Cross-Border & International

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

Leaf-Themed Green Bond Deal Toy

Custom crystal deal toy celebrating the first green bond issued by Austria. (22LJW108)

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Water Management Services Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy marking the sale of Mexican water management services firm SOCAMEX. The company’s operations include water capturing, purification, and reuse. (22LJW122)

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Mexico Map-Themed Financial Tombstone

Crystal financial tombstone commemorating the sale of precious and base metals projects in Mexico. The acquirer, Azure Minerals, is based in Australia. (22AZH201)

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Back view of crystal financial tombstone marking the sale of Mexican mining assets of Bendito Resources. The minerals acquisition and development company is based in Reno, Nevada.

Rakuten Mobile Bond Tombstone

Crystal financial tombstone commemorating bonds issued by Rakuten. The bond sale will help the Tokyo-based company expand its mobile operations. (22AKL374)

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Side view of financial tombstone issued by Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten to increase its mobile phone operations.

Office Property Fund Tombstone

Lucite tombstone celebrating the launch of a third fund by Finland-based Sirius Capital Partners. The fund will focus on office property investments in Helsinki. (22LSS090)

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Globe-Themed Environmental Technology Deal Toy

Lucite deal toy, with globe with etched world map, recognizing the acquisition of Australian manufacturer Ezi-Duct. The company, which manufactures ducting, fume extraction, and air filtration equipment, was acquired by Swedish environmental technology firm Nederman. (22ALJ176)

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Globe-themed Lucite tombstone commemorating the acquisition of Australian firm Ezi-Duct.

NAB-Citi Credit Card Deal Toy

Credit card-themed crystal deal toy commemorating the sale of Citigroup’s Australian consumer business to National Australia Bank (NAB). (21ALJ492)

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Paint Brush-Themed Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy commemorating an overseas stock offering by Nippon Paint Holdings. The industrial paints and coatings maker is based in Osaka, Japan.

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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.