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

dealmaking adjective

learned some dealmaking skills along the way

… that's the life of the dealmaking, world-shaking chief executive. —

James Surowiecki

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After two years of severe pullbacks in video game industry dealmaking, the sector is finally again showing signs of thawing investor interest, with three quarters of transactions in some key areas already surpassing full-year levels in 2023. —

David Bloom, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Media executives are optimistic that dealmaking will increase under an incoming Trump administration that will push for deregulation. —

Tim Baysinger, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024 But initial goals should be modest and can start with practical, narrow dealmaking. —

Elisa Catalano Ewers, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2020 In that process, Tapestry considered buying a high-growth brand that led its category, buying scale or just focusing on organic growth and bypassing any dealmaking. —

Evan Clark, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dealmaking