Lucite tombstone recognizing the merger of British online cycling retailers Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles. (6LACA75). Follow this link to a gallery of tombstones with spinning pieces.
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.
Lucite tombstone recognizing the merger of British online cycling retailers Wiggle and Chain Reaction Cycles. (6LACA75). Follow this link to a gallery of tombstones with spinning pieces.
Fitness-themed Lucite tombstone marking the acquisition of Cybex International, a manufacturer of commercial fitness equipment, including cardiovascular and strength products. Cybex is based in Medway, Massachusetts.
(6ADL583)Retail store-themed deal toy marking the acquisition of footwear retail chain Hype DC. The purchase made the buyer, RCG Corp., the largest footwear retailer in Australia and New Zealand.
(6ALMD82)Sneaker-themed deal toy commemorating the sale of 4-building property leased entirely to Nike and used as its technology campus. Located in the Portland suburb of Hillsboro, Oregon, the property was acquired by Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT.
(6ALJA77)Lucite deal toy commemorating the acquisition by Activision Blizzard of MLG (Major League Gaming). New York-based MLG is a live esports event organizer.
(6ARA742)Custom Lucite award given by the 2016 University of California, Berkeley (Cal) rugby team.
(6AKLA49)Lucite tombstone marking the sell of Danish football team FC Nordsjaelland. The team competes in the 12-team Danish Superliga.
(6LJLA85)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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