Capita Symonds has signed a unique partnership agreement with Sheffield United Football Club to provide multidisciplinary professional consultancy services across the club's global property assets.

Sheffield United's group of companies has an international track record of commercial property investment. It also has a majority interest in a number of football clubs, including Ferencváros FC (Hungary) and Chengdu Blades FC (China), as well as being a major shareholder of Central Coast Mariners FC (Australia).


Capita Symonds will also be a Platinum Sponsor of Sheffield United for the 2009/10 and 2010/11 seasons. The deal includes back of shirt and shorts branding on the championship side’s famous red and white kit.

Jonathan Goring, Managing Director, Capita Symonds said: "We are delighted to launch this new partnership with Sheffield United FC. This is a unique relationship that promises mutual benefits for all parties, and allows us to broaden our international horizons whilst providing the Sheffield United property division with the full breadth of our professional expertise.

"We are also delighted to be supporting the football side of the business and wish the team the best of luck for the new season."

(CD/GK)