Cars and Motorcycles

The custom designs shown here commemorate a range of automotive deals, from autonomous vehicles to parts, suppliers, and manufacturers.

Simpson Motorcycle Lucite Deal Toy

Deal tombstone celebrating the acquisition of Simpson Performance Products by New York-based private equity firm BRS. Headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas, Simpson is a provider of motorsports safety equipment, including helmets, firesuits, and seat belts.

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Altegrity Steering Wheel Deal Toy

Deal tombstone marking the acquisition of Explore, a provider of analytics software for the auto insurance industry.

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Harley-Davidson Custom Deal Toy

Lucite tombstone commemorating a transaction involving motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson.

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Futuris Custom Lucite Tombstone

Deal gift involving Melbourne, Australia based Futuris. Futuris is a provider of automotive seating and interior systems.

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Trico Custom Deal Toy

Corporate tombstone marking the acquisition of Trico Products Inc. Headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Trico produces, markets, and distributes windshield wiper blades and components.

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Engine Manufacturer Tombstone

Financial tombstone marking Sidley Austin’s role as exclusive legal advisor to General Electric in the sale of its Waukesha, Wisconsin-based CFR unit. The CFR is a small engine which provides fuel combustion measures.

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Amports Lucite Tombstone

Lucite tombstone celebrating the acquisition of Amports, a vehicle ports processor with operations in Mexico and the United States. The purchaser was New York-based private equity firm Lincolnshire Management. 

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Delphi Automotive Parts Deal Toy

Lucite deal toy marking a bond offering by Delphi Corporation. Based in Troy, Michigan, Delphi is a global supplier of automotive parts.

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ADP Aquisition Custom Lucite

Custom Lucite commemorating the acquisition by ADP of The Cobalt Group, a Seattle-based online design and marketing firm serving auto dealers across the U.S. ADP is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey, and was advised in the transaction by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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Cars and Motorcycles Deal Toys

Beginning with the gallery on this page, you’ll find here financial tombstones and deal toys related to automobiles and motorcycles. You can expect to see deals and transactions involving many of the most recognizable international players and brands in this space. These include Harley-Davidson, General Motors, Pirelli, Volkswagen, Penske, Ford, Michelin, Ducati, Advance Auto Parts, Delphi Technologies, Interstate Batteries, Goodyear, and Daimler Truck.

You’ll also notice deal toys reflecting a range of a technologies, components, and services associated with these sectors. These include autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles and charging networks, diagnostic software designers, auto parts producers and resellers, truck and trailer producers, safety equipment and apparel providers, as well as auto receivable underwriters.

But you’ll also notice here a number of tombstones involving both far-flung industry players and transactions. These include deals such as the acquisition of Australia’s largest car dealership, another related to an Indonesian tire manufacturer, and one centering on a Paris-based car-sharing platform; a loan provided for a Tokyo-based motorcycle helmet manufacturer; a joint venture centering on lithium-ion car batteries; bridge financing for a Los Angeles electric vehicle manufacturer; and notes issued by a Chicago-based company specializing in recycled auto parts.

You’ll also encounter tombstones commemorating deals totally unrelated to the automotive or motorcycle sectors. These include instances where the deal participants opted for car-themed designs to commemorate, for instance, the issue of British Pound-denominated notes, and an alternative energy project involving a utility.

Finally, you’ll also see commemoratives celebrating events and achievements within these sectors not related to any financial transaction. These include, for example, gifts for speakers at an auto conference, a design celebrating a user milestone for a car maintenance and repair platform, and another celebrating a successful verdict in a copyright action involving the Batmobile.