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.

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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Her time at the FTC has frustrated dealmakers from San Francisco to New York, who have experienced a relative drought of activity in recent years. —

Sonali Basak, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for dealmaker