That philosophy does not always work, of course; in fact, it did not work for some high-profile deals.

Apple also scored several high-profile deals with school districts for volume purchases of the laptops.

This was a high-profile deal.

"2008 was marked by high-profile broken deals and an intense level of litigation."

After Murray gained mainstream fame and media exposure, he also became a spokesperson for several high-profile deals.

His most high-profile deal since then has been a $20 million investment in Livent Inc., the Broadway theater company.

I.P.O. experts still see a number of high-profile, potentially well-grounded deals on the horizon.

Some high-profile deals have been struck recently, but they have been modest compared to the booming cross-border merger scene in the rest of the world.

The strategy is again putting Kohlberg, Kravis at the front of some high-profile deals.

Investors, meanwhile, have shrugged at high-profile deals that in past years would have dominated headlines.