Cricket Investec announced a ten-year title sponsorship of Investec Test Match cricket for the
England and Wales Cricket Board on 24 November 2011 at
Lord's Cricket Ground. The deal covered all home test series and ran for six years until the summer of 2017, when the company exercised a break clause in its contract with the
ECB.
Field Hockey Investec became the principal sponsor of the
England and Great Britain Women's Hockey teams in July 2011, from grassroots to international level, for an undisclosed sum. The agreement was initially for a term of five years, and in March 2016 the deal was extended for an additional four years but was not renewed when the contract came to an end in August 2020.
Rugby Investec has been involved in a number of rugby sponsorships around the world, stating that "rugby embodies Investec's beliefs in collaborative teamwork, innovative play and determination and it’s for these reasons that we support many rugby initiatives". From 2000 to 2011 Investec sponsored
England Rugby Union home autumn internationals. The 35 games throughout the 12-year period were known as the Investec International Series (formerly the Investec Challenge) and were played at
Twickenham Stadium, England. In 2010 Investec became the official sponsors of the
Tri Nations rugby competition in New Zealand, now known as
The Rugby Championship. In 2016 the deal was extended through to 2020, and in 2019 the competition was known as The Investec Rugby Championship in New Zealand. Investec has sponsored the
Super Rugby competition since 2011, when it acquired naming rights in New Zealand. Investec also supports the International Rugby Academy South Africa which aims to capitalise on an untapped demand for high performance in playing and coaching rugby in South Africa. In August 2023, they became the primary sponsors of the
European Rugby Champions Cup ahead of the
2023–24 Champions Cup season signing a deal lasting until 2028.
Horse Racing Investec became a long-term sponsor of
The Derby festival in the UK in 2009. The deal was extended to run until 2026 but the Jockey Club agreed to terminate the sponsorship in 2020 after the delayed running of the
241st Derby Festival on 4 July 2020. The two-day race meet became known as the Investec Derby Festival, incorporating two of the five
British Classic Races, The Oaks and The Derby, the latter of which is also commonly known as the Greatest Flat race in the World. Investec has also sponsored the Investec Cape Derby in South Africa since 2009.
Association Football Investec became the official shirt sponsor for
Tottenham Hotspur's domestic cup games and
UEFA Champions League games for the
2010-11 season and
UEFA Europa League games for the
2011-12 season. In 2014, Investec became the official shirt sponsor for
Widnes F.C. in the
North West Counties Football League Division One.
Other sponsorships Since 2005 Investec has been sponsoring a flagship project started by the Kutlwanong Centre for Math, Science and Technology. The project aims at improving the mathematics and science skills of students from historically disadvantaged regions across South Africa. The project has been a huge success year on year, with most of the students obtaining distinctions in mathematics and science, and their other subjects. In 2014 the project was awarded the
Mail & Guardian Investing In The Future STEM award. Investec also helps to fund, along with several other large corporate sponsors, a private software engineering college called Wethinkcode, with campuses in both Johannesburg and Cape Town, with the objective of confronting the
youth unemployment crisis in South Africa by providing free tuition for eligible students. Other sponsorships included the
Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday Tribute in London's Hyde Park. ==References==