Lucite deal toy commemorating the purchase by General Motors of Cruise Automation. Based in San Francisco, Cruise is the developer of self-driving car technology. (6ALJA12)
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.
Lucite deal toy commemorating the purchase by General Motors of Cruise Automation. Based in San Francisco, Cruise is the developer of self-driving car technology. (6ALJA12)
Parking meter-themed deal toy marking the acquisition of Duncan Solutions by Marlin Equity Partners. Duncan provides parking and transportation products and services to commercial clients and municipalities.
(6ALJ991)Bridge-themed deal tombstone marking the acquisition of Ballast Nedam. The Dutch engineering and construction firm was purchased by Turkey’s Renaissance Construction.
(6LAC990)Cat-themed tombstone marking the acquisition of French auto care chain Feu Vert. The cat has been a longtime brand mascot of the firm.Â
(6LJWB76)Custom deal toy marking the acquisition by Hong Kong-based Johnson Electric Holdings of Canadian autoparts firm Stackpole. Ontario-based Stackpole produces components for automotive powertrains.
(6ABC887)Custom deal toy commemorating the issue of senior notes by Goodyear Tire & Rubber’s European subsidiary, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe.
(6ASHB23)Train-themed deal tombstone marking the initial public offering by Green Plains Partners. GPP was formed by its parent, Green Plains, to acquire, develop, and operate fuel and ethanol storage tanks, and related transportation infrastructure.
(6AKL686)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.
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