Transactions recognized below include ones involving the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLS. The Corporate Presence has also designed custom awards for ESPN, Bally Sports, and the LPGA.

Sports Technology Deal Tombstone

Crystal deal tombstone marking the acquisition of sports data and technology company Second Spectrum. Second Spectrum is the official provider of player tracking data for the Premier League, NBA, and MLS.

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Golf Ball-Themed Lucite Tombstone

Lucite tombstone celebrating an equity investment in Teesnap. The Las Vegas-based company provides golf course management software.

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Fish-Themed Crystal Deal Toy

Custom crystal deal toy celebrating the acquisition by Dallas-based private equity firm Rise Run Capital of House of Outdoors. House of Outdoors is the holding company for Googan Baits and Fish Media, and outdoor lifestyle-focused branding firm Made by Influence.

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Hockey-Themed Crystal Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy marking the sale of Leafs Ice Centre, an amateur hockey facility located in West Dundee, Illinois.

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ESPN Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award presented to Nelson Cruz of the Minnesota Twins at the 2020 ESPY’s.

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Stadium Bond Crystal Deal Toy

Custom crystal deal toy commemorating the issue of revenue bonds to finance a stadium for the Columbus Crew.

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Top View of Columbus Crew Crystal Commemorative (9AKL673)

Soccer-Themed Deal Toy (Back View)

Financial tombstone celebrating financing for a new soccer (football) stadium. The facility will be used by the Columbus (Ohio) Crew of Major League Soccer.

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Crystal deal toy commemorating financing for the construction of a new stadium for the Columbus Crew Soccer Club.

Los Angeles Dodgers Deal Toy

Lucite deal toy commemorating the sale of a minority stake in Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Sports/Entertainment Arena Anniversary Commemorative

Custom crystal commemorative marking the 20th anniversary of Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The venue had previously been known as Verizon Arena.

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Crystal commemorative celebrating the rebranding of Verizon Arena as Simmons Bank Arena. 2019 also marks the 20th anniversary of the sports and entertainment venue, located in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Sports Deal Toys

In the galleries beginning on this page, you’ll find over 90 images of deal toys and financial tombstones related to the sports industry, and to sports on the professional, college, and recreational levels. You’ll see transactions involving a number of highly recognizable leagues, teams, and companies in this space. These include organizations as varied as the Danish Superliga, the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), and the National Hockey League. Also represented are individual professional teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, Utah Jazz, Columbus Crew, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and Denver Broncos.

But you’ll also see in these galleries deal toys involving less familiar transactions and names. These might include, for instance, the sale of Spanish golf resort; a capital raising for an Australian provider of wearable sports performance-tracking technology (used by teams ranging from Real Madrid to the Buffalo Bills); Series B funding for a Los Angeles-based eSports company; and the recapitalization of a chain of physical therapy and fitness clinics.

You’ll also find a number of recognition gifts and awards recognizing sports-related milestones and achievements. These include a commemorative marking the 150th anniversary of Princeton Football, and athletic achievement awards for other colleges such as University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford. You’ll also see prestigious annual honors such as ESPN’s Espy Awards (including the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award), and the National Football League Commissioner’s Awards.

Other milestones commemorated in these galleries include the successful negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement for a professional sports league, the formation of a joint-venture sports network, and the Super Bowl victory of the Philadelphia Eagles.

Finally, you’ll notice among the tombstone designs included here some transactions that do not relate to the sports industry but still have sports themes. These include a cricket-themed tombstone involving an Indian payments firm, a ping pong-themed deal toy involving London-area pubs, and a hockey rink-inspired design commemorating a real estate partnership involving U.S. and Canadian firms.