Branson: Britain doesn’t appreciate private enterprise – and don’t call me a billionaire INTERVIEW SIR RICHARD BRANSON has warned the UK no longer appreciates entrepreneurship – as he prepares the UK’s first ever rocket launch. Virgin Orbit is set to send a 747 named Cosmic Girl to 40,000 feet as soon as this evening – taking off from a spaceport in Cornwall – at which point it will then release a [...]
Sir Richard Branson: No new investment in Brexit Britain Branson's Brexit Sir Richard Branson has ruled out investing new cash in the UK for the foreseeable future, claiming the economy has been hamstrung by trade barriers and “red tape” brought on by Brexit.
Richard Branson facing US lawsuit is sign of the times for the young space industry virgin galactic The lawsuit Richard Branson is facing in the US over claims he hid Virgin Galactic’s problems from shareholders is a sign of the times, as investors become rattled by a young market’s growing pains. The British billionaire has been accused of defrauding shareholders into overpaying for the space tourism company’s shares, a US judge said [...]
Richard Branson pumps £30m windfall into Virgin Brands October 4, 2022 Richard Branson has invested some £30m worth of royalties back into his Virgin brand. The British billionaire pumped £25m into the Virgin group last year, down from £85m in 2018. The cash is intended to help support the businesses hit hardest by successive Covid-19 lockdowns worldwide, namely Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Galactic, Branson’s lagging space venture, [...]
Sir Richard Branson: ‘Not lockdowns but vaccines are the route to recovery’ December 27, 2021 Sir Richard Branson has said he believes that vaccines and other precautions against Covid-19 such as the mandatory wearing of indoor face coverings and proof of vaccination are the key to preventing the spread of the virus, rather than “damaging lockdowns”. Sir Richard said that “widespread and equitable vaccinations against Covid-19, coupled with sensible day-to-day [...]
Virgin Atlantic boosted by £400m in funding from Branson’s Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines December 13, 2021 British Airways rival Virgin Atlantic is hoping to leave the turbulence behind after sealing a funding deal with Virgin Group and Delta Airline to inject £400m in fresh cash to steer it out of the pandemic. Virgin Atlantic, like many other airlines, has been battered by the Covid tracvel restrictions and the clisure of many [...]
Richard Branson-backed Spac targets Grove Collaborative in $1.5bn New York IPO deal December 8, 2021 Virgin Group Acquisition Corp, a blank-cheque firm backed by billionaire Richard Branson, has jumped on the eco-friendly product craze and targeted Grove Collaborative in a merger to take the “sustainable consumer goods company” public in a $1.5bn deal. In a transaction that is expected to close in the first or second quarter next year, the [...]
Billionaire Richard Branson sells off another $300m stake in Virgin Galactic November 16, 2021 British billionaire Richard Branson has sold off a further $300m worth of stock in his space venture Virgin Galactic, taking the total offloaded this year to some $600m. The unlocked capital is reportedly set to be pumped into Branson’s travel and leisure businesses, after emergency pandemic restrictions bruised profits. Shares sank more than four per [...]
Richard Branson under fire for appearing with New Orleans high school band October 12, 2021 Catholic school fans in New Orleans are not very enthusiastic about an appearance by Sir Richard Branson with the St Augustine High School Marching 100 – the band that integrated an exclusive Mardi Gras parade. The billionaire businessman said it was an honour and a once-in-a-lifetime experience to don a drum major’s uniform and march [...]
Not going anywhere: Virgin Galactic flights grounded pending mishap probe September 3, 2021 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has barred Virgin Galactic from flying its SpaceShipTwo until the agency approves its final mishap investigation report from its July flight. Watch the full report.