Mark Kleinman: Fintech Growth Fund’s journey ends in Octopus’s tentacles April 24, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column Fintech Growth Fund’s journey ends in Octopus’s tentacles It could scarcely have augured more favourably. An investment fund whose creation was recommended by the City grandee Sir Ron Kalifa in his 2021 review of the UK [...]
UK sale of collapsed Bulb to Octopus under microscope in legal battle January 21, 2025 The UK government's sale of collapsed energy firm Bulb is at the centre of focus of an appeal today as British Gas and E.ON seek a judicial review on the deal
Rolls-Royce chair and Octopus founder named among industrial strategy panel December 17, 2024 Octopus founder Greg Jackson, Rolls-Royce chair Dame Anita Frew and former Tory business secretary Greg Clark are among the heavyweight names appointed to a new Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, launched by the government on Tuesday to help stimulate growth. The panel, which also includes private sector top dogs like Prudential chair Baroness Shriti Vadera and [...]
Two more venture capital trusts launch fundraising drive ahead of Budget October 24, 2024 Two venture capital trusts have launched fundraisers for £75m each as investors rush into the vehicles ahead of a potential hike in capital gains tax at the Budget. While the rate of capital gains tax sits at 20 per cent, rumours have swirled that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could double it at next week’s Budget. However, [...]
Octopus quietly pumps £25m into ‘mispriced’ AIM market August 29, 2024 Octopus Group has quietly pumped £25m of its own cash into London’s beleaguered AIM market in a bid to take advantage of “mispriced” smaller companies, it has been revealed.
Octopus is the UK’s top home electricity supplier – what powers its success? May 2, 2024 Ofgem recently confirmed that Octopus Energy has edged out British Gas to become the nation’s largest domestic energy supplier. The news follows the company’s takeover of Shell Energy (and its 1.3m customers) in 2023. But the last two years have been a fraught time for energy firms in terms of public opinion: if they’ve earned [...]