The deal to rename Amalie Arena includes $3 million in joint nonprofit contributions to benefit the Tampa Bay community.

The home of the Tampa Bay Lightning has a new name. The NHL team announced Wednesday the nearly 30-year-old building in downtown Tampa is now called Benchmark International Arena as part of a multiyear agreement with the mergers and acquisitions company.

Tampa’s downtown hockey and entertainment venue has a new name: Benchmark International Arena. Benchmark International, a global mergers-and-acquisitions firm based in Tampa, signed a multiyear naming rights agreement with Vinik Sports Group, the owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning.