Banking

Chinese commercial banking group Ping An has signed up as the first title sponsor of golf’s PGA Tour China.

Financial services group Danske Bank has struck a deal to continue as title sponsor of the Northern Ireland Football League’s top-tier Premiership.

German banking and financial services company Commerzbank has agreed a five-year extension to its naming rights deal for the home of Eintracht Frankfurt, along with signing new terms for its partnership with the Bundesliga football club.

Banking group Credit Agricole has been named as the third national sponsor of Uefa Euro 2016 ahead of France’s hosting of the national team football competition.

US regional banking company KeyBank has opted to expand its partnership with North American MLB baseball team the Cleveland Indians.

UK banking chain Yorkshire Bank has struck a deal to become the first sponsor of the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire cycling event.

Azerbaijani banking group Kapital Bank has agreed a deal to become the eighth and final official partner of the 2015 European Games, which will take place this summer in the country’s capital city of Baku.

The Football Association of Ireland, the sport’s governing body in the Republic of Ireland, has struck a partnership deal with the Bank of Ireland.

Turkish Basketball League club Fenerbahçe has entered into a jersey sponsorship deal with national banking group Odeabank.

Canadian financial services group Bank of Montreal has agreed a multi-year sponsorship deal with the NBA basketball league.

Banking group ASB has signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with New Zealand Rugby.

Canadian financial services group BMO has signed a one-year deal to return as the main shirt sponsor of Major League Soccer franchise Toronto FC.

Brazilian banking and financial services company Bradesco has struck a deal with Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the top division of club basketball in the country, to become the title sponsor of its end-of-season All Star events.

Financial services company Citizens Financial Group is keen on signing deals that allow for corporate social responsibility (CSR) opportunities over the long-term.

Government-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal has renewed its major shirt sponsorship deal with Campeonato Brasiliero football club Corinthians for the 2015 season.

Irish commercial bank AIB has expanded an existing deal with the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) to include sponsorship of the organisation’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championships club Gaelic football tournament.