London Legacy Development Corporation

German insurance and financial services giant Allianz is in pole position to end the long-running search for a naming sponsor for the London Stadium, the main venue for the London 2012 Olympics and the current home of Premier League side West Ham United.

US-based venue and event management company ASM Global has agreed its first stadium partnership in the UK after striking a deal with London Stadium

Lyn Garner, chief executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), which owns London Stadium, has said that the venue’s main tenant, West Ham United, would be able to pursue a naming-rights d…