Deal Maker Prints

"It's a deal, but just to be on the safe side let's have our lawyers look at this handshake."

"One he gets them in a bear-hug, it's usually a done deal."

"Something about this proposed merger with Wickery Basket Company makes me nervous."

'In conclusion; our major contract expires tomorrow, we have no idea what we want, and no knowledge of the market, It is time to pass this across to the Procurement Team,,,'

'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?'

'Which 'win' is ours? Because the one on the left looks bigger.'

Thanks to compromise they were moving closer.

'Don't let it throw you - It's just a negotiating tactic.'

You will meet a handsome strategic partner.

"There. Now it's all on paper. Feel better?"

'So, Smith, how do you feel negotiations are going?'

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I chose the one that said, 'Mergers, acquisitions, incredible bonuses.'"

'It's ok, he's signed - release his children.'

"We structured the deal so it won't make any sense to you."

'I'll agree to a fifty-fifty split, but I get the hyphen.'

"We're changing our sales plan. From now on, instead of trying to get lots of customers, we're going to find just one really,really rich person to buy a whole lot of stuff."

'Looks like it's time to screw things up with a major acquisition.'

'Sure it's a partnership, Elwood, but it's a limited partnership, and you're the one who's limited.'

One man thinking 'merger', the other thinking 'takeover'.

A fight in the Boardroom.

'Pick a contract...any contract!'

'What I'm challenging this group to do, then, is to redirect our shared passion for the idea of making money into actually making money!'

"A handshake is as good as a thirty-page contract, eh, Mr. Harrison?"

We Made a Fortune! 'That's good enough for me. I don't really need the specifics...'

'Risky? Good lord no! We're going to make a fortune!'

'What's important is that we found some common ground. Let's try not to get bogged down over who found it first.'

"I do have a fallback position, but it involves firearms."

'Let's meet halfway.'

'Did you notice how he was suddenly interested in our sales pitch when I mentioned a substantial bribe?'

Private Contractor's Target Fee as charity thermometer

"Simpson, you promised you wouldn't tell anybody I turned down Bill Gates!"

"Page two, paragraph six: The moral high ground-we're prepared to yield totally on that point."

"Relax, Ashwell. We don't say 'Ka-ching' until the deal is signed."

"A handshake and a high five - I can't see this merger working."

"I gotta admit, he's one hell of a negotiator."