lead manager
noun[C]
FINANCEukus(alsolead underwriter);(managing underwriter)thefinancialorganizationthat isresponsibleformanagingthesaleof newbondsorsharesin acompanyorloansthat severalbankshavejoinedtogether in making:
The company'sunderwritingdepartmentisleadmanagerfor thesharesale.
Thefirmservedasmanagingunderwriteronsalesof $268.5 million oflong-termdebt.