Belfast law firm Tughans has helped complete one of the largest sponsorship deals ever undertaken by a Northern Ireland company.

Tughans client Randox Health, the global healthcare company, has signed a multi-million pound deal to become the official partner of the Grand National and the three day Grand National Festival staged at Aintree Racecourse.

The five-year deal will begin immediately after this year’s festival in March 2016.

In a complementary deal, the company also becomes the official healthcare partner of The Jockey Club, British Racing’s largest commercial group.

Commenting on the deal, John George Willis, head of Tughans’ corporate department, said: “We were delighted to assist Randox with its contractual arrangements with the Jockey Club on this major sponsorship deal. It reflects Randox’s ambitions to be a world leader in advanced preventative health screening.”