Alpha Group International

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Alpha Group International
Company type Public
LSE:  ALPA
Industry Financial services
Founded2009
Headquarters London, England
Key people
Clive Khan (Chairman)
Morgan Tillbrook (CEO)
RevenueIncrease2.svg £110.4 million (2023) [1]
Increase2.svg £112.2 million (2023) [1]
Increase2.svg £88.8 million (2023) [1]
Website www.alphagroup.com

Alpha Group International plc is a British financial services business specialising in the management of foreign exchange risk for corporate businesses. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. [2]

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History

The company was founded by Morgan Tillbrook as a foreign exchange management business known as Alpha FX in 2009. It was the subject of an initial public offering on the Alternative Investment Market in 2017, [3] and acquired the multi-bank trading platform, Cobase, in September 2023. [4] [5] [6] It then moved to the main market of the London Stock Exchange in April 2024. [7] [8] [9]

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References

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