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There is public money for a backstop. Have I said that before? We’re at the end. The deal [Barclays/Lehman] is dead. The Last Days of Lehman Brothers, Paulson, BBC 2009
You make a deal with me or you’re dead. Mr Majestyk 1974 starring Charles Bronson & Al Lettieri & Linda Cristal & Lee Purcell & Paul Koslo & Taylor Lacher & Frank Maxwell & Alejandro Rey & Jordan Rhodes et al, director Richard Fleischer, Frank to hero
Deals are my art form. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That’s how I get my kicks. Donald Trump
I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. Franklin D Roosevelt
In honourable dealing you should consider what you intended, not what you said or thought. Marcus Tullius Cicero
I’m doing a little deal. A little dealy. I’m gonna cut you in. You give me five grand and I swear you get a hundred thou back inside a week. Ray Donovan s2e10: Volcheck, Mickey to Pooch, Showtime 2014
I came to a decision. I’m gonna take that deal … I’d be a fool to pass up that money … Better Call Saul s1e9: Pimento, Saul to Chuck, AMC 2015
Life is not one big game of let’s make a deal. Better Call Saul s2e4: Gloves Off, Chuck to Saul
Ricky and Julian have pretty much everything riding on this one deal. And if you ask me, the whole plan’s fucked. Trailer Park Boys s7e10: A Shit River Runs Through It, Chucky
Partnership not a sale. That’s our offer to you … A deal is always better than war. Fargo s2e4: Fear and Trembling, Floyd to Kansas Mafia, FX 2015
You killed our ally’s sister and that wasn’t part of the deal. Gomorrah s3e9: Guida!, Ciro to Gennaro, Sky Atlantic 2017
We will escape, Lizzie. One last deal to be done. Peaky Blinders s6e2: Black Shirt ***** BBC 2022
Super-rich Russians like Roman Abramovich have become part of British life. But the war in Ukraine has ended the UK’s love affair with wealthy Russians and their cash. We’ve been investigating how Britain’s most famous Russian made his money. We uncover new details about Roman Abramovich’s murky past. And we reveal how he really made his fortune. Panorama: Roman Abramovich’s Dirty Money, Richard Bilton reporting, BBC 2022
Roman Abramovich has pumped £1.5 billion of his own cash into Chelsea, buying success on the pitch. He was one of the super-rich Russians who were welcomed into the UK. ibid.
1992: Russian detectives are investigating the alleged theft of a trainload of diesel. Roman Abramovich is the main suspect … ‘Abramovich personally met the shipment and using forged documents had it rerouted to Riga where the diesel oil was sold … It would be a multi-billion-dollar rip off and would make his fortune. ibid.
A giant oil company called Sibneft was formed. It was then auctioned off. But the auction was rigged so Roman Abramovich would win. ibid.
Most of the money borrowed by Roman Abramovich to buy the new oil company came from the Russian government. ibid.