Transactions recognized below include ones involving the NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLS. The Corporate Presence has also designed custom awards for ESPN, Bally Sports, and the LPGA.
Sports ticket-themed crystal deal tombstone marking the acquisition by Playfly Sports of the Aspire Sport Marketing Group. Based in Atlanta, Aspire provides ticket and hospitality sales and services, as well as strategic planning and analytics. (23AKL194)
Custom crystal financial tombstone marking the sale of the canvas shoe brand Keds, including the Pro-Keds sneaker line. The acquiring firm was Columbus-based Designer Brands. (23AKL094)
Lucite deal toy marking a capital raise by Catapult, an Australian provider of wearable sports performance technology.
Bowling pin-themed crystal deal toy celebrating the merger of ISOS Acquisition Corp. (a SPAC), and Bowlero. Bowlero is the world’s largest operator of bowling centers.
(22AKL100)aLucite deal toy marking the acquisition of Roto Sports, which operates RotoWire, a provider of fantasy sports news and advice.
(21AJH223)Side view of golf ball-themed deal toy commemorating an issue of unsecured bonds.
(21ALJ551)Custom crystal, incorporating a soccer (football) field, celebrating a labor agreement. The 5-year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) was reached between the United Soccer League (USL) and its players association (USLPA).
(21AKL591)Lucite deal toy celebrating a joint venture between Urban Pubs and Bars, Davidson Kempner, and Global Mutual. The partnership will focus on expansion, both in London and outlying areas.
(21LJW163)In the galleries beginning on this page, you’ll find over 90 images of deal toys and financial tombstones related to the sports industry, and to sports on the professional, college, and recreational levels. You’ll see transactions involving a number of highly recognizable leagues, teams, and companies in this space. These include organizations as varied as the Danish Superliga, the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC), and the National Hockey League. Also represented are individual professional teams such as the Los Angeles Dodgers, Utah Jazz, Columbus Crew, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and Denver Broncos.
But you’ll also see in these galleries deal toys involving less familiar transactions and names. These might include, for instance, the sale of Spanish golf resort; a capital raising for an Australian provider of wearable sports performance-tracking technology (used by teams ranging from Real Madrid to the Buffalo Bills); Series B funding for a Los Angeles-based eSports company; and the recapitalization of a chain of physical therapy and fitness clinics.
You’ll also find a number of recognition gifts and awards recognizing sports-related milestones and achievements. These include a commemorative marking the 150th anniversary of Princeton Football, and athletic achievement awards for other colleges such as University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford. You’ll also see prestigious annual honors such as ESPN’s Espy Awards (including the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award), and the National Football League Commissioner’s Awards.
Other milestones commemorated in these galleries include the successful negotiation of a collective bargaining agreement for a professional sports league, the formation of a joint-venture sports network, and the Super Bowl victory of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Finally, you’ll notice among the tombstone designs included here some transactions that do not relate to the sports industry but still have sports themes. These include a cricket-themed tombstone involving an Indian payments firm, a ping pong-themed deal toy involving London-area pubs, and a hockey rink-inspired design commemorating a real estate partnership involving U.S. and Canadian firms.
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