Cross-Border & International

Cross-border transactions have inspired many custom awards with designs based on maps, flags, clocks, and currencies.

Gene Therapeutics Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy commemorating the acquisition of Philadelphia-based Spark Therapeutics. The acquiring firm, Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche, is headquartered in Basel.

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Crystal Deal Toy with Thor’s Hammer

Crystal deal toy, incorporating an interior, 3-D etching of Thor’s hammer, commemorating a private placement by pharmaceutical company Photocure ASA. Based in Oslo, Norway, Photocure specializes in photodynamic therapies that make use of light-activated drugs.

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Faceted Crystal Fund Closing Commemorative

Faceted crystal commemorating the close of a Japanese buyout fund by Advantage Partners. The fund will target a range of industries in Japan.

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Office Supply Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy commemorating the sale of the French, Italian, and Spanish operations of Staples Solutions. The office supply retail chain is headquartered in Boston.

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Bank Acquisition Financial Tombstone

Crystal financial tombstone commemorating the acquisition by Bangkok Bank of Indonesian lender Bank Permata. The sellers were Standard Chartered and Astra International.

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Heart-Themed Crystal Deal Tombstone

Crystal deal tombstone celebrating the acquisition of Mlinar, a Croatia-based bakery retail chain. The purchaser, Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm operating in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Railcar-Themed Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy commemorating the successful placement of shares, via an accelerated bookbuilding process by Stadler Rail. Stadler is a Swiss manufacturer of trains, light rail vehicles, and trams.

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Back view of crystal financial tombstone recognizing a stock offering by Stadler Rail, based in Bussnang, Switzerland.

Clock-Themed Deal Toy

Lucite deal toy, incorporating clock faces, marking the launch of the LaSalle Japan Property Fund. The Fund will invest in a portfolio of office, industrial, retail, and multifamily properties in Japan’s major cities.

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Globe-Themed Acquisition Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy commemorating the acquisition of Swiss financial messaging firm AnaSys.

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Custom deal tombstone marking the acquisition by Bottomline Technologies of AnaSys, a fintech firm based in Switzerland.

Cross-Border & International Deal Toys

Deal toys and financial tombstones involving cross-border transactions are featured in the galleries beginning on this page. Altogether, you’ll find over 150 deal toys having cross-border or international themes.

You’ll notice deal toy designs commemorating a number of celebrated, high-profile cross-border deals. These include those involving 21st Century Fox, Sky, and Comcast, and Grupo Televisa and Univision. You’ll also see tombstones involving a number of established international companies and brands, such as Siemens, Roche, Citigroup, Moody’s, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Roche.

As you might expect for transactions involving participants and properties spanning multiple countries, there are some recurring designs. These include deal toy designs involving maps, flags, compasses, globes, currency symbols, state emblems, national mascots, as well as working clocks highlighting different time zones.

But the designs here also reflect a full range not only of countries and regions but also of sectors and industries. Among the lower-profile deals you’ll find commemorated here are for instance, a Japanese investment in a U.S.-based manufacturer of piloted flying vehicles; an Australian acquisition by a Swedish environmental tech company; a Polish-Spanish joint venture centered on offshore wind projects; a joint venture between a Michigan-based footwear manufacturer and a Chinese sports retailer; the acquisition by a British firm of a California producer of integrated circuits; and the sale of the Chinese business of a German retailer.

You’ll also see recognized here transactions that, while not cross-border, have regional or country-specific themes that may be of interest.

Finally, you’ll find here relevant designs commemorating achievement and events unrelated to any specific transaction, cross-border or otherwise. These include, for instance, designs recognizing participation in a prestigious global medicine conference, and another given to speakers at an internationally-focused event sponsored by Harvard Business School.