Sale Sharks is delighted to announce leading global wealth manager, UBS, as the new sponsor of its Business Club for the 2025/26 season.
The sponsorship will see UBS and the Sharks join forces to give local entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes across the region the chance to network, collaborate, build relationships and grow.
In addition, UBS will sponsor the club’s annual Foundation Day matchday, where the club celebrates and raises vital funds to support the life-changing work done by the Sale Sharks Foundation in schools and communities across the North West.
The Business Club will hold events across the season, starting with an exclusive chance to meet some of the Sharks’ latest arrivals at ‘In With the New’, on Wednesday 3rd December.
The event, at new city centre golf venue ‘Pitch’, will see former Shark, Mark Cueto, interview the new men’s Head Coach, Marco Bortolami, women’s Head Coach, Tom Hudson, new Men’s captain, Ernst van Rhyn, new signing, Marius Louw, and one of Sale Sharks Women’s new signings.
Guests will also hear from the team at UBS Global Wealth Management in Manchester, to learn about how they’re advising business owners and entrepreneurs, as a global bank with a local lens.
The team is based in the city centre and have backgrounds in investment banking, wealth planning and asset management. All have deep roots in the region and are well-versed in working with clients locally in Manchester and the North West, acting as a gateway to UBS’s global network.
Sale Sharks’ Commercial Director, Luisa d’Aprano, said: “Our Business Club is all about working with our partners and connecting with the local business community in the North West to build lasting relationships.
“It’s also a chance for us to strengthen our ties with the northern business community and take people behind the scenes at Sale Sharks, to share how we do things on and off the field to create a high-performance culture.
“Our events are the perfect opportunity to celebrate what makes business in our region so special and UBS is the perfect partner to do that.
“As a business they share our values, they’re passionate about the growth of Northern business and I’m confident this will be the start of a fantastic relationship.”
Bradley Russell, Head of Manchester and the North West at UBS Global Wealth Management, said: “At UBS, we’re passionate about supporting the communities in which we do business and we’ve seen exponential growth in Manchester over the last few years, with the North West becoming home to some of the UK’s most successful enterprises.
“We’re looking forward to joining forces with the team at Sale Sharks to share our knowledge, offer support and help take some of these businesses to the next level.”
