Sheffield Wednesday: Joint bid could win £30m fight for crisis-hit club Sport Business A number of the six bidders for Sheffield Wednesday are considering joining forces as competition to buy the Championship club hots up. Administrator Begbies Traynor has set an initial deadline of this Friday to begin exclusive negotiations with a preferred bidder, but with a number of credible offers on the table that timeline is likely [...]
Mitsubishi, Emirates and Mastercard enjoy Women’s Rugby World Cup lift Sport Business England’s Red Roses weren’t the only winners at the Women’s Rugby World Cup; sponsors Mitsubishi Electric, Emirates and Mastercard all enjoyed major boosts from the tournament. Mitsubishi saw a 60 per cent increase in online engagement as a result of its partnership with the Women’s Rugby World Cup, which hosts England won on Saturday in [...]
Investec Champions Cup lands Emirates deal Sport Business Investec Champions Cup governing body EPCR have landed Emirates Airlines as their newest principal sponsor. The deal will see the airline become a European Professional Club Rugby premium partner and official airline partner for both of the European club competitions organised by the body. It comes amid rumours that chief commercial officer Francois Vergnol is [...]
Heathrow to invest £2.3bn as Ardian and Saudis take stake December 18, 2024 Heathrow's investment is an uplift from prior forecasts of around £244m and will be used for upgrades across all its terminals.
Arsenal add technology giant to growing sponsor portfolio in multi-year deal September 10, 2024 The multi-year deal also sees Arsenal join the Japan-based global technology company’s group of sports partners.
Doric Nimrod Air Two: Guernsey-based fund makes £153m plane sale to Emirates August 21, 2024 Doric Nimrod Air Two has sold off five more planes to Emirates for £30.7m per plane after it sold two other plans to the company last year. The Guernsey closed-end fund will cash out of its five Airbus A380-861 that it bought in 2011, the fund said in a stock exchange announcement today. Over the last 12 [...]
Emirates extends FA Cup sponsorship despite controversial changes August 1, 2024 The Football Association has renewed its sponsorship deal with Emirates for the FA Cup for another four years. The arrangement, which began in 2015 and is reported to be worth £10m per season, will now run through until at least 2028. It comes as the FA Cup is set to undergo controversial changes this season, [...]