Germany

German Bundesliga football club SC Paderborn has signed a two-year extension with shirt sponsor kfzteile24.

German billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne has acquired a 7.5 per cent stake in Hamburg SV, along with securing the naming rights to the Bundesliga football club’s home stadium.

The German arm of printing products and software company Kyocera Document Solutions has consolidated its sporting presence in the country by renewing commercial ties with the German Hockey Association (DHB) and Bundesliga football team Borussia Monchengladbach.

German automotive giant Mercedes-Benz has acquired the naming rights to World Berlin, a sports and entertainment indoor arena that is home to Deutsche Eishockey Liga ice hockey team Eisbären Berlin and German Basketball Bundesliga outfit Alba Berlin.

The German Handball Federation (DHB) has sealed a one-year extension to its official supplier agreement with pharmacies group Wir leben – Apotheken.

German Bundesliga team Schalke 04 has agreed a partnership with Korean tyre manufacturer Kumho Tyre through the 2016-17 football season.

Hertha Berlin is looking for a new main sponsor after railway company Deutsche Bahn said it will downgrade its partnership with the German Bundesliga football club.

Hungarian-based dental group Kreativ Dental has expanded its involvement in snooker by becoming title sponsor of the German Masters world ranking event.

The German Ski Association (DSV) has reached a deal to make beer brand Kaltenberg an official partner of the German national ski team.

German Bundesliga football club Hamburg SV has agreed a three-year deal to make health insurance provider Hanseatische Krankenkasse (HEK) its new health partner.

The German Handball Federation (DHB) has further expanded its commercial portfolio by entering into a partnership with travel baggage manufacturer Titan.

The German Handball Federation (DHB) has secured a new partnership with multinational engineering and electronics company Bosch.

German brewery Licher has sealed a three-year extension to remain as the main sponsor of Handball Bundesliga team HSG Wetzlar.

The German Handball Federation (DHB) national governing body has entered into a new partnership with domestic windows and doors company Fenster & Türen Welt.

Hamburg Handball, which plays in the sport’s top tier in Germany, has extended its long-term partnership with Japanese sportswear manufacturer Asics.

German brewery Krombacher has secured an early four-year extension to its commercial partnership with Bundesliga football team VfB Stuttgart.

The German Football Association (DFB) has opted to extend its partnership with soft drinks company Coca-Cola.

German Bundesliga football team VfB Stuttgart has signed an extension to its kit partnership with sportswear company Puma.