Custom dealtoy marking a bridge loan made to Kraft for the acquisition of confectioner Cadbury, based in Birmingham, England, by Kraft Foods, headquartered in Northfield and Deerfield, Illinois. Underwriters were led by Citi, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and Barclays.
Custom tombstone marking the acquisition by Los Angeles-based Brentwood Associates of K-MAC Holdings of Fort Smith, Arkansas. K-MAC was one of the largest Taco Bell franchisees, and was advised in the transaction by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch.
Recognition gift commemorating two transactions, an acquisition and a common stock issue, involving Crexus. Crexus, a commercial real estate firm now operating as Annaly, is headquartered in New York City.
Lucite tombstone marking the acquisition by London-based Hg Capital of Italian accounting software firm TeleSystem. The seller was Bain Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in Boston.
Custom deal toy commemorating the acquisition by Infiltrator Systems, a septic products company based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, of E-Z Set. Infiltrator is a portfolio company of Graham Partners, a private equity firm headquartered in suburban Philadelphia.
Custom Lucite commemorating the acquisition of UCI International, an automotive and trucking parts manufacturer headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois , by the Rank Group, located in Auckland, New Zealand from The Carlyle Group (based in New York City) . The Participating investment banks were Nomura and Credit Suisse, both located in New York
Custom deal toy recognizing the acquisition of ExpressJet by SkyWest, headquartered in St. George, Utah. Atlanta-based ExpressJet was advised in the deal by Goldman Sachs
Financial tombstones related to the acquisition by Charlotte-based Goodrich Corporation of Atlantic Inertial Systems, a navigational systems manufacturer located in Cheshire, Connecticut. The seller, J.F. Lehman & Company, was advised by Evercore Partners.
Custom Lucite commemorating the acquisition by ADP of The Cobalt Group, a Seattle-based online design and marketing firm serving auto dealers across the U.S. ADP is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey, and was advised in the transaction by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
