Cars and Motorcycles

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

Catalytic Converter Deal Toy

Custom deal toy recognizing the Rhodia’s acquisition of W.R. Grace’s washcoat business. The division produced catalysts for use in automotive emissions control components.

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Ford Credit Custom Tombstone

Car wash-themed deal gift commemorating notes issued by Ford Credit.

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Hummer Deal Toy

Hummer-themed Lucite tombstone

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Salomon Smith Barney Deal Toy

Custom deal toy commemorating a transaction involving Harley-Davidson. The motorcycle manufacturer is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Bank of America Jaguar Financial Tombstone

Austin Powers-themed deal toy commemorating a GBP issue by Bank of America.

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M2 Automotive Lucite Deal Toy

Custom tombstone recognizing a stock issue by M2, a chain of California  auto body shops

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Preferred Sands Lucite Tombstone

Deal tombstone marking refinancing by Radnor, Pennsylvania-based Preferred Sands. Preferred Sands is a leading proppant technology company.

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Ducati Custom Financial Tombstone

Custom tombstone marking the closing of a fund by private equity firm InvestIndustrial. Among the firm’s portfolio companies is Ducati.

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DriverSide Lucite Deal Toy

Lucite deal tombstone commemorating the acquisition of DriverSide by Advance Auto Parts. Founded in San Francisco in 2007, DriverSide focuses on educating consumers on auto care.

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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.