Financial Services
Deloitte teams up with USA Rugby ahead of Rio 2016
Multinational professional services firm Deloitte has become an official sponsor of the USA Rugby national governing body.
Aviva serves up long-term Tennis Canada deal
The Canadian division of insurance giant Aviva has agreed a multi-year partnership with Tennis Canada.
NBA’s 76ers drops Wells Fargo name from home arena
North American NBA basketball franchise the Philadelphia 76ers have dropped the name of banking and financial services company Wells Fargo from their home arena.
QIPCO seals major British Champions Series renewal
Qatar private investment firm QIPCO holding has secured a long-term extension to its sponsorship of horseracing’s British Champions Series.
Intuit seals Villa shirt sponsorship deal
Small business accounting software company Intuit has agreed a deal to become the new principal sponsor of English Premier League football club Aston Villa.
GAA secures Taxback.com deal for North American players
The Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA) has reached a commercial agreement with Irish tax refund company Taxback.com for the North American region.
Port Moresby 2015 awards temporary naming rights
The organising committee for the Port Moresby 2015 Pacific Games multi-sport event has agreed temporary naming rights deals for its competition venues.
UniCredit expands Uefa deal to include Champions and Europa League
Commercial bank UniCredit this (Friday) afternoon struck a deal with Uefa, football’s European governing body, to remain an official partner of the Champions League and become a new partner of the Europa League secondary club competition.
Cronulla Sharks sign up new partners
The Australian National Rugby League’s Cronulla Sharks rugby league club has sealed two major new commercial partnerships.
West Ham joins Premier League’s social trading set
Global social trading network eToro has entered into a partnership with English Premier League football club West Ham United.
American Family Insurance backs new Champions Tour event
American Family Insurance has signed a three-year agreement to be the title sponsor of a new Champions Tour golf event to be held in the US state of Wisconsin from 2016.
The Hartford links up with Major League Baseball
The Hartford, a leading American insurance company, has become a sponsor of North America’s Major League Baseball (MLB).
Hamburg arena naming rights switch from O2 to Barclaycard
Payment services firm Barclaycard has enhanced its portfolio of naming rights partnerships with multi-purpose arenas by taking over the contract for the O2 World facility in Hamburg, Germany.
Standard Chartered: Sponsorships exempt from cost-cutting programme
London Stock Exchange-listed Standard Chartered Bank this month signed a three-year extension, from 2016-17 to 2018-19, to its main sponsor agreement with English Premier League club Liverpool. The deal was signed with more than one year still to run on the previous two year extension, from 2014-15 to 2015-16.
ANZ banks Netball World Cup partnership
The ANZ bank has penned a deal to sponsor the 2015 Netball World Cup in Sydney, Australia.
Visa leads chorus of disapproval from Fifa’s top-tier partners
Financial services company Visa has said it will reassess its sponsorship of Fifa if football’s global governing body fails to implement changes in the wake of its latest scandal.
Citi links up with City in Premier League
Financial services institution Citi has signed up as the official banking partner of English Premier League football club Manchester City.
Isle of Man TT renews with long-term sponsor
Financial services company RL360° has extended its long-term sponsorship of the Isle of Man TT Races motorcycling event.