Investment Summary

Delta Invests In Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited

On December 11, 2012, Delta invested in airliner Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited from Singapore Airlines

Investment Highlights
  • This is Delta’s 2nd transaction in the Airlines sector.
  • This is Delta’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2012-12-11
Target Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited
Sector Airlines
Investor(s) Delta
Sellers(s) Singapore Airlines
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited

Crawley, United Kingdom
Virgin Atlantic is a British airline majority-owned by the Virgin Group. Virgin Atlantic began operations in 1984 and is based in Crawley.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Delta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Airlines
Employees100,000
Revenue 61.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Delta's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.
Entrance to Delta's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Delta is a global airline in the US and international markets. Delta's route network is centered around a system of hub and international gateway airports that we operate in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta's network is supported by a fleet of aircraft that is varied in size and capabilities. Delta was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Airlines M&A 2 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-31 Northwest Airlines

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Northwest Airlines was a domestic and international airline headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Buy $2.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-13 WestJet

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

WestJet operates scheduled and charter services to destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. WestJet specializes in passenger and cargo air transport through its mainline operations and subsidiaries, including WestJet Encore, WestJet Cargo, and Sunwing Vacations Group.. WestJet was founded in 1996 and is based in Calgary, Alberta.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Singapore Airlines

Singapore, Singapore

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Airlines
Employees21,509
Revenue 19.5B SGD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Singapore Airlines is a passenger and cargo airline service with routes concentrated in Southeast Asia. Singapore Airlines was founded in 1947 and is based in Singapore.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Airlines M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-12-21 Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited

Crawley, United Kingdom

Virgin Atlantic is a British airline majority-owned by the Virgin Group. Virgin Atlantic began operations in 1984 and is based in Crawley.

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