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    Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate. In the 1970s, he co-founded the Virgin Group, which today controls...
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    Branson (née Flindt; 12 July 1924 – 8 January 2021) was a British philanthropist, child welfare advocate, and the mother of Richard Branson. Branson was...
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    Islands just north of Virgin Gorda. The island is entirely owned by Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group, and is part of the Virgin Limited Edition...
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    is a British multinational venture capital conglomerate founded by Richard Branson and Nik Powell in February 1970. Virgin Group's date of incorporation...
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  • This is a list of Richard Branson's business ventures from the 1960s to today. 1966 – After failed attempts to grow and sell both Christmas trees and...
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  • Maxwell, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Conrad Black, Richard Branson, Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson. A book about Richard Desmond remains unpublished. His book, Broken...
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    "Ted" Branson (1918–2011), a barrister. She was educated at Box Hill School. Her brother is founder of Virgin Group, Richard Branson. Branson opened...
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  • known as Mr Justice Branson. He is the paternal grandfather of Sir Richard Branson. Branson was son of James Henry Arthur Branson (29 October 1839 – 16...
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  • Holdings, Inc. is a British-American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group conglomerate which retains an 11.9% stake through...
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    Origin, which is seeking to establish an industrial base in space. Richard Branson's Virgin Group (through Virgin Galactic and the now cancelled Virgin...
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    before closing for renovations to be rebranded as Virgin Hotels. Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group, had wanted to enter the Las Vegas casino...
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  • February 26. Richard Branson. Virgin. Retrieved 29 May 2017. Richard blog. "Introducing baby Bluey Branson." 2017 January 20. Richard Branson. Virgin. Retrieved...
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    company had 350,000 members, Branson sold 55 percent of the company to Bridgepoint Capital for £40 million. In 2005, Branson bought out Bridgepoint's stake...
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  • Virgin Atlantic Airways, Fields sold his shares in the company to Richard Branson in return for unlimited free travel. The maiden flight from London–Gatwick...
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    founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a...
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    name of Clydesdale Bank plc. The Virgin Money brand was founded by Richard Branson in March 1995. It was originally known as Virgin Direct, and pioneered...
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    direct the television miniseries Hot Air, starring Andrew Garfield as Richard Branson, based on the book Dirty Secrets by Martyn Gregory. In November 2022...
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  • international brand that could have worldwide appeal. Virgin Group founder, Richard Branson was looking to widen the Virgin name and to rival the Coca-Cola and...
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    guests aged 18 and over. On 4 December 2014, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson announced Virgin Group would be forming a new cruise line with the...
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  • Valar Ventures. Wise raised a further $25 million in June 2014, adding Richard Branson as an investor. In January 2015, it was announced that Wise had raised...
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    human rights organisation in 1992. Gabriel developed The Elders with Richard Branson, which was launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007. Gabriel has won three...
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  • insider information on Virgin's flights. In 1992, Virgin Group chairman, Richard Branson sued BA, and the ensuing highly publicised court battle resulted in...
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    1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI. V2 management was led by the same individuals that built Branson's renowned...
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  • "Island of Dreams, review: Richard Branson makes an easy target in scurrilous sitcom". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2019. Richard Goulding at IMDb...
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  • co-hosted by Sir Richard Branson and his mother Eve Branson. Funds raised go to Richard Branson's Virgin Unite foundation and also to the Eve Branson Foundation...
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  • Netflix adaptation of the novel by Harlan Coben. In 2022, he portrayed Richard Branson, in the Danny Boyle miniseries, Pistol created by Craig Pearce for...
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  • fall 2004 season. The premise for the series was that billionaire Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, challenges 16 contestants to tasks that...
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    well as passengers Sirisha Bandla, Colin Bennett, Beth Moses, and Richard Branson. On 7 June 2021, Jeff Bezos announced that he planned to be on the...
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  • daughter of Clive Branson and Noreen Branson, and a second cousin of Richard Branson. Rosa graduated from the Camberwell School of Art as a painter, and...
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    with Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Galactic, to discuss commercial spaceflight opportunities and strategies. He has been compared to Branson and...
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