Cross-Border & International

Cross-border transactions have inspired many custom awards with designs based on maps, flags, clocks, and currencies.

Flag-Inspired Lucite Tombstone

Flag-themed Lucite tombstone commemorating Nassau Euro CLO 1, a debut CLO (collateralized loan obligation) issue for Nassau Credit Corporation.

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Finnish SPAC Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy commemorating the merger of the first Finnish SPAC, Virala Acquisition Company (VAC), and Purmo. Helsinki-based Purmo is a manufacturer of heating and cooling equipment.

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Dutch-Themed Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy commemorating the sale of a majority stake in Eden Hotels. The hotel group operates 2,000 rooms, mostly in Amsterdam and other Dutch cities.

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Bicycle-themed financial tombstone design playing off the deal's Dutch locale. The transaction involved the acquisition of a stake in Eden Hotels, largely based in Amsterdam and other cities in Holland.

Virgin Media-O2 Merger Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy celebrating the merger between broadband company Virgin Media and UK mobile network 02.

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Germany Map-Inspired Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy, incorporating a mobile phone and a map of Germany, commemorating the acquisition of cloud-based platform MessengerPeople. The Munich-based company’s software improves engagement between businesses and their clients via messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Apple Business Chat.

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Exchange Listing Crystal Commemorative

Crystal commemorative marking the listing of Tre Holdings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Tre Holdings resulted from the merger of Takei Corporation and Rever Holdings Corporation.

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Compass-Inspired Deal Toy

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Cross-Border & International Deal Toys

Deal toys and financial tombstones involving cross-border transactions are featured in the galleries beginning on this page. Altogether, you’ll find over 150 deal toys having cross-border or international themes.

You’ll notice deal toy designs commemorating a number of celebrated, high-profile cross-border deals. These include those involving 21st Century Fox, Sky, and Comcast, and Grupo Televisa and Univision. You’ll also see tombstones involving a number of established international companies and brands, such as Siemens, Roche, Citigroup, Moody’s, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Roche.

As you might expect for transactions involving participants and properties spanning multiple countries, there are some recurring designs. These include deal toy designs involving maps, flags, compasses, globes, currency symbols, state emblems, national mascots, as well as working clocks highlighting different time zones.

But the designs here also reflect a full range not only of countries and regions but also of sectors and industries. Among the lower-profile deals you’ll find commemorated here are for instance, a Japanese investment in a U.S.-based manufacturer of piloted flying vehicles; an Australian acquisition by a Swedish environmental tech company; a Polish-Spanish joint venture centered on offshore wind projects; a joint venture between a Michigan-based footwear manufacturer and a Chinese sports retailer; the acquisition by a British firm of a California producer of integrated circuits; and the sale of the Chinese business of a German retailer.

You’ll also see recognized here transactions that, while not cross-border, have regional or country-specific themes that may be of interest.

Finally, you’ll find here relevant designs commemorating achievement and events unrelated to any specific transaction, cross-border or otherwise. These include, for instance, designs recognizing participation in a prestigious global medicine conference, and another given to speakers at an internationally-focused event sponsored by Harvard Business School.