chiefly British
: a bank that specializes in bankers' acceptances and in underwriting or syndicating equity or bond issues
merchant banker
noun
merchant banking
noun
: an acceptance house that also does investment banking
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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
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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
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“Merchant bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20bank. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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