Virgin Money

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

Amount

Post-IPO Equity

Stage

11.09.2017

Date

1

all rounds

Financing round

General

About Company
Virgin Money is a retail bank that offers a range of banking services, including savings, investments, mortgages, insurance, and pensions.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

Keywords :

Also Known As

Virgin Direct Personal Financial Services, Virgin Money Group

founded date

01.01.1995

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Post-IPO Equity

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 1995 and based in Newcastle, Virgin Money operates in the United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa. The company's strategy focuses on strong growth, maintaining a high-quality balance sheet, and delivering returns to shareholders through capital growth and progressive dividend payments. With annual revenues of $3.78 billion and a net profit of $0.51 billion in 2022, Virgin Money aims to provide effective competition to large incumbent banks by offering a comprehensive suite of financial services to its clients.
Contacts
Legal Names

Legal name

Virgin Money plc
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M&A Details
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Transaction name

Acquired by

Virgin Money

announced date

18.06.2018

price

$2.25B
Local Amount - GBP 1.7B

Financials

Funding Rounds
1
1

Number of Funding Rounds

Their latest funding was raised on 11.09.2017. Their latest round Post-IPO Equity

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
11.09.2017
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1
Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
28.06.2023
Yes
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Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
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People

Employee Profiles
16
Sarah Wilkinson

Sarah Wilkinson

COO

Susan Poot

Susan Poot

Group Chief Risk Officer

Clifford Abrahams

Clifford Abrahams

Chief Financial Officer

Derek Smith

Derek Smith

Head of Digital Solutions

Kraig Walker

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JavaScript Lead

Geeta Gopalan

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Non Executive Director and Chair Risk Committee

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Business Analyst

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Head of Strategy & Change,Payments

Activity

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