megadeals
Billion-dollar business mergers
Megadeals are exceptionally large business transactions—mergers, acquisitions, or contracts typically valued in the billions of dollars.
The term appears in financial journalism and corporate contexts: The pharmaceutical industry saw several megadeals last quarter.
What qualifies as "mega" shifts with market conditions, but the word always implies transactions significant enough to reshape industries or make headlines.
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- takeoversGaining control of companies
- buyoutsPurchases of entire companies
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
partnerships · shareholders · equity · conglomerates · multinationals · antitrust · synergy · IPO
Enforceable written agreement
- closingFinal stage of something
- termsConditions of an agreement
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- counter-offerAlternative proposal in negotiation
exclusivity · signing · handshake · approval · financing
Exceeding prior bests
- unprecedentedNever having occurred before
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- historicOf lasting significance
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
colossal · mammoth · whopping · astronomical · monumental · transformative · game-changing
Reduced price offered
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- markdownReduction in retail price
- doorbusterDeeply discounted promotional item
- promotionRank increase or publicity
limited-time · bundle · wholesale · blowout · closeout
mergers
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- takeoversGaining control of companies
- buyoutsPurchases of entire companies
consolidation · partnerships · shareholders · equity · conglomerates · multinationals · antitrust · synergy · IPO · spinoff
contract
Enforceable written agreement
counter-offer · exclusivity · signing · handshake · approval · financing
record-breaking
Exceeding prior bests
- unprecedentedNever having occurred before
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- historicOf lasting significance
blockbuster · colossal · mammoth · whopping · astronomical · monumental · transformative · game-changing
discount
Reduced price offered
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- markdownReduction in retail price
- doorbusterDeeply discounted promotional item
promotion · limited-time · bundle · wholesale · blowout · closeout