Banking

Italian bank BNL has renewed an agreement that grants it title sponsorship of the Italian Open tennis tournament, which is held in Rome.

Banking and financial services company Regions Bank has agreed to extend its title sponsorship of the Tradition PGA Tour Champions golf event in the US.

The Pyeongchang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter Games (POCOG) has agreed a sponsorship deal with financial services company KEB Hana Bank, according to Yonhap.

Government-owned banking group Caixa has extended its shirt sponsorship deal with Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Botafogo.

Government-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal has expanded its partnership with Santos to become the long-term main sponsor of the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club.

NHL ice hockey franchise the Detroit Red Wings has agreed a sponsorship deal with Huntington Bank and expanded its association with Canadian beer brand Labatt Blue, with both companies having also been named as landmark-level partners of Little Caesars Arena, the team’s new home facility.

Financial services company BNP Paribas has extended its Main Partner sponsorship of tennis’s French Open until 2021 for an increase but at a value below the French Tennis Federation’s (FFT) asking price.

Government-owned banking group Caixa has extended its shirt sponsorship deal with Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Coritiba.

Financial services company First National Bank has extended an agreement that grants it naming rights to the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Banking group HSBC has secured a partnership with Rugby Canada, the national governing body for rugby union.

Financial services group Republic Bank has agreed a three-year extension to its sponsorship deal with Twenty20 cricket competition the Caribbean Premier League.

Financial services firm Citizens Bank has secured a deal to become the presenting partner of this year’s inaugural Ivy League men’s and women’s basketball tournaments.

Financial services group Danske Bank has agreed to continue as the title sponsor of the Northern Ireland Football League’s Premiership and Women’s Premiership top-tier club competitions.

Girondins de Bordeaux has entered into a partnership with Sweetcom Group making the French energy group its main sponsor, while Ligue 1 football rival OGC Nice has extended a deal with national banking group Crédit Agricole.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Atlético Mineiro has extended its shirt sponsorship deal with government-owned banking group Caixa.

Spanish LaLiga football club Real Madrid has entered into a partnership with financial services company CaixaBank.