Transportation

The transportation-themed deal toys shown here take inspiration from planes, freighters, boats, buses, drones, and more. The industry also utilizes commemoratives for service awards and operator certifications.

Tire Company Acquisition Deal Toy

Custom deal toy commemorating the acquisition of Buffalo, New York-based Dunn Tire by Discount Tire. (23AJH097)

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Pike’s Peak-Themed Deal Toy

Mountain-themed wood and crystal deal toy celebrating the issue of asset-backed bonds secured by auto loan receivables. The bonds were issued by Colorado Springs-based Ent Credit Union. (23ALJ269)

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Auto Parts-Inspired Deal Toy

Lucite deal toy celebrating a private placement by PARTS iD, an Ecommerce company. PARTS iD sells automotive parts and accessories through its proprietary sites. (R023AKL311)

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Side view of Lucite deal tombstone marking a private placement by online auto parts provider PARTS iD.

City Skyline Deal Toy with Rail Station

Crystal deal toy, with an urban skyline motif, commemorating mezzanine financing for the acquisition of Northview Center. Located in Lynnwood, Washington, the office property is situated near a new light rail station. (22AJH121)

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Cruise Line-Themed Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy marking the sale by Royal Caribbean Group of its Azamara brand. Included in the sale to private equity firm Sycamore Partners was Azamara’s three-ship fleet, and associated intellectual property. (23AZH028)

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Chef-Themed Lucite Tombstone

Custom Lucite tombstone marking Lufthansa’s sale of its remaining stake in LSG Sky Chefs. The interest in the airline caterer was sold to Munich-based private equity firm Aurelius Group. (23LJW069)

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Side view of Lucite tombstone commemorating sale of LSG Sky Chefs stake.

Satellite-Themed Resin Deal Toy

Project name-inspired resin deal toy celebrating the sale of a stake in CloudFlight. The German IT and software consulting firm offers services including those based on AI and cloud-based technologies, and is headquartered in Munich. (23LJW052)

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Top view of resin deal toy incorporating astronaut. Cloud and astronaut-themed deal tombstone. Back view of astronaut-themed deal toy.

Fleet Compliance Software Deal Toy

Crystal deal toy recognizing the sale of Viastar. The Dallas-based company provides cloud-based compliance, risk mitigation, and safety software for commercial trucking fleets. (23AZH024)

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Daimler Truck Mercedes-Benz Deal Toy

Custom crystal deal toy, with an aluminum base, recognizing the spin-off by Daimler of its truck division. The spinoff will result in a new company, Daimler Truck, and also in the rebranding of Daimler Mobility company as Mercedes-Benz Mobility.(21LJW243)

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Transportation Deal Toys

You’ll find beginning with the galleries on this page images of over 200 financial tombstones from the transportation sector. The deals commemorated here represent a full range of transportation modes and services. You’ll see deal toys featuring cars, airplanes, buses, railroads, trucks, motorcycles, subway systems, helicopters, light and passenger rail, passenger ships—to name just a few.

You’ll also find a number of deal toys with designs that play off many of the trappings commonly associated with the transportation industry. These include, for example, tombstone designs featuring highway signs, steering wheels, propellors, compasses, airline tickets, shipping containers, tunnels, traffic lights, tollbooths, port facilities, and parking lots.

You’ll recognize among these deal tombstones many of the sector’s highest-profile companies and players. These include international brands such as J.B. Hunt, Daimler, Airbus, Boeing, CMA CGM, Lyft, Kerry Logistics, HMM, Danaos, Expedia, Hyundai, United, Maersk, General Motors, Air Canada, and United.

But the deal toy galleries here also highlight a number of less prominent players and deals from the transportation space. Those include the acquisition of a firm specializing in airline shopping data; Series B financing for a SaaS provider for connected cars; the acquisition of an Austrian manufacturer of headlight systems; the initial public offering for an Australian luxury car dealer; and the acquisition of a Texas-based company specializing in automatic tire inflation systems for trailers.

The galleries also feature designs that recognize deals outside the transportation sector, ones that nevertheless have relevant themes. These deal tombstones include, for instance, a bicycle-themed design celebrating the sale of a group of Dutch hotels; one with a tram theme marking several transactions in the Swiss telecom sector; and a Roman galley-inspired piece commemorating a landmark media transaction.

Finally, there are pieces included here that are unrelated to any financial transaction. These commemorate achievements in the sector. They include the surpassing of a user milestone for a public transportation app, and of a growth milestone for a corporate intermodal fleet.