Ashurst advised International Management Group GmbH, the German subsidiary of IMG, the world's leading sports marketer, on the amicable termination of the marketing agreement with professional Bundesliga football club, 1. FC Köln. The agency agreement with 1. FC Köln was the first large marketing mandate for IMG in German professional football in 2001. Both parties agreed to terminate the contract that was originally planned to last until 30 June 2016 by mutual agreement retroactively to 31 May 2014.

Ashurst advises International Management Group GmbH since many years in connection with its daily business. Leading contact is corporate and sports lawyer Jan Kupfer who is responsible for the firm's interdisciplinary practice group Sports & Entertainment in Germany. Lastly, the practice advised IMG in connection with the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin, the FIVB Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Berlin and on the conclusion of a long-term marketing agreement with professional handball club Rhein-Neckar Löwen.

IMG is a leading global sports, fashion and media group with almost 3,500 employees in 30 countries.