Basketball Bundesliga clubs secure new partners

German Basketball Bundesliga clubs Bayern Munich and s.Oliver Baskets have secured new commercial partnerships ahead of the 2015-16 season.

Bayern, which finished as runner-up in the 2014-15 Bundesliga season, has struck a deal for Italy’s Air Dolomiti to become its official airline partner.

The agreement will run for three years, from 2015-16 until the end of the 2017-18 campaign.

Meanwhile, s.Oliver Baskets, which gained promotion to the top-tier Bundesliga last season after finishing second in the ProA, has entered into a partnership with financial services company BVUK Gruppe.

Although the terms of the deal were not disclosed, it was confirmed that the new agreement will be in place for the 2015-16 season. Under the deal, BVUK branding will feature on the front of s.Oliver Baskets’ playing jerseys.

The 2015-16 Basketball Bundesliga begins on October 2.