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.

Soccer-Themed Crystal Deal Tombstone

Crystal deal tombstone commemorating the acquisition of Major League Soccer team the Columbus Crew.

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Crystal deal toy marking the acquisition of  the Columbus Crew, a Major League Soccer team.

Cricket-Themed Financial Tombstone

Cricket-themed financial tombstone marking the acquisition of Australian lithium producer Kidman Resources.

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Washington State-Themed Deal Tombstone

Custom crystal deal tombstone, featuring a horseshoe design, commemorating an investment in Kerrits Activewear. Based in Bingen, Washington, the company specializes in apparel for the equestrian sports industry.

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Treadmill-Themed Deal Toy

Treadmill-themed deal toy recognizing a growth recapitalization by Great Point Partners of Spine & Sport Physical Therapy. Spine & Sport provides physical therapy and rehabilitation services through 16 outpatient clinics in the San Diego area.

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N.F.L. Legends Award

National Football League Legends Award.

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ESPN Sports Humanitarian Award

ESPN Sports Humanitarian Award.

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N.F.L. Rising Star Award

National Football League Rising Star Award.

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U.S. Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association Award

Mountain-Themed crystal team award given by the United States Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association (USGA).

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Professional Fighters League Championship Crystal

Custom crystal celebrating the 2018 Professional Fighters League (PFL) Championship Event. Held at Madison Square Garden, the event also marked the culmination of the PFL’s inaugural season.

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Sports Deal Toys

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.