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Originally funded by private equity from 3i plc, their stake was bought out in 2005. Today, the Change Group serves approximately 5 million customers annually. The Group concluded over 18 M&A transactions over the last 25 years and won many awards, including the Queen's Award in 2006 for International Trade. The profit for the year, after taxation, amounted to £1,988,000 (2016: restated £1,347,000).
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The Change Group International plc was started by Zackariya-Marikar with Bette Zackariya and Sacha Zackariya in 1992 from a single bureau in London Regent Street to create an international group across city branches, airports and offices in Europe, USA and Australia, employing 80 nationalities.
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published a critically acclaimed book “Leading Travel and Tourism Retail”, written by Sacha Alexander Zackariya about his experiences as CEO of ChangeGroup, with interviews from 40 travel and tourism leaders including Prime ministers and CEOs of
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Following the Covid Pandemic, The Change Group was acquired by the Spanish cash services company Prosegur Cash SA in 2022.
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The company was founded in 1992 by Mohammed Zackariya-Marikar. His son, Sacha Zackariya, later took over as CEO.
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found that ChangeGroup offered the best online exchange rates on euros when it conducted research in July 2011.
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and city centres globally, as well as an online currency exchange service. In 2014 it rolled out
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The venture capital group 3i Plc was a shareholder in the company for a time.
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Charles, James (10 July 2011). "Save £600 before you go on holiday".
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In 2002, the company acquired the Estonian Monex network from
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Private
Foreign Exchange
London
United Kingdom
CEO
uk.changegroup.com
foreign exchange
bureau de change
London
airports
seaports
dynamic currency conversion
ATMs
Hansa Bank
Kogan Page
WTTC
Gatwick Airport
LVMH
Harrods
CHANEL
Sunday Times
"2008 Top Track 250: The Change Group"
"Company profile"
the original
"audited The Change Group International Plc, Annual Report Statements, Y/E 2017"
"Expansion Newspaper"
"MoodieDavitt Report"
Categories
Private equity portfolio companies

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