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The Swatch Group brand, Omega, is the official timekeeper for the Olympics, which meant that the company had major marketing expenses during the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games.
FORBES: Swatch Group 2012 Gross Sales Up 14% to $8.88 Billion
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The contracts follow a major initiative last summer during the London 2012 Olympic Games to try to win contracts for UK firms around the 2016 Olympic Games and 2018 football World Cup in Russia.
BBC: UK firms win Rio 2016 Olympic contracts
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On Friday, the three-time heavyweight champion, whose name became synonymous with the phrases "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" and "I am the Greatest, " made another memorable appearance late Friday during a spectacular opening ceremony ushering in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.
CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS
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Next summer, sports enthusiasts from all over the world will flock to London for the 2012 Olympic Games.
BBC: Touring the cities of Olympics past
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The Olympics are in full swing, and we were pleased to learn that the organizers of the 2012 Summer Games installed seven vertical axis qr5 wind turbines at the Olympic Park in London.
ENGADGET: Inhabitat's Week in Green: 30-foot 'Buckyball', Olympic stadium Lego replica and the 'Mantabot'