European Deal Toys: Blackstone, Beaches, and Basketball

June 29, 2016 by David Parry

The selection of deal toys included here, highlighting just some of the transactions we've helped commemorate recently in the UK and the Continent, is, well, eclectic. But that's in keeping with the other European galleries we've recently put...

IB Deals On Tap: More Beer-Themed Deal Toys!

June 27, 2016 by David Parry

Nothing to celebrate? There has to be something out there for us. After all, Cleveland just won a championship...finally. Euro 2016 has 8 countries still alive. Ramsey Bolton, on the other hand, is pretty much dead. And no one (so far at...

European Deal Toys: Hungry? Swiss Chocolate, Polish Cookies & More!

June 16, 2016 by David Parry

"9 Ways Candy is Good for You" Unlike most headlines this is one that isn't likely to cause depression--which, coincidentally, is just one of the many conditions candy (in this case chocolate) has been proven to alleviate. None of which may...

European Deal Toy Highlights: See IPO’s New & Old

June 6, 2016 by David Parry

IPO's? Really? Actually, yes. The global downturn in offerings is hardly news; just as familiar are the factors---ranging from the Spanish elections to the EU referendum later this month---said to be inhibiting the European IPO...

Rush Deal Toys: 5 Very Quick Survival Tips

May 27, 2016 by David Parry

Ordering rush deal toys doesn't have to be an ordeal---assuming you act fast and follow some time-tested guidelines. Maybe you just forgot... Or maybe someone simply forgot to tell you. Or maybe the closing event just got scheduled---so...

European Deal Toy Highlights: Karlie Kloss, “Supercars” & More!

May 19, 2016 by David Parry

Our last collection of European deal toys represented deals ranging from British beers to Danish football to German service stations to Italian tires and French retailers. This collection is just as diverse. The tombstones shown here cover...

Celebrity Deal Toys: More Enduring Than Even Fame & Fortune!

March 30, 2016 by David Parry

The subject here is celebrity investors. And we will begin with the obligatory reference to... Ashton Kutcher. It was either him or Bono, and since Fortune just beat us to the punch with a cover profile of the philanthropist and Facebook...

European Deal Toys: Danish Football, Italian Tires & Much More!

March 11, 2016 by David Parry

Seen any good deal toys lately? As we noted in our last round-up of European deal toys, most bankers see surprisingly few—and even fewer outside their firm, office, and even their group. We’ve put together here another gallery...

IB Deals On Tap: Great Beer Industry Deal Toys

February 19, 2016 by David Parry

Zombie Dust…Kozy Yak…Surly Darkness…Viking’s Lament… These are just a few of the (characteristically) cryptic names of craft beers. But they could also conceivably be subjects of upcoming deals. 2015 saw 19 craft-beer deals...