London Legacy Development Corporation
London Stadium search goes on as Allianz opts for Twickenham
The London Stadium’s long-running search for a naming sponsor goes on after Allianz, the leading candidate to acquire the rights, opted to enter into a controversial agreement to rename Twickenham Stadium, the home of English rugby, believing it to be a better brand fit.
Why have the London Stadium’s naming rights taken so long to sell?
Allianz appears poised to take on the naming rights to the London Stadium, home ground of West Ham United and former main stadium of the London 2012 Olympics. SportBusiness Sponsorship asks four sponsorship professionals why the asset has taken so long to sell.
EXCLUSIVE: Allianz the front runner to end London Stadium naming deal search
German insurance and financial services giant Allianz is in pole position to end the long-running search for a naming sponsor for the London Stadium, the main venue for the London 2012 Olympics and the current home of Premier League side West Ham United.
LLDC ‘would give’ London Stadium naming rights to West Ham for £4m a year
Lyn Garner, chief executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), which owns London Stadium, has said that the venue’s main tenant, West Ham United, would be able to pursue a naming-rights d…