ABN AMRO is a renowned global banking group headquartered in the Netherlands with total assets of 614.6 billion euros. It is ranked 8th in Europe and 17th in the world in terms of assets.The company operates three strategic business units - Wholesale Clients, Consumer & Commercial Clients and Private Client & Asset Management. Asset Management), it has 3,000 branches worldwide and employs 110,000 specialists in total***.
ABN AMRO (the official logo is in capital letters, but most Dutch newspapers use the spelling ABN Amro)
In 1824 King Willem I, in an effort to revitalize trade relations between the Netherlands and the East Indies, established, by royal resolution, the Dutch Trading Company (Nederlandsche Handelmaatschappij, or NHM). The company merged with Twentsche Bank in 1964 to form Algemene Bank Nederland (ABN), the predecessor of ABN AMRO. In the same year, Amsterdamsche Bank merged with Rotterdamsche Bank to form AMRO Bank. Finally, in 1991, ABN merged with AMRO Bank to form today's ABN AMRO Bank.
The headquarters of ABN AMRO is located in the Zuidas in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and at 105 meters, it is the tallest building in the Zuidas. The head office is also one of the main drivers of economic development in the Zuidas region.
With total assets of 630 billion euros (as of 06/2004), ABN AMRO is ranked seventh in the European banking industry, 14th in the World Bank, and 90th in the 2003 Fortune 500. With more than 3,000 branches in 60 countries and regions around the world and employing more than 10,000 full-time staff, ABN AMRO is a truly international bank with strong assets in Europe, North, South and Central America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and all the major offshore financial business strongholds, and a wealth of network resources to meet the needs of customers in different countries of the bank.
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4, F.C. BAYERN MUNICHEN Bayern Munich T-Mobile
F.C. Bayern Munich changed their chest ads this season. After the expiration of the contract with Opel, Bayern found a new sponsor --- the strong Deutsche Telekom, the new contract is worth 20 million euros. Deutsche Telekom owns many brand products, and T-Mobile, the chest advertisement of Bayern's jersey, is the biggest one. She is also the official sponsor of the German Football Association
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11, PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN Paris Saint-Germain (seems to be no)
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12, PORTO Porto
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13, PSV Eindhoven Philips
Royal Philips Electronics is one of the world's largest electronics companies, topping the list in Europe. With sales of 31.8 billion euros in 2002, it is a world leader in color TVs, lighting, electric shavers, medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitors, and single-chip TV products. Philips employs 166,500 people in more than 60 countries and is active in the fields of lighting, consumer electronics, home appliances, semiconductors and medical systems. Philips is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (code name PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges.
Royal Philips Electronics Group is ranked 10th in the world in the Fortune 30 electronics industry ranking. We operate more than 60 business activities across a wide range of business areas, from consumer electronics to small household appliances, and from security systems to semiconductors.
We are a world leader in digital technologies such as televisions, monitors, wireless communications, voice recognition, video compression, and optical storage products, as well as in the semiconductor technologies that underpin these breakthroughs. Our technologies in lighting, medical systems (especially scanning and other diagnostic systems), and small home appliances and personal care products are world-class, and our investments in design and new materials are key to our success.
By the numbers, we produce 2.4 billion incandescent lamps and 300 million color picture tubes each year.
Our technology is used in approximately 2.5 million cardiac procedures (including scans and interventional procedures) performed with X-ray equipment worldwide each year.
One in seven televisions in the world uses Philips color tubes, and 60% of the world's telephones contain Philips products. Philips lighting is used in 30% of the world's offices, and we also light 65% of the world's major airports, 55% of soccer stadiums and 30% of hospitals.
The strength of Philips' global operations is that it holds leading positions (based on value) in many of the markets in which it is active.
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14, REAL MADRID Real Madrid BenQ-Siemens
Real Madrid FC has unexpectedly announced that BenQ cell phones will replace Siemens from the 2006 /07 season, replacing Siemens Mobile, to become Real Madrid's new shirt sponsor. The contract is worth a total of 100 million euros until the 2010 deadline. It will be the world's second largest soccer chest advertising contract after the Libyan oil company's sponsorship of Juventus.
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17, Olympique Lyonnais Lyon
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18, Valencia C.F Valencia TOYOTA
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In addition, there are:
1, Roma Roma
Italease Bank is contracted until the end of the season, and the sponsor for the next three seasons will be the company that holds a stake in Italease's stake in Banca Antonveneta, whose managing director Faenza is a die-hard Roma fan, has signed a sponsorship deal worth a total of 24 million euros with the club. Roma will wear shirts with the Antonveneta logo in Italy, and in Europe the logo will be changed to that of Antonveneta's bank, the Dutch Abn Amro, which also sponsors Ajax and has bought a 2.756 percent stake in the club.
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2, Chelsea Chelsea SAMSUNG
The richer the rich, the poorer the poorer. As if Abu's pocketbook wasn't enough, Chelsea have the biggest shirt sponsor in Britain after signing a five-year deal with South Korean electronics giant Samsung. According to statistics, Chelsea's annual shirt advertising revenue is now among the top of Europe's giants, with only Juventus' 15 million pounds and Bayern Munich's 13.5 million pounds surpassing Chelsea's.
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3, Bremen Bremen we win
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Erci: SAMSUNG, Samsung Electronics
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. As if Abu's pocketbook wasn't enough, Chelsea have the biggest shirt sponsor in Britain after signing a five-year deal with South Korean electronics giant Samsung. According to statistics, Chelsea's annual shirt advertising revenue is now among the top of Europe's giants, with only Juventus' 15 million pounds and Bayern Munich's 13.5 million pounds surpassing Chelsea.
Man Utd: AIG American International Group
The first rule of the sports market is to remain profitable. Glazer spent ￡790 million to buy Manchester United, which continues to be Americanized now that its contract with AIG kicks in this season. The latter will provide United with more than ￡14 million a year. The new shirt sponsorship United has pulled in ranks second in the world, with first place going to Italy's Juventus FC, which receives ￡15 million a year, and Real Madrid in third.
Liverpool: CARLSBERG, Carlsberg Beer
Carlsberg has been associated with Liverpool FC for 13 years, the longest commercial partnership in the history of English soccer. Last season Carlsberg was due to end its contractual agreement with the club, but that all changed when Liverpool won the Champions League. Carlsberg quickly signed a new sponsorship deal with Liverpool. Liverpool's incredible Champions League win in Istanbul was watched by 14 million viewers on independent British television.
Arsenal: emirates Emirates airline
Emirates airline spent a huge amount of money on Arsenal's shirt advertising. Emirates signed a whopping ￡90m sponsorship deal with Arsenal, which includes naming rights to the new stadium and shirt advertising. The shirt advertising alone amounts to ￡5million/year.
Bayern Munich
T-Mobile
Bayern Munich changed their chest advertising this season. After the expiration of the contract with Opel, Bayern found a new sponsor, the powerful Deutsche Telekom, with a new contract worth 20 million euros. Deutsche Telekom owns many brand products, and T-Mobile, the chest advertisement of Bayern's jersey, is the biggest one. She is also an official sponsor of the German Football Association
Bremen
New sample: SPIRIT
Bremen is the last Bundesliga team to find chest advertising. A shoe company has been honored to become the sponsor of Bremen's jerseys, with a two-year contract that can be automatically extended. The shoe company called "spirit" will pay Bremen 2.5 million euros a year. The company hopes that the partnership with Bremen will expand its popularity and give it a bigger share of the European footwear market, which has sales of 500 million euros a year
Real Madrid
Sponsor:BenQ Electronics
New:BenQ-Siemens
Real Madrid Club has unexpectedly announced that BenQ will replace Siemens as of the 2006/07 season, and will be the sponsor of the team's cell phones. 2006/07 season, replacing Siemens Mobile as Real Madrid's new shirt sponsor. The contract is worth a total of 100 million euros until the 2010 deadline. This will be the world's second largest soccer chest advertising contract after the Libyan Oil Company's sponsorship of Juventus.
Juventus signed SKY SPORT/TAMOIL for 22 million euros a year.
MILAN
Austrian online bookmaker Betandwin will be the team's new shirt advertising sponsor for the next four years.
In an interview with Milan Channel, Betandwin's chief executive Bodnell said, "There are international restrictions on our trademark. Soccer is an important sport, so we wanted to work with a world-class club. We were convinced that AC Milan was the ideal partner we were looking for. We can now work with some of the great names in European soccer, like Galliani."
Inter Milan
Pirelli Pirelli
Doesn't just make tires
BOSS is Inter's second shareholder, Tronchetti
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