investment bank noun [C] (especially AmE)

(Finance )

a bank that provides finance for companies by buying their shares and selling them to the public. It also advises on takeovers and mergers (= when one company buys or joins with another) and on ways of raising money:

The sale was handled by investment bank Merrill Lynch.

The European Investment Bank said it would offer affected countries low-interest loans.

⇨ MERCHANT BANK

investment banker noun [C]

investment banking noun [U]

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