Bagel Wars, Broncos, & Ex-M&A Bankers: What’s Become of These Deals 15 Years Later?

February 4, 2016 by David Parry

That place where the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos play—what’s it called again? Good question. For years the Denver Post refused to call it anything other than Mile High, even after that venue had been demolished and replaced, in...

Superhero/Villain Deal Toys: from Enchantress to Batman…to Batman’s Attorney

January 21, 2016 by David Parry

Batman…Superman…Wonder Woman…Captain America…Iron Man. For moviegoers everywhere, 2016 holds the promise of many things, including Truth, Justice…and the continued overuse of the word “iconic”. Scheduled for release on March...

Australia and New Zealand Deal Toys: A Gallery of Recent Highlights

January 8, 2016 by David Parry

Most bankers love looking at deal toys. Particularly those done by rival banks…and even if (maybe especially if) their firm lost out on the underlying deal itself. But as we noted in our November round-up of European deal toys, most...

European Deal Toys: See Some Recent Highlights

November 19, 2015 by David Parry

Bankers are always curious to see tombstones designed for competing banks—and even more so if they had some familiarity with the underlying deal itself. The sad fact is that many bankers rarely get to see deal toys from outside their group, let...

True Halloween Horror Story: 44 Days inside a Lucite Box!

October 22, 2015 by David Parry

We’ve done our best to teach you about the many virtues of Lucite. Its resiliency. Its permanence. Its versatility. Its durability. Lucite’s unique capacity to preserve, project, and further your organization’s brand. To keep your...

Project Goldfish? Project Zeus? More Great Code Name-Inspired Deal Toys

October 16, 2015 by David Parry

Eagles or Falcons? If we’re talking about the weekly NFL pool, you probably want to steer clear of the Eagles. And if you’re considering a code name for a deal, you may want to steer clear of both. Falcons and Eagles, in fact, figure...

The Tombstone Tomb: Tech Edition

September 28, 2015 by David Parry

Our two previous posts in this series (The Tombstone Tomb and More Tales from The Crypt) generated so much interest that we wanted to provide another installment. But not without addressing again a very basic concern: namely, that we might come...

Harvard, Yoga, “George of The Jungle”: What’s Become of These 2005 Deals 10 Years Later?

September 15, 2015 by David Parry

Deal tombstones are necessarily time-bound; they commemorate the closing of a given deal, and celebrate, as well, all the time and effort that went into achieving that closing. But what about the rest of the story? What happens in the weeks,...

Car & Motorcycle Deal Toys: Yet Another Thrill-Packed Gallery

September 4, 2015 by David Parry

The tremendous response to our post several months ago on car and motorcycle deal toys prompted us to reach back again into our archives. Because let’s face it: September can be a busy month… and you may not have time this year to join the...