deal making

Instead, comments one EU diplomat, Mr Sarkozy seems to see Europe as a backdrop for his own bilateral deal-making.

He had "not ruled out" the possibility of participating in the current round of deal-making among the Chicago-based derivatives exchanges.

The trillion-dollar telecoms industry is caught up in a frenzy of deal making and network construction.

To judge from the pace of the deal-making so far, it may take a while.

There has been a recent surge in U. S. mergers and acquisitions, but both boards and shareholders remain circumspect about deal making.

To achieve this prospect, we have done a great deal, making our utmost effort and utmost sincerity.

The gloom has given way to a fresh sense of opportunity and a renewed frenzy of deal making.

China's deal-making in Africa has risen dramatically in a few years, a fact that has driven up competition for assets.

Could Ms Nooyi, known for her tough character and bold deal- making, try again?

Washington is trying to figure out what to do about China's deal making broadly.

Jobs' main role at Pixar was deal making, in which his natural intensity was an asset.

To his supporters, this reflects a refreshingly open debate in a new ruling party after decades of cloistered deal making.

The entrepreneur learnt his deal-making skills from his father, Fred, a New York real estate developer.

Indeed, bosses may have hurt the discovery process with an orgy of deal making that has turned Big Pharma into Enormous Pharma.

People will also play a smaller role in deal making and trading, just as they do when we board a plane or shop for clothes.

That means more creative deal - making, more complete understanding of the economics of the industry, more hard-edged business decisions.

These are just a few of the biggest corporate mergers of the past 10 years, a decade of deal making without peer in world history.

Even with the recent boost in activity, the past two months have been modest compared with deal-making numbers at the middle of the decade.

"split-second deal making and risks that would make a currency dealer blench" (Financial Times).

First, it shows that Republicans and Democrats, even when offered the best possible conditions for deal making, can't do it.

He might even, if he can relearn the virtues of bipartisan deal making, bully a climate-change bill through Congress.

Some of Winston Wen's deal-making, though, has attracted unwanted attention for the prime minister.

Bringing massive technical data to the negotiating table may only show down the deal-making process.

But the landscape of Asian deal-making is littered with similar examples of ambitious cross-border tie-ups that have gone wrong.

Gradually, he accrued seniority, power and a knack for back-room deal making.

Bilateral and regional deal making is increasingly common, and these more local arrangements will remain largely market-based.

THE glare of public debate was a departure from Thailand 's usual brand of political deal making.

With his move into film production, he has brought his own brand of frugal deal making to Hollywood.

Opportunities for deal-making are swiftly exploited, sometimes with detrimental effects on the continent.

Bankers expect certain sectors to lead in deal-making, including technology, energy, health care and commodities.

Microsoft has been on a spending and deal-making spree to grow Bing, recently signing a huge search deal with Yahoo.

He sees China as the center of private-equity activity in Asia but also anticipated strong growth in deal-making around the region.

Hamas spokesmen, meanwhile, hinted that Egypt had modified some aspects of its proposed deal, making it more palatable.

The deal-making also reveals a more detailed picture of how the venues will be used after the Games are over.

Furious deal making is keeping asset prices buoyant and also cutting the supply of shares available to investors.

The independence of equity analysts is compromised by their association with deal-making banks.

And BHP, in truth, has got out of the deal-making habit.

Influence-peddling and deal-making are part of politics the world over but the earmarks system is peculiarly American.

For a company that has expanded through the cut-and-thrust of deal making this is a significant reversal.

The weak overall economy is actually helping one important aspect of deal making: financing.

not to mention unlockable cards to keep the excitement rolling in the deal making fun.

The past two months have been the most active deal-making period since the summer of 2008.

Even rivals admit that the UBS has a deep well of deal making experience and talent in the region.

And relatively few quoted firms engaged in the kamikaze debt-funded deal making of recent years.

Well, it may actually help foster more deal making from China.

A cautious mood has grown in other pockets of the deal-making world.

But what I am absolutely certain about is that our office had no involvement in any deal making around my Senate seat.

As competition intensifies, analysts say the sector could see more deal-making.

Cheltenham born 16-year-old centre-back Eric Dier has put pen to paper on a deal, making him the first Englishman to play for the club.

First, fewer regulatory hurdles will speed up deal-making.

Any current recovery in deal making is fragile and still in the earliest of days.

Given the rise in commodities prices, we see the natural-resources sector leading the way [in deal-making].

But what impact the new regulations have on business and deal-making will depend a lot on how they are implemented.

China is the world's No. 4 market for domestic deal making, with the value of deals up 18% so far this year over 2007.

The might of the Chinese buyer has become a recurring talking point in global deal making circles.

This is how deal making is done and how relationships advance, not through absolutist positions and only saying "No. "

Another fear voiced by some in the mining industry is that all the deal making has come at a cost.

America, though prickly about the deal making at first, has played a patient waiting game that has worked well.

His forte at Goldman, above all, was deal-making.

Unlike HSBC, another giant, Citi has been built through deal making and it shows.

In addition, deal making often leads to job losses, a concern given the 10% unemployment rate.

Such confrontations in the region are drawing attention to China's deal-making ambitions.

That policy is unlikely to change, though Apple may well accelerate its deal-making tempo.

Boozy lunches are good for deal-making because alcohol narrows the range of complicating factors we can hold in our heads at once.

The greater danger is that the Taliban deal-making could backfire.

He was funny, smart, tough, and as good at deal making as LBJ.

Several surveys have shown the yawning gap between fundraising and deal-making in China.

But that is small comfort to an industry that has come to rely so heavily on deal making.

There will be more deal making. Companies will be raising more capital and they will need more assistance from the financial sector.

Such moves are drawing attention to China's deal-making ambitions.

However, losses on overseas investments as the stock market declined last year have cooled enthusiasm and constrained deal making.