dealmaking
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- noun
- /ˈdiːlˌmeɪkɪŋ/
- Effective dealmaking requires skillful negotiation to reach agreements that satisfy all parties involved.
- dealmaking skills
- corporate dealmaking
- dealmaking and negotiation
Examples
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This adds to a busy month of dealmaking for Cisco, which has already made two other acquisitions in just a few weeks—offering $1.2 billion for Meraki and $125 million for Cloupia.
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I'm kind of in a dealmaking mood.
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"Right now the surge is in dealmaking," says Karl.
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"In an environment where dealmaking becomes the norm, the government is intentionally not designed to operate well," says James Tallon, president of the United Hospital Fund, New York City.
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Internal divisions within the GOP, pitting conservatives who have pushed for deeper cuts against their party's leadership, have additionally complicated dealmaking on Capitol Hill.
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In appropriate circumstances, there may be room in the dealmaking toolkit for modern and creative variations on traditional lock-up arrangements (more so where there is demonstrable business benefit to one or both parties beyond the resulting deal protection).
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First, it seemed some unprecedented dealmaking by developer Ubisoft may have doomed an Assassin's Creed flick before it ever got off the ground; then it looked like the developer would try to go it alone with Michael Fassbender as producer and star.
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The 750 people at GS Technologies who lost their jobs thanks to a bad deal engineered by Romney's Bain were a small foreshadowing of the 15 million who lost jobs after the cumulative dealmaking of the entire financial sector pushed the whole economy off a cliff.
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His reputation for successful dealmaking has made him a sought-after negotiator in the business world.
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The senator was praised for her dealmaking abilities that led to a bipartisan agreement on the budget.
Synonyms
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3.5
A discussion to reach an agreement, often in business or politics
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Official discussions between groups to reach an agreement
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Talking and agreeing about a deal to get a better price or conditions
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Etymology
The word dealmaking comes from the common word deal, which long ago meant a 'share' or 'part', and make, which means 'to create'. So dealmaking is literally about 'making a share' or the parts of an agreement, which is why it means negotiating and arranging agreements in business or politics.