Cross-Border & International

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

Credit Card-Themed Bond Issue Tombstone

Credit card-themed deal tombstone marking series of notes issued by CIC Central American Card Receivables Limited. CIC is an issuing and acquiring credit card partner firm in Central America.

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Russian Map-Themed Custom Lucite

Map-themed Lucite commemorating the sale by British insurer RSA of its Russian operations. The acquiring firm is Moscow-based pension fund Blagosostoyanie.

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Flag-Themed Cross-Border Deal Toy

Flag-themed deal toy marking the acquisition of a commercial property portfolio.

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Home Improvement Chain Deal Toy

Lucite deal toy commemorating the sale of assets by Austrian home improvement chain BauMax. The cross-border transaction involved assets in nine European countries.

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Market Research Firm Deal Tombstone

Deal tombstone marking the acquisition by UK-based market research firm YouGov of two firms, Scandinavian firm Zapera and Germany’s Psychonomics.

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Swiss Vending & Coffee Services Tombstone

Custom tombstone marking the sale by Swiss vending and coffee services company Selecta of its operations in the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia.

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Saudi Arabian Investment Tombstone

Financial tombstone marking a strategic investment in Saudi Arabian-based healthcare provider Eed Group. The investment was made by Alkhabeer Capital.

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Tire-Themed Tender Offer Tombstone

Tire-themed tombstone commemorating a tender offer by China National Chemical Corp  (ChemChina) for  Italian tire-maker Pirelli. Pirelli is the fifth largest tire manufacturer globally.

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Cross-Border Chemical Deal Toy

Custom deal toy commemorating the acquisition of British chemical firm Alent by American specialty chemical company Platform Specialty Products Corporation. Alent’s Enthone division makes protective surface coatings for cars, planes, and other equipment.

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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.