dealmaker
noun
deal·mak·er
ˈdēl-ˌmā-kər 
plural dealmakers
: someone who is given to or skilled in negotiating deals or agreements : one who makes deals
Her reputation as a hard-driving dealmaker was known to heads of state and corporate CEOs all over the world.—
Johnnie L. Roberts et al.
Johnnie L. Roberts et al.He's a dealmaker, a power broker, a convener of interests—in short, the living definition of the career politician …—Douglas Foster
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This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers in venture capital and private equity.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Looking across the aisle, Trump has not developed a reputation as a bipartisan dealmaker, though some Democrats facing tough reelection campaigns in 2024 have touted their ability to work with the former president on key issues.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Private-equity dealmakers are anticipating consumer M&A has reached its bottom.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
So Far Trump in fact as played by Stan is a mix of charming and shy, troubled and insecure, arrogant and angry, a creative dealmaker with vision, narcissitic, cruel, self-serving, at times grief stricken.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Looking across the aisle, Trump has not developed a reputation as a bipartisan dealmaker, though some Democrats facing tough reelection campaigns in 2024 have touted their ability to work with the former president on key issues.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Private-equity dealmakers are anticipating consumer M&A has reached its bottom.
—Richard Collings, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
So Far Trump in fact as played by Stan is a mix of charming and shy, troubled and insecure, arrogant and angry, a creative dealmaker with vision, narcissitic, cruel, self-serving, at times grief stricken.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Dealmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealmaker. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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