Clearstream and 360T Team Up with Team Malizia for Three-Year Offshore Sailing Partnership | LeapRate
Clearstream, the post-trade business of Deutsche Börse Group, and 360T, its FX trading platform, have announced a new three-year partnership with Team Malizia, the international offshore sailing outfit led by skipper Boris Herrmann.
The collaboration will see Clearstream and 360T back Team Malizia across a run of major offshore events, including The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026, The Ocean Race 2027, and the Vendée Globe 2028/2029. The partners will also support the team’s education and research programmes, which focus on ocean data collection and climate awareness.
The deal builds on an existing relationship between 360T and Team Malizia that began in November 2024, and marks Clearstream’s first direct involvement with the sailing team. Both companies pointed to shared values around innovation, resilience and data-driven decision-making as the basis for the partnership.
Florian Pfleiderer, Head of Strategy and Transformation at Clearstream, said operating critical financial infrastructure and offshore racing both depend on resilient systems and real time data. Carlo Kölzer, Group CEO of 360T, said the alliance reflects a mutual focus on technology, performance and adaptability.
Herrmann, who became the first German sailor to compete in the Vendée Globe in 2020 21, will race the team’s new IMOCA yacht, Malizia 4, throughout the campaign. The boat is designed for the next generation of offshore competition and will anchor the team’s efforts through Herrmann’s third Vendée Globe bid in 2028 29.
