Cross-border transactions have inspired many custom awards with designs based on maps, flags, clocks, and currencies.
Lucite tombstone commemorating the acquisition of CBS Outdoor International by Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity. CBS Outdoor International is one of the largest out-of-home media and billboard businesses in Europe, operating in the U.K., Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Spain, as well as China.
Lucite commemorative celebrating the first bond international bond issued by a Dominican Bank. The bonds were placed by BanReservas, the largest commercial bank in the Dominican Republic, with Citi acting as sole lead arranger and bookrunner.
Custom dealtoy commemorating a successful completion of the restructuring of approximately $8.5 billion of liabilities pursuant to a dual Chapter 11 / CCAA reorganization.
Crystal deal toy relating to the issue by Mexico-based America Movil of Sterling and Euro hybrid notes. Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, and HSBC were Joint Bookrunners in the transaction.
Custom deal toy recognizing convertible bonds issued by Nexans, a manufacturer of copper and optical cable products headquartered in Paris. The issue was underwritten by BNP Paribas.
Custom Lucite tombstone recognizing Bharti Airtel’s acquisition of the African operations of Kuwait-based Zain. Bharti, the mobile phone operator headquartered in New Delhi, India, was advised by Standard Chartered’s Mumbai office.
Wood deal toy celebrating a Chinese Renminbi bond issue by the World Bank. HSBC served as lead manager of the so-called “Dim Sum” bond issue.
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.
