European Deal Toys: Funds, Formula One, & French Wind Farms!

November 14, 2016 by David Parry

Sorry: maybe this whole alliteration thing has gone too far. Even so, we could have titled this post "Gases, Goldman, and Grand Prix". or "Mercedes, Messaging, and Middle-Market". But we didn't----thankfully. In any case, don't let that...

Great Sports-Themed Deal Toys: From Fenway to UFC to Curling

November 2, 2016 by David Parry

So what’s with the title of this post? Why would we possibly use a feeble-sounding, mealy-mouthed term like “sports-themed” to describe this gallery? The answer is pretty simple: we’ve found over the years that some of the most effective...

European Deal Toys: Google, Swedish Wind Farms, TV & More!

October 28, 2016 by David Parry

Google and a wind farm? The Carlyle Group and Swedish TV? McKinsey and a Spanish OTA? You can find out how all these are connected---and more---in our newest gallery of European deal toys below. And for answers about deal toys or custom...

European Deal Toys: Pimco, Poultry, & Pub Food!

October 17, 2016 by David Parry

The company that provides gearboxes for Lamborghini and Ferrari... The European firm that owns U.S. investment giant Pimco... The food services company recently acquired for £2.2 billion--- one originally begun as a poultry business by three...

European Deal Toys: Mercedes, GoPro Cycling Footage & Artesian Water!

October 3, 2016 by David Parry

A cycling legend hurtles down a treacherous Welsh mountainside----dodging cars as he reaches speeds of 80km/h. So what? What possible connection could that have to.....deal toys? See below and find out for yourself. Recently honored...

European Deal Toys: Hedge Funds, Harrods, Candy & More!

September 7, 2016 by David Parry

This installment of European deal toy highlights covers a good deal of ground: from Belfast to St. Petersburg to Harrods and... the White House. Along the way we'll stop to consider Danish minimalism, Swedish e-commerce, Italian candy, Irish...

Australia and New Zealand Deal Toys: Trolls, Sneaker Frenzies & More!

September 2, 2016 by David Parry

Wait a minute. Hong Kong gamers? German sneakers? Brazilian gold mines? Hollywood movies? What's all this got to do with Australia and New Zealand? See for yourself. Take a quick check of our gallery of recent Australia/New...

European Deal Toy Highlights: Private Jets, Robots, & Giant Cranes

August 17, 2016 by David Parry

There is a unifying thread in this gallery highlighting recent European deal toys. What that unifying thread might be exactly isn't readily apparent---beyond maybe the fact that we may simply have liked the deal toys shown here, and also found...

European Deal Toys: Goldman, Italian Pet Supplies, Belgian Beer

July 28, 2016 by David Parry

Italian pet supplies... Belgian beer... A Baltic Sea wind farm... A Goldman Sachs purchase... A Finnish LNG supplier... These are just some of the subject areas covered in our latest gallery of European deal toys beginning below. We...