Germany

German 1.Bundesliga football club Hannover 96 has extended its marketing partnership with the Sportfive agency through to June 2019.

Berlin printing firm Laserline has agreed a four-year deal to become an official partner of the Berlin Marathon.

The International Triathlon Union has announced a partnership with Opel and Vauxhall’s Ampera brand to make the electric car its official auto supplier for the 2013 World Triathlon Series races in Hamburg, Stockholm and London.

DIY retail chain Bauhaus has signed up as a commercial partner of German 1.Bundesliga football club Schalke 04 in a deal that will run through the 2013-14 season.

German 1.Bundesliga football club Schalke 04 has terminated its partnership with secondary ticketing company Viagogo amid claims of multiple contract breaches.

Sportswear company Puma has agreed a new deal with Fortuna Düsseldorf to remain the German football club’s official clothing partner.

John Deere has reached an agreement with the Ladies European Tour to be the official golf course machinery supplier for the 2015 edition of the Solheim Cup.

Formula One constructors’ champion Red Bull Racing has teamed up with Kaufland to make the German supermarket and hypermarket chain an official race partner for this weekend’s German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.

Lueder Fromm head of global marketing and communication at Mercedes-Benz answers SportBusiness' questions about the thinking behind the company's golf sponsorships.

The German National Olympic Committee has agreed a three-year sponsorship deal with paper company the Felix Schoeller Group.

German 1.Bundesliga football club Hertha Berlin has made a new addition to its exclusive partner portfolio after signing a one-year deal with energy comparison website Verivox.

Hertha Berlin has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with insurance company Direct Line as the club prepares to make its return to the 1.Bundesliga, the top tier of German football.

Tipico has extended its exclusive partnership with German 1.Bundesliga football club Hamburg SV by an additional three years.

German football club Eintracht Braunschweig has announced that Spanish car maker Seat will be its main sponsor, while Nike will be its kit partner, for the team’s return to the top-tier 1.Bundesliga in the 2013-14 season.

Klaus-Michael Kuehne, majority owner of international logistics company Kühne + Nagel, has expressed his interest in acquiring the naming rights to German 1.Bundesliga football club Hamburg SV’s stadium.

Imtech has announced its intention to withdraw from its sponsorship commitments to three German 1.Bundesliga football clubs in a move that will bring an end to its stadium naming rights deal with Hamburg SV.

German 1.Bundesliga football club Bayer 04 Leverkusen has announced a new partnership with SalzburgerLand Tourismus, the tourism agency in Salzburg, Austria.