Who Owns Virgin Atlantic?
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Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic is a British long-haul airline that operates scheduled passenger flights from the UK to destinations across North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic is a privately owned British airline headquartered in Crawley, West Sussex, operating long-haul passenger and cargo services between the UK and destinations across North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Virgin Group
Virgin Group is a British multinational conglomerate and brand management company that develops, invests in, and licenses the Virgin brand across sectors such as travel and leisure, telecoms and media, financial services, health and wellness, and space.
Bain Capital
Bain Capital is a global private investment firm that manages multi-asset class funds, including private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital, real estate, and other strategies for institutional and other investors.
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic is a British long-haul airline that operates scheduled passenger flights from the UK to destinations across North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic is a privately owned British airline headquartered in Crawley, West Sussex, operating long-haul passenger and cargo services between the UK and destinations across North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Virgin Group
Virgin Group is a British multinational conglomerate and brand management company that develops, invests in, and licenses the Virgin brand across sectors such as travel and leisure, telecoms and media, financial services, health and wellness, and space.
Bain Capital
Bain Capital is a global private investment firm that manages multi-asset class funds, including private equity, credit, public equity, venture capital, real estate, and other strategies for institutional and other investors.
Major Shareholders
Virgin Atlantic
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Virgin Group Majority shareholder of Virgin Atlantic Limited, the holding company for the airline trading as “Virgin Atlantic”, widely reported as owning 51% of the equity alongside Delta’s 49% stake; the holding is held through Virgin Investments Limited and ultimately controlled by Sir Richard Branson. | Corporate | 51.0% | Dec 2024 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. U.S. airline holding the 49% minority stake in Virgin Atlantic Limited as a long‑term strategic partner in the carriers’ transatlantic joint venture; the 51%/49% split between Virgin Group and Delta is consistently disclosed in court documents, company announcements and coverage of Virgin Atlantic’s 2024 financial results. | Corporate | 49.0% | Dec 2024 |
Virgin Atlantic
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Virgin Group Majority shareholder of Virgin Atlantic Limited, the holding company of the Virgin Atlantic airline; widely reported ownership stake of 51% alongside Delta Air Lines’ 49% stake as of the 2024 year-end. | Corporate | 51.0% | 51.0% | Dec 2024 |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. US-based airline holding a 49% minority stake in Virgin Atlantic Limited; the 51%/49% split with Virgin Group is confirmed in Virgin Atlantic’s public statements and 2024 results coverage. | Corporate | 49.0% | 49.0% | Dec 2024 |
Virgin Group
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | Voting | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BFT (PTC) Limited (trustee of Branson family and philanthropic trusts) BFT (PTC) Limited is a private trust company that acts as trustee of trusts established for the benefit of members of Sir Richard Branson’s family and related philanthropic causes. SEC filings dated November 1, 2023 report that Sir Richard Branson transferred all ordinary shares of Virgin Group Holdings Limited (VGHL), the ultimate parent company of the Virgin Group, to BFT (PTC) Limited and that BFT (PTC) Limited, in that trustee capacity, is the sole holder of VGHL’s voting shares. Virgin’s own disclosures describe VGHL as the ultimate parent of the Virgin Group, confirming that BFT (PTC) Limited is the direct controlling shareholder of the Virgin Group via VGHL. | Corporate | — | 100.0% | Nov 2023 |
Bain Capital
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Employee-owners (partners and senior professionals of Bain Capital, LP) Bain Capital is structured as a private, employee‑owned partnership that acts as the parent of its advisory subsidiaries (e.g., Bain Capital Ventures, LP); no external corporate owner of Bain Capital, LP is disclosed in public filings, and detailed individual ownership stakes are not public. | Other | — | — |
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