Glade Michel Wirtz Rechtsanwälte
  • The translation firm HK Translations is a reliable partner for us who also handles complex and extensive legal translation projects professionally, quickly and in high quality. In particular, we appreciate the legal expertise contributed by Mr Knoblauch and his team; even ad-hoc inquiries are completed in an extraordinarily quick and capable manner. We are very satisfied with the work of HK Translations and can recommend the services of this translation firm without restrictions.
    Charlotte Eilers,
    International Mobility Expert,
    Bilfinger SE
  • Simply the best. HK Translations distinguishes itself from the competition, in particular, by its reliability and the legal precision. Mr Knoblauch has greatly supported our work for many years.
    Dr Daniel Weisert, Attorney
    Partner,
    Rittershaus Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
  • From the beginning, I have worked very faithfully with HK Translations. The continuously flawless quality of the translation services, the short-term availability and the reliable execution make Mr Knoblauch and the team of HK Translations the go-to partner in our client projects, for which we often have to prepare extensive multi-language documentations under time pressure. HK Translations sets itself apart by not only translating properly from a linguistic view, but by also using the relevant technical terms in a way usually not requiring any additional revision.
    Dr Michael Schmidt-Versteyl, Attorney
    Managing Partner,
    SSP-Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft
  • HK Translations has already worked for us repeatedly on the translation of tax law-related documents and annual financial statements. In addition to the legal expertise, we appreciate, in particular, the reliable and professional processing of the projects. We were always very satisfied with the work provided and would recommend this company at any time.
    Ulrich Freudel,
    WP/StB,
    Managing Director dhmp GmbH & Co. KG
    Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Steuerberatungsgesellschaft
  • Whether it is company presentations, business correspondence, legal documents or financials – Mr Knoblauch and his team always deliver in continuously high quality and very quickly.
    Matthias Popp,
    Managing Director,
    Allert & Co. - Wertorientierte Unternehmenstransaktionen
  • Whenever we require the timely and high-quality translation of employment contracts and other legal documents, for years I have always only turned to HK Translations. We are highly satisfied with the work performance.
    Ulrike Müller,
    Human Resources,
    Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG
  • HK Translations has already delivered translations to us in a number of real property transactions to our fullest satisfaction.
    Dr Holger Trenkelbach,
    Attorney,
    Henkel Rechtsanwälte
  • We know and appreciate Mr Knoblauch as a fellow lawyer who knows highly complex transactions from his own experience; this is reflected in the quality of the translations.
    Dr Andreas Merkner, Attorney
    Partner,
    Glade Michel Wirtz Rechtsanwälte

Key areas of expertise

Key areas of expertise

The focus of our work is the translation of texts from the areas of law, business and finance. There is hardly any type of text from these areas that we have not translated in the ten years since the company was founded. The following is a selection from our day-to-day work:

Contractual agreements

  • Business and share purchase agreements
  • Company transformation documentations
  • Enterprise agreements (§§ 291 et seqq. AktG)
  • Shareholder agreements and articles of association for all legal forms
  • Service agreements for managing directors and management board members
  • Loan and financing agreements
  • Joint venture and consortium agreements
  • Letters of Intent (LOIs) and Term Sheets
  • Licence agreements
  • Distribution agreements
  • Factoring agreements
  • Real property purchase agreements
  • Leases
  • Employment agreements
  • Settlement and cancellation agreements
  • Inheritance and matrimonial agreements, donation agreements, wills
  • Confidentiality agreements

Company documents

  • Hauptversammlungseinladungen, Gegenanträge etc.
  • Invitations to annual general meetings, counter-motions etc.
  • Annual financial statements and balance sheets
  • Annual reports
  • Company guidelines and compliance documents
  • Resolution proposals
  • Rules of procedure
  • Ad-hoc notifications, notifications and announcements under the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act)
  • Declarations of conformity (§ 161 AktG – German Stock Corporation Act)
  • Bonus and target agreement documents
  • Stock option programmes
  • Agreements on employee involvement (SE)
  • Employee information letters
  • General terms and conditions

Other transaction documents

  • Securities prospectuses and prospectus summaries
  • Offer documents under the WpÜG (German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act)
  • Due Diligence Documents
  • Data room indexes
  • Filings under merger control law

Litigation, attorney’s documents

  • Legal briefs for court and arbitration proceedings
  • Legal opinions and legal memoranda
  • Commercial register filings and register excerpts
  • Rulings by public authorities and courts
  • Client newsletters, professional publications and lectures

Other business documents

    Naturally, in the course of our work we translate not only technical texts from the areas of law, business and finance in a narrow sense. We also support our customers with the translation of general business texts, such as
  • Business correspondence
  • Presentations
  • Information memoranda
  • Press releases
  • Press and media articles
  • Information and advertising materials, law firm brochures
  • Training and tuition materials
  • Newsletters
  • Bulletins
  • Manuscripts and speeches
  • Website content
  • Letters of reference
  • Internal glossaries
  • Technical documents (product specifications, patent documents etc.)

Experience with large-scale projects

It is indispensable in practice, but often underestimated: the comprehensive experience with extensive, complex projects with a multitude of documents and versions. If in this situation you cannot rely on your external service provider, you will find yourself spending tedious hours doing quality assurance – exactly what you do not need with the tight schedule of your project. Over the years, HK Translations has successfully and reliably handled dozens of large-scale projects with up to 700 pages and more than 100 project documents – it is comforting if you can rely on this.