Deals

Engergy Provider Commits Further RM1 Million to League

October 10, 2008

Malaysian energy provider, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) will provide RM1 million in sponsorship to the Malaysian Hockey League (MHL) for the third consecutive year. TNB signed a Memorandum…

CIMB Bank to Sponsor Penang Golf Championships

October 10, 2008

CIMB Bank is the main sponsor of both the 44th Penang Men’s Amateur Open and 39th Penang Ladies Amateur Open golf championships, to be held simultaneously at Bukit…

China Construction Bank Brings "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader" to Asia

October 10, 2008

China Construction Bank has signed as the sponsor of a new quiz show, to be aired on TVB. The quiz will pit adults against children in a format…

Winner-Takes-All: US$20 Million Match Conflict Resolved in London's High Court

October 10, 2008

The $20 million, Twenty20 match between England and a West Indies side in Antigua looks set to go ahead on 1 November after a legal agreement was reached…

JB Group Replaces HK$400 million Tennis Event

October 10, 2008

The JB Group has reformatted and renamed the JB Group Classic tennis tournament – which this year provided over HK$400 million in sponsorship value. To be known as…

Football Club Kicked Out of China Super League

October 10, 2008

Adding to growing concerns over a lack of sponsorship within China Super League (CSL) football clubs, comes news that CSL club Wuhan Guanggu have been ejected from the…

Malaysian Motorsport Chases More Fans and Sponsors

October 9, 2008

In response to last month’s success of motorsports in Singapore, newly appointed CEO Ahmad Razlan Ahmad Razali is taking steps to ensure the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) in…

HSBC Sponsors Malaysian Rugby

October 9, 2008

HSBC will sponsor the 8th edition of the Borneo Rugby 10s and the inaugural Borneo Women’s Rugby 7s in Sandakan, Malaysia. The event has attracted 17 teams and…

New Cycling Event Draws International Stars to Malaysia

October 8, 2008

The inaugural Kuala Lumpur Downtown (KLD) downhill mountain bike competition has drawn international biking champions Steve Peat and Cedric Garcia, who will compete in the event on 18-19…

The lessons learned from football: Sponsorships, contracts and "right of first refusal"

October 8, 2008

Ron Urbach, Partner, Davis & Gilbert