dealmaking
Hammering out terms
Dealmaking is the process of negotiating and closing agreements, especially in business, politics, or diplomacy.
The term emphasizes the skill and maneuvering involved: His dealmaking brought the two companies together.
A dealmaker is someone adept at brokering such agreements, often implying shrewdness or transactional thinking: She built her reputation as a dealmaker in commercial real estate.
Negotiating a lower price
- counterofferAlternative terms proposed back
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
proposal · concessions · terms · give-and-take · impasse · deadlock · stalemate · back-and-forth
Planned approach to goals
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- ployCalculated deceptive tactic
brinkmanship · posturing · power-play · hardball · lowball · anchoring · sweetener · ultimatum
Enforceable written agreement
- accordHarmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- treatyBinding pact between nations
understanding · arrangement · alliance · terms · conditions · signing · ratification · handshake
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
licensing · franchise · equity stake · valuation · due diligence · term sheet · letter of intent · closing
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- peace talksFormal conflict-resolution discussions
statecraft · bilateral · multilateral · foreign policy · coalition · sanctions · détente · rapprochement
haggling
Negotiating a lower price
- counterofferAlternative terms proposed back
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
dialogue · proposal · concessions · terms · give-and-take · impasse · deadlock · stalemate · back-and-forth · walkaway
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
ploy · brinkmanship · posturing · power-play · hardball · lowball · anchoring · sweetener · ultimatum · pressure
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- accordHarmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
treaty · understanding · arrangement · alliance · terms · conditions · signing · ratification · handshake · closing
merger
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- partnershipShared business arrangement
buyout · licensing · franchise · equity stake · valuation · due diligence · term sheet · letter of intent · closing · synergy
summit
Peak or diplomatic gathering
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
peace talks · statecraft · bilateral · multilateral · foreign policy · coalition · sanctions · détente · rapprochement · back-channel
- negotiationnegotiate, mediation, compromise, conciliation, concession
- business lunchreservation, expense account, restaurant, contract, client
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- centrismmoderates, moderation, middle ground, compromise, bipartisanship
dealmakingdictation
Oral text for writing
decree · fiat · imposition · unilateralism · edict
dealmakingintransigence
Refusal to compromise
absolutism · ideological purity · rigidity · inflexibility · stonewalling
make, deal, maker, making, bargain, deals, makes, negotiation, bargaining