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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Collison is the co-founder and CEO of the payments platform Stripe, while Powell McCormick is vice chair, president and head of global client services at the merchant bank BDT & MSD Partners.
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Jordan Tritt is founder and CEO of the Panther Group, a cannabis merchant bank and advisory firm that aims to help business owners secure financial backing.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
As reported by The Athletic in January, and now outlined in these accounts, United paid Raine Group, the merchant bank instructed to help the Glazers find a buyer, the best part of £30m (£39m) for their services.
—Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Founded as a merchant bank in 1935 by Ee Cheong’s grandfather, Wee Kheng Chiang, UOB has transformed itself from a single Singapore branch to a regional banking powerhouse with S$524 billion ($402 billion) in assets as of December 2023.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
Jordan Tritt is founder and CEO of the Panther Group, a cannabis merchant bank and advisory firm that aims to help business owners secure financial backing.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025
As reported by The Athletic in January, and now outlined in these accounts, United paid Raine Group, the merchant bank instructed to help the Glazers find a buyer, the best part of £30m (£39m) for their services.
—Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Founded as a merchant bank in 1935 by Ee Cheong’s grandfather, Wee Kheng Chiang, UOB has transformed itself from a single Singapore branch to a regional banking powerhouse with S$524 billion ($402 billion) in assets as of December 2023.
—Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Merchant bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20bank. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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