Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Finder
1. An intermediary who brings together parties for a business opportunity, such as two companies for a merger, a borrower and a financial institution, or an issuer and an underwriter of securities. ( A finder differs from a broker-dealer because the finder merely brings two parties together to make their own contract, while a broker-dealer usu. participates in the negotiations. See INTERMEDIARY. 2. A person who discovers an object, often a lost or mislaid chattel. finder of fact. See FACT-FINDER.
fact-finder
One or more persons - such as jurors in a trial or administrative-law judges in a hearing - who hear testimony and review evidence to rule on a factual issue. - Also termed finder of fact; fact-trier or trier of fact (in a judicial proceeding); fact-finding board (for a group or committee). See FINDING OF FACT.
finder's fee
The amount charged by one who brings together parties for a business opportunity.
finder's-fee contract
An agreement between a finder and one of the parties to a business opportunity.