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    • Friday, 4 March, 2022
      News in-depthSpecial purpose acquisition companies
      Borrowed money funded share purchases by ‘Spac king’ Palihapitiya

      Blank-cheque company promoter was lent $200mn for marquee deals while touting ‘skin in the game’

    • Friday, 18 February, 2022
      Spac promoter Chamath Palihapitiya steps down as Virgin Galactic chair

      Prolific backer of blank cheque companies departs board of Richard Branson’s space travel venture

    • Friday, 14 January, 2022
      FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
      Virgin Galactic returns to planet earth

      What’s a $425m convert between friends eh?

    • Monday, 1 November, 2021
      Sinead O'Sullivan
      Privatising astronauts means more will boldly go where few went before

      Increased access to the coveted title signals the space sector’s tilt towards a largely commercial endeavour

    • Thursday, 2 September, 2021
      US regulator grounds Virgin Galactic fleet over Branson space flight anomaly

      FAA began probe after learning spacecraft veered out of designated airspace during founder’s July launch

    • Monday, 23 August, 2021
      Space industry
      Virgin Orbit brings Boeing on board for $3.2bn Spac deal

      Richard Branson’s reusable launch venture is aiming for Nasdaq listing

    • Friday, 13 August, 2021
      Virgin Group Ltd
      Branson’s Virgin Group takes in $1bn from Galactic share sales

      Space travel company’s market value has almost trebled since 2019 listing through a Spac

    • Wednesday, 21 July, 2021
      Space industry
      Fiercest billionaire space race is Bezos vs Musk

      Richard Branson is not Blue Origin’s main rival because SpaceX remains streets ahead

    • Monday, 12 July, 2021
      Interview
      Virgin Galactic plans to take a tourist to space every day, says chief

      Sir Richard Branson’s private space company looks to capitalise on its founder’s successful test flight

    • Monday, 12 July, 2021
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      Delta variant spreads in Europe, Schwab on EU tech regulation

      Economists worry the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant could undermine the EU recovery

    • Sunday, 11 July, 2021
      Richard Branson touches the edge of space

      Entrepreneur’s ride to zero gravity is a milestone for his Virgin Galactic venture

    • Friday, 9 July, 2021
      Space industry
      Branson and Bezos in space: how their rocket ships compare

      Virgin Galactic’s billionaire founder plans to kickstart space tourism industry with mission on Sunday

    • Monday, 5 July, 2021
      Lex
      Virgin Galactic: Blue Origin race raises publicity and shares Premium content

      It makes sense for the group to raise additional capital for itself when the share price is riding high

    • Friday, 2 July, 2021
      Space industry
      Richard Branson poised to beat Jeff Bezos into space

      Virgin Galactic brings forward founder’s first trip to nine days before rival’s Blue Origin mission

    • Friday, 25 June, 2021
      Virgin Galactic licence starts countdown to billionaire space race

      Richard Branson gets go-ahead from regulators as he vies with Jeff Bezos to take passengers to space

    • Saturday, 22 May, 2021
      Space industry
      Virgin Galactic completes flight in step towards space tourism

      Richard Branson’s company had suffered a series of delays as it competes with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk

    • Friday, 7 May, 2021
      Inside BusinessRichard Waters
      Far from being out of this world, Musk’s space strategy is classic Silicon Valley

      The mystique around going into orbit obscures mundane reasons for success and failure in the industry

    • Thursday, 17 December, 2020
      Special purpose acquisition companies
      SPAC-man edges out of the space-flight SPAC space

      One $98m step for Chamath Palihapitiya, one giant question for the market.

    • Friday, 13 November, 2020
      Due Diligence
      Why every dealmaker wants to launch a Spac Premium content

      The investment product can generate a profit like nowhere else on Wall Street. DD digs into ‘the great 2020 money grab’

    • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
      Due Diligence
      Who wants to be a Spac millionaire? Premium content

      Putting a dollar figure on the elusive concept of the so-called promote

    • Saturday, 23 May, 2020
      Virgin Group Ltd
      Virgin relinquishes control of Galactic space business

      Funds from $366m sell-off likely to shore up other branches of Sir Richard Branson’s group

    • Tuesday, 12 May, 2020
      Due Diligence
      Space jam: can Branson’s Galactic venture save his Virgin empire? Premium content

      In the midst of a pandemic, anyone who owns aviation, hospitality or cruise ship businesses is fighting for survival

    • Monday, 11 May, 2020
      LexRichard Branson
      Virgin Galactic/Atlantic: flight of fancy Premium content

      Investors see Branson’s space tourism business as more than pie in the sky

    • Monday, 11 May, 2020
      Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd
      Virgin ramps up efforts to raise cash for struggling airlines

      Richard Branson’s group will sell $500m stake in Virgin Galactic and seek private investors

    • Friday, 8 May, 2020
      Virgin Group Ltd
      Branson clears path to sell $1bn stake in Virgin Galactic

      Filing opens door to potential sale of half of Virgin Group’s holding in space venture

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