merchant bank

noun

chiefly British
: a bank that specializes in bankers' acceptances and in underwriting or syndicating equity or bond issues
merchant banker noun
merchant banking noun

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Powell McCormick left government in 2018, returning to Goldman before joining the merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners. Ellie Austin, Fortune, 27 May 2026 Byron Trott, 67 ★ The founder of merchant bank BDT launched a clothing store at 17 in his working-class neighborhood. Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2026 Most recently, Powell McCormick was vice chair, president and head of global client services at merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners. Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026 Powell McCormick is the vice chair, president and head of global client services at BDT & MSD Partners, which formed in 2023 after the merchant bank BDT combined with Michael Dell’s investment firm MSD. Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for merchant bank

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First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of merchant bank was in 1620

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“Merchant bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20bank. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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