Send the logo. We handle the rest.
Lucite, acrylic and crystal pieces from $35.65, for M&A, financing, fund and real estate closings.
Acrylic tombstoneLogos and deal text printed in color on clear acrylicfrom $35.65
Lucite embedmentA coin, vial or product cast inside clear Lucitefrom $46.56
Crystal on a wood baseA round crystal in a curved beechwood framefrom $63.50
Classic crystal tombstoneLogos and deal text in optical crystal, four sizesfrom $68.50
Crystal globe towerAn etched globe on a crystal tower, three sizesfrom $76.50
Crystal with a gold bullA charging gold bull on a crystal tower, three sizesfrom $127.50One-piece prices from our catalog. Larger runs cost less each. Tap a format to start your quote with it. Browse every deal toy in the catalog
Tell us the deal and how many pieces. You get a mock-up and a price per piece within 24 to 48 hours.
What helps: your logos in any format, the wording for the face, and the date you need them in hand. Not sure of the wording yet? Send the deal and we draft it on the mock-up.
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The numbers buyers ask us first. Last reviewed October 2026.
| Price per piece | From about $22 in the catalog, $35.65 for a one-piece acrylic tombstone and $68.50 for a classic crystal tombstone. Larger runs cost less each piece; sculpted and custom shapes are quoted. |
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| Minimum order | One piece. A single tombstone for a client is welcome, and so is one for everyone on the deal team. |
| Mock-up | Within 24 to 48 hours of receiving your logos and deal text, with a price per piece. Change anything before you approve it. |
| Production | 5 to 10 business days after you approve the proof. |
| Rush | Available on most pieces. Tell us the in-hands date and we confirm what is possible before you order. |
| What the price includes | The price covers the piece and its printing or engraving. Proofing is free. Logo clean-up or set-up, where a design needs it, is shown on the quote. Shipping is quoted to each address. |
| Shipping | Across the United States and internationally, to one address or to each recipient. |
| Artwork | Vector logos (AI, EPS, PDF, SVG) print cleanest. A PNG or a photo of a past piece is enough to start. |
The piece changes with the deal. Here is what usually goes on it, and who orders it.
The most common deal toy. The face carries the buyer's and the seller's logos, the advisor's line, the closing month and, if you want it shown, the amount or the project code name. Ordered by the acquirer's corporate development team, the investment bankers who advised either side or the law firm that closed it, usually one piece for each person on the deal team.
Bond offerings, revolving credit facilities, asset-backed and lease financings, term loans. The piece names the borrower, the lenders or underwriters, the size of the facility and the closing date, in the layout of a tombstone advertisement. Ordered by the arranger, the lender or the borrower's finance team.
Platform acquisitions, add-ons, exits and fund closings. Sponsors often order one piece per portfolio company or per investor, with the fund's logo beside the company's. We make versions of one design with different names or share counts on each piece.
Property sales, developments, joint ventures, leases and construction loans. A skyline or a rendering of the building prints well in color on crystal or acrylic, and the base can carry the address and the figure.
A listing or a placement: the ticker and the exchange, the offering size and the pricing date, with one piece for each investor or banker when you want names on them.
Legal wins and settlements, FDA approvals, board service, retirements, certifications and project completions use the same formats with your wording.
Who orders deal toys: corporate development and finance teams, private equity and venture firms, investment banks and M&A advisers, real estate investors and developers, law firms, lenders and accounting firms. Many requests come from an assistant or an analyst on behalf of the deal lead, and the form works even when the final wording is not settled.
Any file type. If the wording is not final, send what you have.
Pick a format, or let us propose two or three.
Change anything first. Nothing is made until you say so.
Standard production is 5 to 10 business days after you approve the proof. Rush is available on most pieces. We ship to one address or to each person on the deal.
Already have a design, or a piece from a previous vendor? Send a photo. We reproduce it or improve it, and repeat orders keep the layout with the new deal's details.
Finished pieces in the formats above. Your piece carries your logos and your deal text.
Three of four buyers do not name a material, and they do not need to: say nothing and we propose one with the mock-up. If you want to choose:
| Material | Looks and feels | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrylic (Lucite is a brand of acrylic) | Light, clear, prints in full color; objects can be cast inside | Most tombstones, embedments, cut-out shapes and larger runs | from $35.65 |
| Optical crystal | Heavier and glass-clear; engraved, color-printed or etched in 3D inside | A premium single piece or a client gift | from $68.50 |
| Glass and art glass | Jade or colored glass, engraved | Towers, globes and sculpted pieces | quoted |
| Stone, metal and wood | Bases and accents under a crystal or acrylic piece | A piece that needs weight or a different finish | quoted |
Award Maven deal toys start at about $22 per piece in the catalog; a one-piece acrylic tombstone is $35.65 and a classic crystal tombstone $68.50. Larger runs cost less per piece; sculpted shapes, embedded objects and set-up for custom artwork add to the price. Send your quantity and the deal and we quote per piece.
Yes. Award Maven makes single deal toys and has no minimum order. One piece costs the listed one-piece price; larger runs cost less each.
Within 24 to 48 hours of receiving your logos and the deal text. You can change anything on the mock-up before you approve it.
Standard production for Award Maven deal toys is 5 to 10 business days after you approve the proof. Rush is available on most pieces: tell us the in-hands date and we confirm what is possible before you order.
A deal toy is a small commemorative piece, usually crystal or acrylic (Lucite), made to mark a closed transaction: an acquisition, a merger, a financing, a fund close or a real estate deal. It is also called a financial tombstone or deal tombstone, after the tombstone advertisements that announced offerings in the financial press, and a deal Lucite, deal cube or deal gift.
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The logos of the parties, the deal name or code name, the role of the firm giving it ("acted as exclusive financial advisor to"), the closing month and year, and often the amount. A second face or the base can carry each recipient's name.
The deal team, the client's executives, and the advisers, lenders and lawyers who worked on the closing. Usually one per person; sponsors sometimes order one per investor or per portfolio company.
Yes. Award Maven embeds documents (a 10-K page, a filing, a certificate), currency, vials, chips, SIM cards and small products in clear Lucite. Send a photo or a description and we confirm it before you order.
Yes. Send a photo or the file and we reproduce it, or improve it. Repeat orders keep the same layout with the new deal's details.
Acrylic (Lucite is a brand name for it) is light, clear and prints in full color; it is the usual choice for tombstones and embedments. Optical crystal is heavier and glass-clear, engraved or color-printed, for a premium single piece. Say nothing and Award Maven proposes the material with the mock-up.
Yes. Nothing we make for you is shown or named without your written permission. When you ask, we hold your artwork until the announcement date.
Your logos (vector if you have them; a PNG works to start), the wording for the face, how many pieces and the date you need them in hand. If the wording is not settled, send the deal and we draft it on the mock-up.
Across the United States and internationally, to one address or to each recipient.
It goes to the top of your quote request.
Bankers began giving Lucite pieces to deal teams in the 1970s, modelled on the tombstone advertisements that announced offerings in the financial press. The name "financial tombstone" stuck, and "deal toy" followed. The piece carries the logos of the parties, the deal line, the date and often the amount, and it stays on a desk long after the closing.
Today they mark acquisitions, financings, fund closes, real estate deals and company milestones, and they are ordered as often by a corporate development team or a sponsor as by a bank. For a longer answer, read what deal toys cost and how to choose one; to see pieces with prices, browse the deal toy catalog.
Mock-up and price per piece within 24 to 48 hours. No payment, no commitment.
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