[Source: Trivandi] Trivandi has acquired Beyond the Pitch, a specialist elite sport advisory business founded by former Premier League football club executives with first-hand experience of club leadership, major stadium development, financing, investment and commercial growth. The acquisition strengthens Trivandi Group’s ability to support clients from early strategy and investment decisions through to delivery and long-term impact.

By combining Beyond the Pitch’s football boardroom experience with Trivandi’s global advisory, design and delivery expertise, the group delivers a unique, integrated end-to-end service offering. This approach is designed to close the gap between strategy and delivery, giving clients advice that is practical, joined up and grounded in real-world experience.

Beyond the Pitch was founded by the former senior executives who led the planning, financing and construction of Everton FC’s new £800 million, 53,000-capacity Hill Dickinson Stadium. This client-side stadium development expertise adds further depth to Trivandi’s ability to seamlessly integrate strategy, investment, design and delivery across major stadia projects.

As part of the acquisition, Trivandi is opening its sixth global office, located on campus at Liverpool Hope University (LHU). Beyond the Pitch has signed a milestone Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the university to drive excellence in sport, venues and major events by bridging academia with real-world delivery.

Instead of treating this as a traditional corporate footprint, the two-way partnership allows academic research and data-driven insights to feed directly into the sport and event industry. Simultaneously, LHU students will gain hands-on exposure to major sports consulting, bringing practical experience back into the classroom and opening up local career pathways to support the next generation of sport and event professionals.

The integrated Trivandi and Beyond the Pitch team are already working together on complex sports projects. Recent work has included providing business development support for a global sports and entertainment service provider, and providing ongoing delivery of strategic infrastructure projects and business planning within professional cricket. It has also included CEO recruitment assignments for Manchester United Foundation and The Players Foundation, recruitment support for Wigan Sports Group, and support for Salford RLFC Board as it rebuilds the club.

The team are also currently supporting a number of elite football clubs on sale and acquisition matters, working with clients to unlock value and shape the next chapter of their journey. This early collaboration serves as an immediate proof point of how the partnership successfully integrates boardroom acumen with practical, reality-based delivery planning to optimise world-class infrastructure.

James Bulley OBE, CEO and Co-founder of Trivandi, said: “Sport is attracting more investment than ever but investment alone does not create value. Clients need people who have experienced what it actually takes to turn vision into long-term commercial and operational value. Beyond the Pitch brings first-hand experience from inside elite sport, including club leadership, major stadium development, finance, commercial growth and investment. This acquisition supports investors and owners to make better investment decisions, optimise assets and create long term value.

“Liverpool is a city with sport, culture and major events in its DNA. Through our new office at Liverpool Hope University, we can bring leading edge research and data insights into our advisory offer, while helping build the next generation of sport and event professionals”

Denise Barrett-Baxendale MBE, DL, Partner and Co-founder of Beyond the Pitch, said: “Beyond the Pitch was created to provide advice grounded in real-world experience from inside elite sport. We understand the realities of club leadership, stadium development, finance, regulation, commercial growth and stakeholder pressure because we have lived them. Joining the Trivandi Group gives us a stronger global platform while allowing us to keep the specialist focus and personal approach that define our work.

“Together, we can support clients across a wider journey, from investment and strategy through to planning, delivery and long-term impact. We share a culture of continuous improvement, and we are excited to show the industry the value of a truly integrated, delivery-led approach.”

Professor Penny Haughan, Vice Chancellor and Rector at Liverpool Hope University, said: “We are very pleased to be working with Beyond the Pitch and Trivandi Group as part of an exciting venture that connects our students and academic community with real industry experience.

“This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to create opportunities that advance learning, employability, leadership development and research impact across sport, events and related sectors within a values-led academic environment. We look forward to working with the team.”

[Source: Trivandi] Trivandi has been awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, the UK’s highest official recognition for business excellence. Personally approved by His Majesty The King, the Award recognises Trivandi’s outstanding international growth and its role in taking British major-event expertise from London to clients in 30 countries. 
Trivandi was founded in 2013 by the senior leadership team that planned, delivered and operated the 120+ venues and infrastructure of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Determined to put that hard-won expertise to work for clients around the world, the founders built a business with a clear ambition: to create experiences, better by sharing what they had learned, improving how complex projects are delivered, and helping host communities benefit long after the event itself. 
What began with a handful of specialists in London has since grown, steadily and rapidly into a trusted partner for world leaders in sport, government and business delivering complex mega-events, venues and infrastructure globally. Trivandi today employs more than 100 permanent specialists across five global offices in London, Dubai, Riyadh, Brisbane and Los Angeles, supported by an Associate Network of more than 4,000 subject-matter experts.  
In the years since London 2012, the team has worked on every Summer Olympic Games, multiple FIFA World Cups, Commonwealth Games and World Expos, alongside some of the world's most iconic stadia, airports, government summits and visitor destinations.  
James Bulley OBE, CEO and Co-Founder of Trivandi, said: "Receiving a King's Award for Enterprise is a proud milestone for everyone at Trivandi. We founded this business in 2013 to share our knowledge and learnings from London 2012, in order to continually improve how complex projects are delivered, and help clients around the world create stronger, more lasting legacies. Today, our work spans sport, major events, venues and destinations across 30 countries. To have that effort recognised by His Majesty The King is a true honour, and one that belongs to every person who has helped build Trivandi into what it is today." 
Paul May, Co-Founder and Chairman of Trivandi, said: "Britain has a remarkable record in delivering the world's most demanding events on time, on budget and to a standard that endures. I’m enormously proud that Trivandi has been able to take that experience into international markets - not simply to advise from the outside, but to work alongside clients, partners and local teams to strengthen how major projects are delivered. Through our projects and through Trivandi Academy, we are helping host communities build the skills, confidence and capability to benefit from the transformational projects shaping their own countries. I am grateful to every member of the team who has helped earn this honour.” 
Trivandi has grown consistently in international markets, year after year, by helping clients navigate the pressure, complexity and public scrutiny that come with globally significant events, venues and infrastructure. Its integrated One Team model synchronises strategy, design and operations, bringing the right expertise at the right time to help clients move from vision to delivery. The team is embedded across Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 portfolio, from Diriyah and Qiddiya to the transformation of Jeddah Airport. In Egypt, Trivandi has helped reimagine the visitor experience at the Pyramids of Giza. Last year, the company delivered operations for the UAE and Australia Pavilions at Expo 2025 Osaka. This summer, Trivandi serves as Official Event Delivery Partner for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with specialists embedded across the organising company to plan, deliver and operate the 
venues that will host more than 3,000 athletes.  
The latest chapter is the United States, where Trivandi's new Los Angeles office is supporting a growing portfolio of major projects. The team has helped Inter Miami CF open Nu Stadium in April, is Founding Advisory and Delivery Partner for Expo 2031 Minnesota and will deliver operations for the Global Esports Games in Los Angeles this December. 
For 60 years, the King's Award for Enterprise has stood as the most prestigious honour a British business can receive. Established by Royal Warrant in 1965 and personally approved each year by His Majesty The King, the Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in international trade, innovation, sustainable development and promoting opportunity. Recipients are entitled to display the King's Awards Emblem for five years, a globally recognised mark of British excellence. 

[Source: Glasgow 2026] In a move set to redefine the delivery of world-class sporting events, Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games has appointed Trivandi, a global leader in the planning, design and operational delivery of major events, as the Official Event Delivery Partner.
The appointment brings together Glasgow’s celebrated reputation as a world-leading host city with Trivandi’s proven track record in advisory, design and venue delivery services for major international events, including every Summer Olympic Games since London 2012, the last three Commonwealth Games, FIFA World Cups and World Expos.  
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, taking place from 23 July to 2 August next summer, will mark a new era for Commonwealth Sport, with a more sustainable and inclusive delivery model. As the Official Event Delivery Partner, Trivandi will be responsible for the overlay and venue operations at Glasgow's iconic, world-class sports venues, transforming them into Commonwealth Games ready facilities.  
At the heart of the model is a ‘One Team’ approach which will embed international specialists into key operational roles in the Glasgow 2026 Organising Company, and a commitment to recruiting 250 workforce roles to deliver the Games, with the majority from within Glasgow and the surrounding areas.  
Glasgow 2026 will set a new benchmark for future Games, providing a replicable framework for future hosts across the Commonwealth, demonstrating how cities can stage world-class sporting competitions while maximising local employment benefits and minimising environmental impact. This will ensure the Games remain accessible to nations and territories of all sizes and economic circumstances while delivering meaningful legacy benefits.  
Phil Batty OBE, CEO, Glasgow 2026: “There is no better city than Glasgow to host this forward-thinking delivery model and change the future of how major multi-sport events are delivered. Our partnership with Trivandi signals our absolute confidence in delivering an exceptional Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next summer.  
“Trivandi’s world-class expertise and shared values of innovation, inclusion and impact will ensure Glasgow 2026 is remembered not only for outstanding sport but for the positive impacts it delivers for communities and businesses as well as future host nations and the next generation of world-class Athletes.”
The Trivandi Academy, using Chartered Management Institute-accredited programmes, will equip local talent with internationally recognised qualifications and further build Scotland’s capacity to deliver major events.   
Trivandi’s award-winning sustainability arm, The Bulb, will ensure every element of venue transformation is designed for reuse, monitored for energy efficiency, and minimises environmental impact.  
James Bulley OBE, CEO and Co-founder, Trivandi: “Glasgow 2026 represents a pivotal moment for the Commonwealth Sport Movement. Together, we’re proving that world-class events can be delivered sustainably, cost-effectively, and with profound social impact. Our commitment extends beyond the Games and that is why we are investing in Glasgow’s people, communities and sporting future.”
With the largest Para sport programme in Commonwealth Games history and a concentrated venue footprint bringing fans closer to the action than ever before, Glasgow 2026 is already set to be one of the most inclusive and accessible major multi-sport events ever staged. Trivandi will conduct comprehensive accessibility audits and implement venue enhancements to ensure exceptional experiences for all.
Commonwealth Sport CEO, Katie Sadleir said: “Glasgow 2026 will be a bridge to the Commonwealth Games of tomorrow - a bold, reimagined model that prioritises flexibility, sustainability and inclusivity. By drawing on Trivandi’s world-class expertise, it’s set to maximise local employment benefits and minimise environmental impact. It will be a truly transformative Games.”  
Since its founding in 2013 out of the success of London 2012, Trivandi has delivered more than 300 projects in 29 countries from offices in UK, the Middle East and Australia. Its work has spanned the world’s most complex venue transformations and the most celebrated sporting spectacles, making it uniquely qualified to match the scale, prestige and vision of the reimagined Commonwealth Games.