What would you name deals if you could?
There are simply way too many bland ass deal names out there (Project Eagle for instance)… would be sick to see a Houston company get called Project Rodeo or Project Chopped & Screwed
Project Peat for a deal involving whisky
Project Plat
Would name them after watches. Project Shunbun, project Calatrava, project Senator, project Royal Oak, project Saxonia etc.
Project Das Lied von der Erde
Project pillow
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We've had some (unofficial) deal names that were either tied to inside jokes, or related to our displeasure with certain people involved on the other side -- in that, the actual deal name might seem innocent, but the unofficial (but slightly related phrasing) behind the scenes nickname by seniors/deal team, happened to be a lot more scandalous/hostile in nature.
I think this happens more in PE, because we end up in situations where it might be more hostile at times, or people involved might be more of a pain.
We also considered deal gifts a few times that were subtle in hostility, but would have left people wondering what the actual meaning might be... like considering a glass sculpture, of a certain shape, to suggest a certain deeper meaning.
There are a few names that still make us smirk, years later, whenever the deal might be mentioned.
Come on, everyone knows that naming projects well follows these two simple best practices:
I have seen a few project names, and most of them were garbage. Eagle, Diamond, Green, fucking Excelsior, Heavens people, get more creative.
Once had a deal called Project Chain. MD called us the Chain Gang...
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