dealmaking
noun
deal·mak·ing
ˈdēl-ˌmā-kiŋ 
: the act or process of making deals or agreements
His artistry ran far more to political dealmaking than to personal fortune hunting …—
Sean Wilentz
Sean Wilentz
dealmaking
adjective
learned some dealmaking skills along the way
… that's the life of the dealmaking, world-shaking chief executive.
—James Surowiecki
James Surowiecki
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The set of issues is partly why the dealmaking at this year’s Sundance Film Festival was so sluggish, in addition to the L.A. fires and the lack of commercial offerings.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
But the surge of challenges from major pension funds may become too high a mountain for Paramount and Skydance-RedBird to scale if judges see enough reasonable issues to put an injunction on the final dealmaking while the legal fight plays out.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
Goldman Sachs shares jumped to near all-time highs Wednesday after the investment bank reported strong fourth-quarter results and signaled that more dealmaking is on the way.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Such dangerous dealmaking comes 80 years after World War II ended with the defeat of Nazi Germany and the Red Army in the streets of Berlin, bringing Russian power into the heart of Europe.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2025
But the surge of challenges from major pension funds may become too high a mountain for Paramount and Skydance-RedBird to scale if judges see enough reasonable issues to put an injunction on the final dealmaking while the legal fight plays out.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
Goldman Sachs shares jumped to near all-time highs Wednesday after the investment bank reported strong fourth-quarter results and signaled that more dealmaking is on the way.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Such dangerous dealmaking comes 80 years after World War II ended with the defeat of Nazi Germany and the Red Army in the streets of Berlin, bringing Russian power into the heart of Europe.
—Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Dealmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dealmaking. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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