Custom deal toy recognizing the sale of Wilton, Connecticut-based toymaker Melissa & Doug by Berkshire Partners of Boston. Metalmark Partners, a private equity firm based in New York, was the purchaser, and was advised in the transaction by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Deal toy commemorating the sale of French home decorations and furniture retailer Maisons du Monde. Paris-based Messier Maris & Associes advised the sellers, Apax Partners, LBO France, and Nixen. Bain Capital, the private equity firm headquarted in Boston, was the buyer.
Crystal deal toy marking the merger of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR. Springfield, Massachusetts-based Northeast Utilities is New England’s largest utility. Headquartered in Boston, NSTAR is a provider of retail energy and natural gas. Barclays and Lazard served as financial advisors to Northeast Utilities.
Client gift celebrating the launch of Shellbeck Capital, a hedge fund based in Boston.
Custom lucite commemorating the sale of a majority stake by Bob’s Discount Furniture. The Manchester, Connecticut-based retail chain sold the interest to Bain Capital, a private equity firm based in Boston.
Custom tombstone marking Roche’s acquisition of Constitution Medical Inc. Headquartered in Boston, CMI is a developer of laboratory products
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