Partnership

Lyca Mobile renewed its commercial partnership with West Ham United, its longest-standing deal, as the club's Official Telecommunications Partner for 14 years. The renewal extends Lyca's assets across match-day LED, digital channels and community programmes, and adds promotion of the SIMZY travel eSIM brand.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. Lyca Mobile's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across EMEA, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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Finnish retail group Kesko selected Manhattan Associates' cloud-native Manhattan Active Warehouse, with agentic AI agents, to replace its grocery trade legacy warehouse management system. Rollout initially covers five distribution centres, followed by a greenfield site in 2029-30 and terminal hub operations.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. Kesko's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across EMEA, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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AutoFull named Official Gaming Chair Partner of the ESL Pro Tour 2026–2027 and equipped every match at EPL Katowice 2026 with its M6 Ultra massage gaming chairs.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. AutoFull's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across EMEA, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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Skydance and Spain's Movistar Plus expanded their strategic alliance, including local series under a joint label, continued HBO Max availability on Movistar Plus, and select Skydance TV channels and WB theatrical releases.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. Skydance's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across EMEA, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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PainChek expanded its commercial agreement with US healthcare property group Sabra Health Care REIT, growing contracted aged care communities from 2 to 23 across five operators, covering 808 licences.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. PainChek's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Americas, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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Pioneer Minerals (ASX:PMM) has appointed Andes Exploration, a team led by former Barrick Gold executives, to manage in-country exploration at its San Francisco gold-copper-silver project in Argentina, with staged option agreements and a proposed acquisition pending shareholder approval.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. Pioneer Minerals's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Americas, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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BroadForward has delivered secure DRA/DEA signaling routing and a Diameter Firewall live in Terrestar Solutions' network, enabling satellite direct-to-mobile connectivity across rural and remote Canada.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. BroadForward's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Americas, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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CMR Surgical and Stryker have formed a strategic alliance granting Stryker an exclusive US commercial agency for the Versius surgical robot portfolio, with CMR retaining commercialisation outside the US.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. CMR Surgical's partnership in MedTech widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Americas, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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GuidedSMILE and Hiossen Implants announced a strategic partnership to expand access to guided full-arch implant procedures for dental professionals across North America.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. GuidedSMILE's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Americas, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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TotalEnergies and KKR agreed in October 2026 to add 700 MW of U.S. utility-scale solar to their 50/50 joint venture, expanding it from about 1.4 GW to about 2.1 GW, valuing the added assets at about US$1.2b.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. TotalEnergies / KKR's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Americas, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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Shopee signed as principal shirt sponsor of Corinthians for the final nine Brasileirão games, replacing Esportes da Sorte amid Brazil's betting ban, with LED board and digital exposure. Terms undisclosed.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. Shopee's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Americas, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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Federated Hermes, a $911B asset manager, is teaming up with Prometheum to bring blockchain-based share classes of its funds to traditional brokerage accounts, with first onchain fund shares planned.

Leadership read: Alliances broaden the commercial surface, and the leadership need follows. Federated Hermes's partnership in the sector widens demand for commercial and alliance leaders who turn an agreement into realised value. Across Americas, watch whether dedicated senior ownership is put on it; unowned alliances quietly lapse.

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