Toymakers are known for their creativity, innovation, and ability to connect families, but did you know that many toymakers are also family-founded and family-owned? Toy industry giants such as Lego, Hasbro, and Mattel are—or were at one point—family-owned businesses. Each started with a vision and a great deal of entrepreneurial drive, and blossomed into the multi-national corporations that are executing the large mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that we see in the industry today.