Key Deals
Luxury car maker Genesis increases title rights fee of co-sanctioned Scottish Open
Korean luxury car brand Genesis will pay more than the previous incumbent, investment brand abrdn, as the new title sponsor of the Scottish Open in a deal announced last week
F1’s eight-figure BWT sponsorship deal centred on sustainability goals
Formula One’s recently-announced sponsorship deal with Best Water Technology (BWT), will form a key part of the motorsport series’ plan to make all of its events sustainable by 2025.
Pursuit of early mover Autohero pays off for PSG
Paris Saint-Germain’s recent sponsorship deal with German online car retailer Autohero has highlighted the importance of approaching emerging sector brands early in their growth cycle, according to Marc A…
Watford secure performance incentivised Stake.com shirt sponsorship
Newly-promoted English Premier League side Watford has signed up cryptocurrency betting platform Stake.com as its new front-of-shirt sponsor
Cryptocurrency exchange drives into forefront of F1 sponsorship strategy
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com signed as a top-tier Formula 1 sponsor in late June in a lucrative agreement
Tissot ups activation commitment in Fiba extension to 2027
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) and Tissot have extended their long-standing relationship, from the start of 2022 until the end of 2027, in a move that will see an increased activation commitment…
Late Peter Vardy bid defeated rival offers for seven-figure Scotland shirt sponsorship
Automotive retailer Peter Vardy Group arrived late at the discussion table late before outbidding rival offers to take up the Scottish Rugby Union’s front-of-shirt sponsorship rights in deal announced i…
AFL and NRL deals highlight Therabody’s ‘significant investment’ in Australia
Wellness tech company Therabody signed two Australian sports league sponsorships this April, having entered the local market under its former Theragun corporate name in late 2019
Castore finalises Premier League entry with Wolves deal
Wolverhampton Wanderers has become the first Premier League club to announce a kit supply deal with UK-based sportswear manufacturer Castore
eToro identifies user “passion point” in rugby union to accelerate growth in Australia
eToro extended its home match naming rights deal with Rugby Australia having identified the sponsorship as the most efficient way to hit its target 20-to-45-year-old male demographic in a growth territory
AC Milan’s Stylsvig sees positive signs in sponsorship market after BMW deal
Last month’s deal with BMW has grown AC Milan’s Premium Partner tier to four brands – a doubling since the end of last season, with EA Sports having signed in August ahead of the start of the 2020-21 seaso…
Peroni identifies Formula One as avenue to grow awareness of non-alcoholic brand
Peroni 0.0%’s entry into the Formula One market with Aston Martin will support parent company Asahi Group’s vision of increasing the prominence of non-alcoholic brands in its portfolio.
SkipTheDishes’ recent NHL sponsorship deal widens ice hockey presence in Canada
Canadian food delivery network SkipTheDishes became the first food delivery brand to sponsor the NHL earlier this year, in a Canada-only deal.
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PayRetailers is second standalone Copa Sudamericana sponsor in low seven-figure deal
Conmebol, South American football’s governing body, has announced its second standalone sponsor for the Copa Sudamericana, the second-tier clubs competition, in a deal with payment provider PayRetailers.
Opportunities of NBA bubble accelerated Hyperice deal, set platform for recovery product use in 2020-21
The wide-ranging global deal between recovery tech brand Hyperice and the NBA, contracted in July last year, was signed a season ahead of the brand’s original timeline because of the advantages afforded t…
StoneX fills lead sponsor role at Saracens in Pitch International-brokered deal
English rugby club Saracens has filled its headline sponsor designation with financial trading company StoneX in a deal brokered by sports marketing agency Pitch International
Lega Serie A achieves uplift in Sony Supercoppa deal
Lega Serie A has struck a deal giving technology giant Sony’s PS5 games console the title sponsorship rights around the 2020 Supercoppa Italiana.
Tipico’s four-year extension netted Bundesliga International fee uplift
The German Football League's recent renewal with betting operator Tipico is worth an increase on the value of its existing Bundesliga sponsorship, SportBusiness understands