merchant banker
Corporate finance specialist
Merchant banker has two distinct meanings.
In finance, a merchant banker works for a firm that provides capital, underwriting, and advisory services to businesses—distinct from retail banking that serves individuals.
In British rhyming slang, merchant banker rhymes with wanker, making it a euphemistic insult: He's a complete merchant banker.
Exchanging for value
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
- forexCurrency trading market
derivatives · portfolio · asset management · securities · liquidity · yield · returns · dividends
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- debtMoney owed another
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- bondsTies that unite
shares · venture capital · private equity · seed funding · endowment · backing · financing · mezzanine
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- agreementShared position between parties
underwriting · syndication · initial public offering · leveraged buyout · divestiture · restructuring · joint venture · buyout
Manager of substantial funds
- dealmakerOne who negotiates agreements
- rainmakerBusiness-generating executive
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
- fund managerOversees pooled investment assets
managing director · vice president · associate · analyst · Goldman Sachs · Morgan Stanley · Rothschild · bonus
Expert guidance offered
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
- financial modelingMathematical business performance representation
risk assessment · fiduciary · guidance · expertise · analysis · recommendation · consultation · structuring
trading
Exchanging for value
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
forex · derivatives · portfolio · asset management · securities · liquidity · yield · returns · dividends · diversification
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- debtMoney owed another
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
bonds · shares · venture capital · private equity · seed funding · endowment · backing · financing · mezzanine · bridge loan
merger
Corporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
agreement · underwriting · syndication · initial public offering · leveraged buyout · divestiture · restructuring · joint venture · buyout · settlement
financier
Manager of substantial funds
- dealmakerOne who negotiates agreements
- rainmakerBusiness-generating executive
- underwriterOne who assumes financial risk
fund manager · managing director · vice president · associate · analyst · Goldman Sachs · Morgan Stanley · Rothschild · bonus · pinstripe
counsel
Expert guidance offered
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- due diligencePre-transaction reasonable care
financial modeling · risk assessment · fiduciary · guidance · expertise · analysis · recommendation · consultation · structuring · confidentiality
- Cockney slangapples and pears, boat race, mince pies, porky pies, rhyming slang
- financiersfinancier, investor, capitalist, backer, bankroller
- bank jobsloan officer, teller, branch manager, assistant manager, credit manager
merchant bankerfactory worker
Manufacturing floor employee
manual laborer · subsistence farmer · blue-collar worker · tradesperson · artisan
merchant, banker, merchants, bank, banks, banking, banked, mercantile, merchandise