merchant bank

noun

chiefly British
: a bank that specializes in bankers' acceptances and in underwriting or syndicating equity or bond issues
merchant banker noun
merchant banking noun

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Undervalued asset Will McDonough, CEO of merchant bank Corestone Capital, holds a different view from Munoz. Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 11 July 2025 As Greenfield pointed out, merchant bank BDT Capital Partners and the Ellison family have lent NAI close to $400 million. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 June 2025 Powell is a vice chairman of BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 13 May 2025 That company was founded in 2023 when the merchant bank BDT combined with Michael Dell’s investment firm MSD. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for merchant bank

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of merchant bank was in 1620

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“Merchant bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant%20bank. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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