Anson reveals 2018 commercial deals close 18/12/2009 |
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England 2018 bid chief executive Andy Anson has revealed that he is close to signing “two or three” bumper commercial deals that will help the campaign reach its £15.5m fundraising target.
The news is a boost for the bid, which has been hit by a string of problems in recent months. It will also receive £250,000 from each of the host cities chosen this week.
“If I say we’re very close you won’t believe me, but we are very close [to hitting the target],” he said. “There’s two or three commercial deals that are in very good shape right now. I’m more confident than ever that we will have at least £15.5m and hopefully more than that.”
Anson said the team will also take the Government up on its offer of a £2.5m loan and praised its support for the bid.
He added: “They’ve shown fantastic support in getting the [funding] guarantees signed five months in advance, which is unheard of and unprecedented and they’ve worked very hard on that.”
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