Blue Star Capital plc Guild Sponsorship Deal (7945Y)
January 18 2022 - 02:14AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7945Y
Blue Star Capital plc
18 January 2022
18 January 2022
Blue Star Capital plc
("Blue Star" or the "Company")
Guild Sponsorship Deal
Blue Star Capital plc (AIM: BLU), the investing company with a
focus on esports, payments, technology and its applications within
media and gaming, is pleased to note the announcement by Guild
Esports plc ("Guild"), one of its investee companies.
Guild has today announced that Bitstamp, one of the world's
longest-running crypto exchanges, has signed a three-year global
sponsorship deal for GBP4.5 million as the company's exclusive
official cryptocurrency exchange partner.
The sponsorship will commence on 29 January 2022. It is the
largest sponsorship deal secured by Guild to date and Guild expects
it to generate annual revenues of GBP1.5m over the three-year
period.
Guild has advised that, as part of the agreement, Bitstamp will
be given marketing rights and prominent exposure across Guild's
team jersey and will also appear across social and digital content
featuring the Company's proplayers and content creators. Bitstamp's
logo and brand will also be integrated at Guild's new flagship
London headquarters which are expected to open in early 2022.
Guild further announces its intention to collaborate with
Bitstamp on a number of projects aimed at enhancing Guild's fanbase
and Bitstamp customers' experience.
For further information, please contact:
Blue Star Capital plc +44 (0) 20 3608 3019
Derek Lew
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP +44 (0) 20 7213 0880
(Nominated Adviser)
Jo Turner / Liam Murray
S tanford Capital Partners Limited
(Broker)
Patrick Claridge / John Howes /
Bob Pountney +44 (0) 20 3650 3650
About Blue Star Capital
Blue Star is an investing company with a focus on new
technologies. Blue Star's investments include SatoshiPay Limited, a
payments business using blockchain technology; 6 early-stage to
mid-level esports companies, including Guild eSports plc, a global
eSports business headquartered in London whose lead investor is
David Beckham and Dynasty eSports Pte Ltd., an eSports platform
with a mission to become the largest eSports franchise in Asia;
Leaf Mobile Inc., a mobile leading free-to-play mobile games group;
NFT Investments plc, a company that engages, partners, incubates
and develops non-fungible tokens; and Sthaler Limited, an identity
and payments technology business which enables a consumer to
identify themselves and pay using just their finger.
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of which are beyond the Company's control, are difficult to
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