Deal-making Enthusiast Gifts

'Lots of give and take in that negotiation...they took and we gave.'

"Don't anybody move: this is a merger."

'No hostile takeover bids beyond this point.'

'Then, at 9:07, they'll take a shot at you from the roof across the street in a hostile takeover bid. Duck.'

'Sorry for interrupting. I didn't realize you were still trying to hammer out an agreement.'

"Tell me straight, doctor, how many more takeover battles do I have left in me?"

'So, anyone have any idea how we go about explaining how we made a hostile takeover bid for one of our own subsidiaries?'

"Remember, negotiating is like buying fruit. You don't know what you'll get until you squeeze 'em a bit."

"Alright, I'll get you over the Alps, but I want stock options and cash bonus."

'They're backing down from pigs flying to Hell freezing over.'

"That's Paul, he's our head of partnerships..."

"Oh, stop flexing, Dinsdale, get you lawyers and let's deal."

"I came, I saw I takeovered."

Walter suspected the negotiations were not going well

...and if the Chairman rings, find out who he is.

I thought you wanted me to sell your car.

'What do you say we skip the amenities and get right to the shouting?'

"Perhaps we can arrive a a mutually beneficial arrangement?"

"I couldn't help noticing we both seem about to grab the same little company."

"And need I remind you, the 'art of the deal' is the lifeblood of this company."

'When we get there let me do the double talking.'

UK/US Free Trade Deal

'We're making progress. I just got a firm 'maybe'.'

"That's Hicks from the corporate office. He's adorable, but trust me—when it comes to acquisitions, he's an animal!"

'I'm 60-40 in favor of the 60.'

The miracle of 2-for-1 pizza.

"Anyway, we'd love to have You on board for the Creighton deal."

"...That's agreed then, we raise our salaries by 40%..."

"I always cry at mergers."

It's a deal. You give me five analysts, three pundits, seven technicians and a soothsayer. I give you six experts, five professors, four consultants and a prognosticator.

'I don't need to know what it is when it's on sale.'

Sales - We could try a 'free offer' but it would cost us.

'He's out massaging,manipulating and monopolising.'

'Why don't we try a renegotiated buyout offer before we go with the Plague of Rabid Bats thing.'

'In conclusion, the supplier who can repeat this phrase fastest with least mistakes wins the catering contract...'