http://www.octopusinvestments.com/Octopus Investments is the fund management company that is focused on meeting the individual needs of each investor. We pride ourselves on our innovative products, superior service, and high integrity.en-gb18/05/2012 05:44:56<p>Octopus tax planning events, which are designed to support financial advisers seeking to enhance their knowledge ahead of the <a href="http://www.fsa.gov.uk/rdr" target="_blank">Retail Distribution... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=373">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3732012-03-26T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Two portfolio companies featured within the Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trust (VCT) were winners at last night&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/megas" target="_blank">Guardian Digital I... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=372">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3722012-03-23T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Two portfolio companies featured within the Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trust (VCT) were winners at last night&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/megas" target="_blank">Guardian Digital I... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=372">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3722012-03-23T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Two portfolio companies featured within the Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trust (VCT) were winners at last night&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/megas" target="_blank">Guardian Digital I... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=372">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3722012-03-23T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Two portfolio companies featured within the Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trust (VCT) were winners at last night&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/megas" target="_blank">Guardian Digital I... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=372">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3722012-03-23T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Two portfolio companies featured within the Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trust (VCT) were winners at last night&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/megas" target="_blank">Guardian Digital I... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=372">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3722012-03-23T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus welcomes government&rsquo;s distinction between aggressive tax avoidance and legitimate tax-efficient investing&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/products/eis.html">Ent... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=371">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3712012-03-21T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus welcomes government&rsquo;s distinction between aggressive tax avoidance and legitimate tax-efficient investing&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/products/eis.html">Ent... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=371">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3712012-03-21T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus welcomes government&rsquo;s distinction between aggressive tax avoidance and legitimate tax-efficient investing&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/products/eis.html">Ent... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=371">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3712012-03-21T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus welcomes government&rsquo;s distinction between aggressive tax avoidance and legitimate tax-efficient investing&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/products/eis.html">Ent... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=371">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3712012-03-21T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus welcomes government&rsquo;s distinction between aggressive tax avoidance and legitimate tax-efficient investing&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/products/eis.html">Ent... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=371">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3712012-03-21T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>The inheritance tax (&ldquo;IHT&rdquo;) planning market is in need of a shake up, according to a recent survey by Octopus Investments (&ldquo;Octopus&rdquo;). The survey revealed inertia among fina... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=370">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3702012-03-20T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>The inheritance tax (&ldquo;IHT&rdquo;) planning market is in need of a shake up, according to a recent survey by Octopus Investments (&ldquo;Octopus&rdquo;). The survey revealed inertia among fina... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=370">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3702012-03-20T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>The inheritance tax (&ldquo;IHT&rdquo;) planning market is in need of a shake up, according to a recent survey by Octopus Investments (&ldquo;Octopus&rdquo;). The survey revealed inertia among fina... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=370">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3702012-03-20T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>The inheritance tax (&ldquo;IHT&rdquo;) planning market is in need of a shake up, according to a recent survey by Octopus Investments (&ldquo;Octopus&rdquo;). The survey revealed inertia among fina... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=370">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3702012-03-20T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus portfolio company TouchType won the coveted Most Innovative App at the mobile industry&#39;s Oscars, the Global Mobile Awards 2012, in Barcelona earlier this week. </p><p>SwiftKey X, which ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=366">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3662012-03-02T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Investments would like to clarify the position of Ticketus with regard to the current Glasgow Rangers coverage. </p><p>Ticketus is one of the many entities into which Octopus Protected EIS ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=363">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3632012-02-17T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Investments would like to clarify the position of Ticketus with regard to the current Glasgow Rangers coverage. </p><p>Ticketus is one of the many entities into which Octopus Protected EIS ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=363">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3632012-02-17T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Investments would like to clarify the position of Ticketus with regard to the current Glasgow Rangers coverage. </p><p>Ticketus is one of the many entities into which Octopus Protected EIS ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=363">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3632012-02-17T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Investments would like to clarify the position of Ticketus with regard to the current Glasgow Rangers coverage. </p><p>Ticketus is one of the many entities into which Octopus Protected EIS ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=363">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3632012-02-17T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p><a href="http://www.prismcm.co.uk/default.html" target="_blank">Prism Capital Management Limited</a> (Prism) is expanding its range of multi-manager funds with the launch of a new income fund desig... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=359">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3592012-02-08T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Chief Executive <a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/teamDisplayPerson.html?peopleId=7&amp;selDiv=0">Simon Rogerson</a> said &quot;The Court of Appeal&rsquo;s decision to uphold the r... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=356">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3562012-01-25T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Bowmark Capital, the mid-market private equity firm, has backed the &pound;32 million management buy-out of CSL DualCom (CSL), the UK&#39;s largest provider of dual-signalling products and services... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=354">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3542012-01-09T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Underlining its reputation for being an innovative investment company that puts its clients first, Octopus Investments (Octopus) is reducing the annual management charge (from 1.75% to 1.25%) and c... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=348">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3482011-12-12T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>On Tuesday Her Majesty&rsquo;s Treasury published draft legislation for its Finance Bill 2012. The legislation proposes a number of changes to Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) and Enterprise Investmen... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=347">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3472011-12-07T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus welcomes the announcement from Chancellor George Osborne, in his Autumn Budget statement, of a new enterprise investment scheme for seed investment into young and fast-growing companies. </... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=344">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3442011-11-29T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus&nbsp;is pleased to announce that its discretionary fund management service, Octopus Portfolio Manager, is now available via the Ascentric platform.</p><p>Ascentric users can now access eigh... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=342">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3422011-11-23T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Monday sees the launch of Financial Planning Week, the initiative organised by the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) and its members. The aim of the week is to provide useful information, tips ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=341">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3412011-11-18T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Today the government announced the results of its Feed-in Tariff (FiT) review, which was launched back in February. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has taken the decision to brin... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=334">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3342011-10-31T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus has created two new &lsquo;Foundation Funds&rsquo;, for inclusion within Octopus Portfolio Manager, the discretionary fund management solution with no minimum investment. </p><p><strong>IM ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=333">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3332011-10-30T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus is pleased to announce that its discretionary fund management service, <a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/products/opm.html">Octopus Portfolio Manager</a>, is now available to inves... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=332">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3322011-10-21T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>If god wanted humans to fly he&rsquo;d have given us wings, and the same goes for the proud Octopus, no doubt. </p><p>But seven of our high-flying business relationship managers (perhaps the eighth... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=330">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3302011-09-30T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published its response to the &#39;Consultation on a change to the rules for extensions to installations under the GB Feed-in Tariffs Scheme&#... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=329">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3292011-09-28T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>More accolades came Octopus&rsquo; way at the 2011 Investment Life &amp; Pensions Moneyfacts Awards, which took place at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London.</p><p>The awards recognise tho... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=328">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3282011-09-27T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p><strong>Octopus VCT 3&amp;4 to invest predominantly in solar companies</strong></p><p>Octopus Investments, one of the UK&#39;s leading specialist fund management companies, has launched its latest ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=326">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3262011-09-15T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has been given a positive appraisal from independent tax expert Martin Churchill for its solar-focused Octopus Enterprise Investment Scheme (OEIS). </p><p>In his <em>Tax Efficient Review</e... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=323">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3232011-08-25T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus today confirmed it is hoping to make further investments in renewable energy, including solar, with funding from some of its lower risk, capital preservation-focused investments.</p><p>It f... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=310">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3102011-08-05T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus announced today that it has successfully funded the installation of 11 large scale solar power sites throughout England ahead of the August 1st deadline for the government-backed Feed In Ta... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=309">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3092011-07-27T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Over 5,600 solar panels transform old tin mine to generate electricity for 400 homes.The South West&rsquo;s first solar farm was connected to the grid in Cornwall today by UK-based solar developer ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=305">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3052011-07-07T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p><strong>Top decile performance for Omnis Cautious and Balanced funds, top quartile for Advanced</strong>Octopus is pleased to announce that three of the four Omnis funds it manages now have a three... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=303">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3032011-07-04T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p><strong>Howbery Business Park now connected to the National Grid</strong></p><p>Octopus Investments (&lsquo;Octopus&rsquo;) is pleased to announce that its first solar investment has been connected... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=302">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3022011-06-27T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus was a winner at the FT Adviser.com online service awards for 2011. </p><p>The five star award was in recognition of the most outstanding online service within the Investment Provider &amp; ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=300">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=3002011-06-21T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus Investments has announced that its Specialist Finance team is financing a loan book of Borro, the UK&#39;s largest pure-play online short-term asset lender. Borro was recently named Alternativ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=299">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2992011-06-14T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus has hired Simon Reynolds into its Multi Manager team. Simon will be working alongside fund managers Colin Lunnon and Bish Limbu. He will be adding to the idea generation and research process a... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=298">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2982011-05-09T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Investments has hired Benjamin Davis into its specialist finance division, currently one of the fastest growing specialist finance teams in the UK. Benjamin will work alongside Stuart Nicol... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=295">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2952011-03-30T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cfebuk.org.uk/pdfs/long_term_impacts_fc_v5.pdf"></a></p><p>With 39 adviser roadshows, an online Learning Zone, an open invitation w... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=293">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2932011-03-03T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify" class="MsoNormal">Octopus Investments has announced an investment of &pound;1.6 million into Curlet Limited, trading as 10CMS, a leading commerce c... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=290">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2902011-02-22T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Octopus has announced an investment of &pound;1.6 million into Vega-Chi Limited, the first electronic trading platform dedicated to European convertibl... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=287">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2872011-02-16T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">A recent YouGov survey revealed that people in the UK feel tax and pensions are the second (38%) and third (34%) most important issues facing them and ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=286">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2862011-02-09T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus has expanded its product range this week, adding to a stable of award-winning and innovative tax-efficient solutions. Octopus VCT 2 and a new tranche of Octopus EIS have been created in res... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=285">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2852011-02-03T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Octopus has taken its forward-thinking approach and applied it to recruitment, as it looks to increase its headcount in line with its expanding product... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=283">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2832011-01-21T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Octopus will be extending its tentacles further into the investment market in 2011. It is starting the year with a bang, with a new brand identity to b... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=282">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2822011-01-19T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Octopus&nbsp;has announced the launch of the Octopus Titan VCT 5 plc as the latest addition to its market-leading VCT range. The fund has launched foll... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=280">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2802011-01-11T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Octopus has broken through the &pound;2 billion mark in funds under management (&lsquo;FUM&#39;) just 14 months after announcing its first billion. The... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=278">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2782011-01-06T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<strong>Up and coming fund manager puts faith in &lsquo;making humans happy&#39; after ten years of remarkable growth</strong> <p>Octopus Investments (&lsquo;Octopus&#39;) has called Christmas early t... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=277">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2772010-12-20T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>In a bold move into a new sector, Octopus announced today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).&nbsp;Octopus will deliver a bespoke investment so... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=276">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2762010-12-16T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Investments has announced an investment of &pound;2 million into Diverse Energy, a company that builds low-cost, low-carbon power generators for &#39;off-grid&#39; applications for&nbsp;tel... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=275">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2752010-12-08T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText">Octopus has added its voice to the Institute of Financial Planning&#39;s (IFP)&nbsp;nationwide campaign to enhance consumers&#39; financial educatio... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=273">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2732010-11-25T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify" class="MsoNormal">Octopus has hired Simon Andrews into its Ventures division, currently one of the most active venture capital teams in Europe this ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=272">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2722010-11-19T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Octopus has won &lsquo;Finance Team of the Year&#39; at the Accountancy Age Awards. Accountancy Age is a lead... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=271">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2712010-11-18T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Octopus has been named &lsquo;VCT Manager of the Year&#39; at the unquote&quot; British Private Equity awards. The event took place at The Northumberland at Trafalgar Sq... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=269">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2692010-11-05T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus have today announced the launch of a new generation of online risk profiling tool. Taking into account not only psychological or qualitative risk factors, but also quantitative factors, the to... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=268">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2682010-11-02T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus has announced an investment of &pound;2 million into UltraSoC Technologies Ltd, a pioneer of next-generation technology for embedded systems used in a whole range of electronic applications... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=267">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2672010-10-22T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has commissioned a study of the options available to IFAs when searching for the right outsourcing solution for investment decision making. The report, conducted by the independent financia... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=266">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2662010-10-14T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has announced an investment of &pound;1.7 million into Michelson Diagnostics, the medical equipment and scanner specialists, whose unique laser scanning technology can image skin and other ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=264">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2642010-10-13T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Investments and YFM Private Equity have announced a &pound;3.95 million joint financing package to help Bluebell Telecom expand and incorporate Callstream, the inbound telephony specialist,... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=262">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2622010-10-11T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has announced an investment of &pound;275,000 into TouchType, a leader in the development of text prediction technology designed to significantly boost the accuracy, fluency and speed of te... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=260">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2602010-10-05T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p align="left">Octopus Investments (&lsquo;Octopus&#39;) has announced an investment of &pound;2 million into PrismaStar Inc. (&lsquo;PrismaStar&#39;), one of the leading product search companies in ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=257">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2572010-09-27T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has submitted its response to the Government&rsquo;s consultation Green Paper, &ldquo;Financing a private sector recovery&rdquo;, issued in July this year.&nbsp; As the most active private ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=254">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2542010-09-24T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has been&nbsp;named &quot;Best Tax and Estate Planning Solutions Provider&quot; by Moneyfacts for the second year running.&nbsp; The company also won &quot;highly recommended&quot; recognit... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=253">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2532010-09-20T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p align="left">Octopus has announced the completed merger of four of its Alternative Investment Market (AIM)&nbsp;VCTs into two. Both VCTs are now open for investment via top up offers, and are seeki... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=251">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2512010-09-08T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus has the highest possible rating from the Citywire Service Index (CSI), &lsquo;AAA&#39; rated in 2010 for its investment planning service. This follows on from Octopus having been one of only t... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=252">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2522010-09-06T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Elonics Ltd., the CMOS RF tuner company, announced&nbsp;the closing of a &pound;6.1m ($9.5m) of Series B investment round led by Scottish Equity Partners (&lsquo;SEP&#39;) and supported by Octopus Ven... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=250">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2502010-09-06T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has signed an agreement with Distribution Technology (&lsquo;DT&rsquo;), the UK&rsquo;s leading provider of financial planning, sales and servicing software, to map its ten investment profi... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=249">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2492010-08-12T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Ventures has announced an investment of &pound;1.83 million into Bowman Power, a leader in the development of clean power generation technology, designed to substantially increase the perfo... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=248">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2482010-08-04T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><strong>Octopus Investments&#39; Chief Investment Officer encourages confidence building in his quarterly outlook</strong></p><p>Octopus Investments... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=246">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2462010-07-23T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoPlainText">Octopus was named &lsquo;Early Stage Team of the Year&#39; by the British Business Angel Association (BBAA) at their sixth annual awards dinner on 1... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=245">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2452010-07-21T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>1st Exchange and Octopus Investments have today announced a partnership between the market-leading back office software solution, Adviser Office (AO) and investment management company Octopus Inves... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=244">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2442010-07-12T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Ventures has announced an investment of &pound;1 million from its &pound;30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund (OCfE) into VYRE Ltd, a digital content and information management sp... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=243">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2432010-07-09T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus is pushing the boundaries of discretionary fund management with its bespoke solution, Octopus Portfolio Manager (OPM). Following feedback from nearly 200 individual IFA firms, Octopus has b... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=241">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2412010-06-29T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus Ventures (Octopus), a division of Octopus Investments, has announced an investment of &pound;1.9 million into Semafone Ltd (the Company). Investment in Semafone represents the twelfth deal con... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=240">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2402010-06-24T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has announced the launch of the IM Octopus Absolute European Fund, the third in Octopus&rsquo; family of absolute return funds. The fund is being managed by Thierry Serero whose appointment... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=236">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2362010-06-10T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Ventures has announced an investment of &pound;2 million from its &pound;30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund (OCfE) into the Opex Group, the exhibition and event organisers&#39; ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=238">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2382010-06-08T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p align="left">Octopus Ventures is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Murdoch, a leading internet entrepreneur, investor and former Vice-President Europe, Amazon.com.&nbsp;Simon has been ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=235">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2352010-05-26T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has won industry praise for the clarity of its Titan VCT Report and Accounts sent to shareholders for the year ending October 31, 2009. The company was a&nbsp;runner up in the VCT category ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=233">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2332010-05-17T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus Ventures&nbsp;has agreed to provide up to &pound;5.8 million of finance to help Carebase&nbsp;develop a new elderly care home in Colchester.&nbsp; Carebase is an independent group of private c... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=232">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2322010-05-14T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p>Octopus Ventures (Octopus) today announced an investment of &pound;1.3m from its &pound;30m Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund (OCfE) into Gymbox, a highly distinctive ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=229">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2292010-04-21T00:00:00.0000000+01:00David Crawford joined the discussion on CNBC on 21 April as Greece, the EU and the IMF began hammering out the details of a potential aid deal,&nbsp;with the yield on Greek bonds pushed ever higher. Y... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=230">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2302010-04-21T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus has hired Thierry Serero to spearhead its fund management of European assets.&nbsp;Octopus&nbsp;plans to launch a European Absolute Return Fund in late spring, adding to its suite of Absolu... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=227">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2272010-04-15T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus is delighted to announce that Octopus VCT - its limited life VCT open since September 2009 - has reached its &pound;50 million capacity. This represents the most funds raised by any single ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=226">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2262010-04-07T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p align="justify">Octopus Ventures Limited (&lsquo;Octopus&#39;) has invested &pound;1.52 million into Money Workout Limited (&lsquo;Money Workout&#39; or &lsquo;the Company&#39;), a web enabled serv... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=225">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2252010-03-30T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Lothar Mentel joined the discussion on CNBC after UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown outlined his economic policy Wednesday, weeks ahead of the country&#39;s general elections.&nbsp;Brown said the UK econ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=221">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2212010-03-10T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p align="left">Octopus Ventures has invested &pound;1.5 million into Metrasens Ltd, a technology business specialising in metal detection products for the healthcare and security markets.&nbsp; </p><... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=210">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2102010-03-04T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Ventures today announced an investment of &pound;2.0 million from the &pound;30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund (OCfE) into Frankis Solutions Limited (FSL), a leading provider o... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=209">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2092010-03-03T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Ventures today announced an investment of &pound;2 million from the &pound;30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund (OCfE) into BOX-IT, a UK wide document storage business.&nbsp; The ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=213">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2132010-03-02T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Lothar Mentel joined discussion on CNBC about&nbsp;the recent weakness in the pound versus the dollar. You can watch the clip <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1429096259&amp;play=1" targ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=220">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2202010-03-02T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Ventures (Octopus) today announced an investment of &pound;2 million from the &pound;30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund (OCfE) into BOX-IT, a UK wide document storage business.&... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=228">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2282010-03-02T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Ventures has invested &pound;6.25 million into the Clifford Thames Group Ltd. The funds were provided from a number of venture capital trusts managed by Octopus. The investment both enables... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=212">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2122010-02-24T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus Ventures has invested &pound;2.0 million into AQS Ltd, a waste management business focusing on soil stabilisation and remediation.&nbsp; The investment will finance the roll out of its subsidi... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=205">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2052010-02-23T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus Ventures Ltd has led an investment round of &pound;3 million into Mi-Pay Ltd, a leading processor of payments for the fast-emerging mobile money sector. The investment round was also supported... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=206">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2062010-02-22T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Lothar Mentel told CNBC that the market reaction to a potential bailout for Greece is more down to hype than reality. You can watch the clip <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1409927001&a... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=219">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2192010-02-10T00:00:00.0000000+00:00David Crawford told CNBC that stocks could be overpriced at current levels as they depend on strong earnings in 2011. He also explained why it&#39;s easier to be long the market than short. You can wa... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=218">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2182010-02-09T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p align="left">Octopus has launched&nbsp;its CF Octopus Partner Fund (Absolute Return) on Skandia&#39;s Investment Solutions platform. The Fund is also available via the Royal Skandia offshore platfo... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=202">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2022010-01-27T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Octopus has been voted &lsquo;VCT Provider of the Year&#39; at the Professional Adviser Awards, for the fourth year in a row. We were also highly comme... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=201">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2012010-01-22T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Lothar Mentel told CNBC that government stimulus measures were meant to bolster banks&#39; balance sheets and not pay large employee bonuses. You can watch the clip <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/158... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=217">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2172010-01-19T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p align="left">Oliver Wallin joins from North Investment Partners Fiona McRobie joins from Aviva Investors</p><p>Octopus has expanded its Multi Manager team with the appointments of Oliver Wallin and... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=196">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1962010-01-08T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Investments Limited&nbsp;(Octopus) is running a series of nationwide seminars for financial advisers on tax planning. The seminars are designed to help advisers build their tax planning bus... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=195">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1952009-12-23T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Lothar Mentel was on CNBC giving his thoughts on the outlook for Greece after Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou assured investors that the country was stable despite debt rating downgrades. You c... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=216">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2162009-12-17T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>After Greece&nbsp;sought to reassure investors following its debt rating downgrade, Lothar Mentel told CNBC&nbsp;&quot;there are other trouble spots financially that will unsettle the markets.&quot... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=215">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2152009-12-11T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>- Offers benefits of discretionary portfolio management to all- Personalised, professionally managed portfolio service- Access to excellent investment performance- Competitively priced with no mini... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=194">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1942009-12-03T00:00:00.0000000+00:00&bull; Investment supports rapid expansion plan <p>Octopus Investments Ltd (Octopus) today announced an investment of &pound;1.5 million from the &pound;30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=189">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1892009-11-25T00:00:00.0000000+00:00WestLB received a last-minute lifeline on&nbsp;Tuesday as Germany&#39;s Finance Ministry confirmed that an agreement had been reached to help the stricken lender. Lothar Mentel was on CNBC to comment.... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=214">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2142009-11-24T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm -13.05pt 0pt 39.7pt; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 16pt; text-align: center" class="MsoNormal" align="left">Opportunity to invest in early stage companies with potential for s... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=188">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1882009-11-19T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Stocks that led the recent rally aren&#39;t performing as well anymore, which means the rally could be running out of steam, David Crawford from Octopus Investments told CNBC Thursday 12 November.&... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=186">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1862009-11-13T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus Ventures backed portfolio company, T4 Media, recently acquired Alvern Media, a complementary outdoor media business, for an undisclosed sum. </p><p>Alvern Media offers advertising on petrol... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=185">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1852009-11-11T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Lothar Mentel, CIO Octopus Investments, discusses Alistair Darling&#39;s announcement about Lloyds TSB and RBS.&nbsp; </p><p>You can watch the clip <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=13... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=184">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1842009-11-03T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>- Investment supports opportunity for growth</p><p>Octopus Investments Ltd (Octopus) today announced an investment of &pound;2 million from the &pound;30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=182">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1822009-10-26T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Lothar Mentel, CIO Octopus Investments, discusses the outlook for the stockmarket over the next six months on SquawkBox, CNBC&#39;s morning show.</p><p>Click <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/1584023... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=183">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1832009-10-26T00:00:00.0000000+00:00The Office of National statistics said on Friday 23 October&nbsp;that it estimates the UK economy contracted by 0.4% in the third quarter.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=13053172... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=181">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1812009-10-23T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal">Stocks are doing well because the market is in a &quot;sweet spot&quot; with low interest rates and bond yields, but if that changes things could get ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=180">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1802009-10-19T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>&bull; Provides high level of capital security&bull; Clear exit for investors to release capital after five years</p><p>Octopus Investments today announced that it has launched a new Venture Capita... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=179">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1792009-10-13T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Investments won the &lsquo;Best Tax and Estate Planning Solution Provider&#39; for its Secure Inheritance Tax Service at the recent 2009 Moneyfacts Awards. </p><p>The Moneyfacts Awards are ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=178">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1782009-10-07T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus Investments is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for the 2009 Unquote British Private Equity Awards. Octopus is one of four short listed nominations in the VCT Manager of the ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=175">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1752009-09-24T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus Eclipse portfolio company, Audio Visual Machines (&quot;AVM&quot;), has been listed for the second consecutive year in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100. The Sunday Times Microsoft Tec... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=176">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1762009-09-24T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>In September 2009, Octopus exited its investment in Funeral Services Partnership (FSP), generating a 1.4x return and a 20% IRR on its investment. </p><p>Octopus invested into the funeral services g... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=177">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1772009-09-24T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Recent forecasts* indicate a return to UK economic growth in the three months ending in August, but this seemingly good news brings a new challenge to small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Hist... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=174">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1742009-09-16T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>On Sunday over 35 employees from Octopus toiled their way over a combined 4,000km to complete the Octopus Bike Ride for Macmillan Cancer support. The pedaling, and in some cases pain, certainly pai... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=173">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1732009-09-14T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Investments (&quot;the Company&quot; or &quot;Octopus&quot;) has successfully smashed through the &pound;1 billion threshold for funds under management (&quot;FUM&quot;).</p><p>Commenting o... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=172">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1722009-08-20T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p><strong>Capital injection enables specialist engineering group to maintain growth momentum</strong></p><p><strong>First investment to be made on behalf of Government&#39;s &pound;75m CfE Fund</stro... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=171">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1712009-08-13T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Investments has been shortlisted for VCT of the Year in the Investor AllStars Awards; this is the 6th year running that Octopus has won or been&nbsp;shortlisted for the AllStars Awards. Now... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=169">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1692009-07-30T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>First inheritance tax product to give partial IHT relief from &lsquo;Day One&#39; and 100% IHT relief after two years</p><p>Superior flexibility, control and access</p><p>Octopus Investments Ltd (&... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=167">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1672009-06-10T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Ventures Ltd (&quot;Octopus&quot;), a specialist investor in early-stage and expanding companies, has made an investment of &pound;1.1 million into Phase Vision Ltd (&quot;Phase Vision&quot... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=166">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1662009-06-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p><strong>Fund outperforms Absolute Return sector</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Octopus Investments (&ldquo;Octopus&rdquo;) is delighted to announce that its CF Octopus Partner Fund (Absolute Return) (&ldquo;... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=165">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1652009-05-19T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Ventures is delighted to announce the appointment of Jo Oliver as Investor Director with immediate effect.</p><p>Jo, 40, will oversee management and growth of the Octopus Investor Group, Oc... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=164">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1642009-05-12T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>We&#39;re pleased to announce that our CF Octopus Partner Fund (UK Smaller Companies) has received a AA fund management rating from Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s Fund Services. </p><p>CF Octopus Partne... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=163">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1632009-05-11T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Strategic partnership heralds new support services for IFAs and their clients</p><p>Extensive advisory service from dedicated Octopus team for Paradigm partner firms</p><p>Octopus Investments Ltd (... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=162">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1622009-05-07T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p><strong>Equity or mezzanine investments of between &pound;200K and &pound;2m into qualifying SMEs</strong></p><p>Octopus Investments Ltd (&quot;Octopus&quot;), one of the UK&#39;s fastest growing a... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=161">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1612009-04-08T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Investments Ltd [&quot;Octopus&quot;], one of the UK&#39;s fastest growing alternative investment specialists, is delighted to announce that the CF Octopus Partner Fund (Absolute Return) [o... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=159">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1592009-03-23T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Unique drug discovery technology enables assessment of drug candidates for high efficacy and safety ahead of clinical trials</p><p>Octopus Ventures Ltd (&quot;Octopus&quot;), specialist investors i... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=158">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1582009-03-19T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Octopus provides secure, five year, non-amortizing, term flexible funding at competitive rates.</p><p>&pound;40 million is available to UK SMEs through the Octopus &lsquo;Breathing Space&#39; produ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=157">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1572009-03-04T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Unique data resource and community website covering all 27 million homes within UK First fully interactive property website integrating all market segmentsOctopus Ventures Ltd (&ldquo;Octopus&rdquo;),... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=153">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1532009-01-19T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p>Representing a 9.7x return for investors in the Octopus Eclipse VCT</p>Sale of Octopus stake valued at approximately &pound;2.6 millionOctopus Investments Ltd (&quot;Octopus&quot;), one of the UK&#... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=152">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1522008-12-09T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p align="left">Omnis Investments Ltd (&lsquo;Omnis&#39;), the joint venture between Openwork, a leading financial services partnership and Octopus Investments (&lsquo;Octopus&#39;), one of the UK&#39... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=151">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1512008-11-26T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus is pleased to announce the appointment of Karl E. Jentoft as Marketing Director, with immediate effect.&nbsp;&nbsp;<p>Karl, 43, will be responsible for overseeing the development of Octopus&#3... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=146">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1462008-11-04T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus Investments Ltd (&ldquo;Octopus&rdquo;), one of the UK&rsquo;s fastest growing alternative investment specialists, is pleased to announce that the CF Octopus Opportunities and CF Octopus Dynam... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=143">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1432008-10-23T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>Octopus Ventures Ltd, specialist investors in early-stage and expanding businesses, are pleased to announce the investment of a further &pound;220,000 in 21Net, pioneers in the successful delivery ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=142">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1422008-10-08T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for three of the 2008 Investor AllStars Awards. Octopus Investments have been shortlisted for AllStars VCT of the Year 2008, and Octopus V... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=140">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1402008-08-14T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to announce that Octopus has been shortlisted for Venture Capitalist Firm of the Year in the 2008 Thames Valley Awards. The January &#39... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=139">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1392008-08-06T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We are delighted to announce that the management contracts of all three of the AIM VCTs managed by Close Investments (totalling approximately &pound;65 million of assets) are moving across to Octopus ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=138">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1382008-07-30T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Growth Strategy of the Year &amp;&nbsp;Business of the Year.<p>We&#39;re&nbsp;pleased to announce that a panel of 175 judges has voted us the winner of The Badenoch &amp; Clark Business of the Year Aw... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=136">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1362008-07-23T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>We&#39;re pleased to announce the launch of the Octopus VCT Portfolio Service with immediate effect.</p><p>The first service of its kind to be brought to market, the Octopus VCT Portfolio Service h... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=137">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1372008-07-22T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus Ventures invests &pound;1.25 million in The Key Revolution, representing the first investment for Octopus Titan VCTs.Octopus Ventures Ltd, specialising in investment in early-stage businesses ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=124">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1242008-06-03T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>We&#39;re pleased to announce the launch of the Octopus Titan VCT 3. The Fund will seek to raise up to &pound;25 million in the 2008/2009 tax year, and comes on the back of the successful &pound;31... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=122">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1222008-05-28T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to announce that Lighthouse, one of the UK&#39;s leading independent financial adviser and wealth management groups, has voted Octopus &quot;Best Specialist Product... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=120">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1202008-05-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Last month, we entered two categories of the National Business Awards: The Badenoch &amp; Clark Business of the Year Award (in the south east) and The 3i Growth Strategy of the Year Award.&nbsp; We ar... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=121">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1212008-05-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana">Octopus Private Equity backed portfolio company Promotion Space recently acquired its main competitor, Brandspace, for an undisclo... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=123">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1232008-04-30T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We&#39;re delighted to&nbsp;announce the &pound;16 million management buyout of Hydrobolt Group Limited and its sister company Studbolt on 2nd April 2008. Based in Wolverhampton, the Group is one of t... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=119">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1192008-04-08T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We are delighted to announce that Octopus was ranked in the top 50 in the Sunday Times &quot;Best 100 SMEs to Work For&quot; Survey. Not only that but we were also ranked the&nbsp;number 1 financial s... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=118">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1182008-03-06T00:00:00.0000000+00:00We are delighted to announce for the second year running that we were voted &quot;VCT Provider of the Year&quot; in the Professional Advisor Awards.As it is voted for by financial advisers only, it st... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=117">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1172008-01-30T00:00:00.0000000+00:00 <p class="MsoNormal">We are thrilled that we have been shortlisted for not one, but two awards in January. The first of these is the prestigious Investment Fund of the Year at this year&#39;s M&amp;... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=115">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1152008-01-15T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus today announced the &pound;9.75m MBO of the UK&#39;s leading chauffeuring services business, Tristar Worldwide Chauffeur Services. The company provides chauffeuring service to airline and corp... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=114">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1142008-01-09T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Leading fund manager and private equity investor, Octopus Investments, today announced that it has supported the acquisition of creative services company Bruce Dunlop &amp; Associates (BDA) valuing th... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=112">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1122007-12-21T00:00:00.0000000+00:00 <p>Octopus Titan VCT 1 &amp; 2 has now raised over &pound;2 million, surpassing the minimum subscription level required. The fund launched in November and will be investing in UK smaller companies, ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=113">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1132007-12-14T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus Private Equity is delighted to announce the trade sale of portfolio company Covion to the Balfour Beatty Group for a total consideration of &pound;33m. The exit sees Octopus achieving a 4.4x r... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=101">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=1012007-10-18T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal">We&#39;re very pleased to announce that Octopus won the VCT of the year award last night at the Investor AllStars 2007. This was a joint award for the... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=99">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=992007-09-27T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We are pleased to announce that the Octopus Opportunities Fund achieved a positive performance in August, its first full month post launch. It is the only fund within its IMA sector to be up over that... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=98">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=982007-09-10T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>The Octopus Opportunites Fund had a successful launch period, raising its initial target of &pound;10 million and going live on July 12th. This makes it one of the most successful smaller companies... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=97">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=972007-08-02T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus Private Equity today announced an investment into T4 Media Ltd, including T4 Adbarriers, a leading transport media business, via a new holding company T4 Holdings Ltd.London-based T4 Media is ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=96">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=962007-07-11T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Promotion Space, </span>a leading marketing services business, announced today that it has secured expansion finance backing from private equity investor, Octopus Private Equity. Octopus was introduce... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=95">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=952007-04-30T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus today announced that it has backed Sweet Cred Limited, the children&#39;s novelty confectionary business, with &pound;5m expansion capital financing.&nbsp; Octopus was introduced to the deal b... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=94">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=942007-04-10T00:00:00.0000000+01:00<p>We&rsquo;re delighted to announce that our AIM assets under management now exceed &pound;100 million. This is as a result of not only the hugely positive reaction to our inheritance tax portfolio s... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=54">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=542007-02-12T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus Investments, a leading fund manager and private equity investor, today announced that portfolio company, Hexagon Human Capital, has floated on AIM with a market cap of £30m having raised £10m ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=66">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=662007-02-07T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Leading fund manager and private equity investor, Octopus Investments, today announced the sale of portfolio business, James Harvard International, and James Harvard Japan to Hays plc. Hays has paid &... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=65">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=652007-02-01T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Our first Eclipse VCT has now achieved the 70% investment level required of VCTs, four months ahead of target. It&rsquo;s still early days for the portfolio, but performance so far has been excellent.... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=53">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=532007-01-31T00:00:00.0000000+00:00We are delighted to announce that we were voted "VCT Provider of the Year" in the Professional Adviser Awards. These awards stand out from others in the industry as they are entirely voted for by IFA\... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=52">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=522007-01-30T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus Investments, today announced that it has invested &pound;5.5m in NPI Media Group to facilitate the acquisitions of two of its key competitors. Equity investment was provided as part of a combi... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=55">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=552007-01-01T00:00:00.0000000+00:00We&rsquo;re very pleased to announce the results of our recent customer survey. We continually speak to our investors through surveys, face to face meetings and focus groups, to ensure we&rsquo;re del... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=51">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=512006-11-22T00:00:00.0000000+00:00We are pleased to announce that we have been nominated Best VCT Provider in the Professional Adviser Awards. These awards stand out from others in the industry as they are entirely voted for by IFA's... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=50">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=502006-11-15T00:00:00.0000000+00:00According to Private Equity Insight, in the year to September 06, in our target market of deals of £1m-£20m, Octopus invested in 10 deals with a total deal value of £62m. This was more transactions t... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=49">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=492006-10-26T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We are very pleased to have been shortlisted for this award which celebrates the very best in customer service, customer retention and customer relationship management. The award will go to a company ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=46">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=462006-10-03T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus Investments, can today announce that it has acquired AVM in a buy-out with its management team. The business was previously part of the Parkmead Group PLC. Octopus financed the deal and will h... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=56">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=562006-10-02T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Patrick has joined the Octopus Private Equity Team as a fund manager.<span>&nbsp; </span>Prior to joining Octopus, he was a manager at LEK Consulting where he worked for 8 years.<span>&nbsp; </span>Du... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=93">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=932006-10-02T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus Protected VCT, the latest VCT offering from Octopus, has now raised over £1million, surpassing the minimum subscription level required. The fund was launched a little over a month ago and is t... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=47">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=472006-09-20T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Ahead of the publication of unquote\&quot; on Monday, I&rsquo;m delighted to be able to tell you that Octopus Investments has made the shortlist for the unquote\&quot; private equity awards 2006 under... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=48">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=482006-09-20T00:00:00.0000000+01:00For the third year running one of our VCT funds has been shortlisted as 'Venture Capital Trust of the Year' in the Investor AllStars Awards. We're very pleased to have been shortlisted again for this ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=45">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=452006-09-06T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We've changed our name from Octopus Asset Management to Octopus Investments to better reflect the range of products we have to offer. Our address and contact details remain the same and our clients an... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=44">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=442006-07-28T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Eclipse 3 & 4 closed earlier today, having been the most successful VCT launched this tax year and raising £60 million. Having a fund this large will allow us to invest in more developed and lower-ris... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=17">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=172006-04-05T00:00:00.0000000+01:00In his Budget speech earlier today, the Chancellor announced changes to current VCT legislation. In two weeks time (from 6 April 2006), the level of upfront income tax relief on amounts invested into ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=43">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=432006-03-22T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus Asset Management , today announced that is has backed the &pound;7m acquisition of Perfect Pizza Limited www.perfectpizza.co.uk from Papa John&rsquo;s (NASDAQ: PZZA ). The investments will com... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=58">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=582006-03-01T00:00:00.0000000+00:00The fund raising for Eclipse 3 & 4 continues to go well and we have now raised £20 million since the fund’s launch. Our investment team has already begun to identify some excellent opportunities and s... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=42">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=422006-01-09T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus and Pi Capital today announced the successful completion of a £4.6m private equity investment round for fast-growing wireless technology company Red-M. Red-M provides software products and... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=62">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=622005-12-19T00:00:00.0000000+00:00The Chancellor said in the pre-Budget statement today that the Government remains committed to the long term success of the VCT market and will announce the future level of VCT tax reliefs at Budget 2... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=41">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=412005-12-05T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus today announced that it has invested £2.5m to support James Harvard International Group in the first stage of a pan European buy-and-build strategy. James Harvard is one of the leading rec... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=59">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=592005-11-30T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Luther Pendragon Holdings Ltd, a company created to facilitate the management buy-out of Luther Pendragon, the communications management consultancy, today announced that it had successfully completed... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=60">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=602005-11-30T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus Asset Management today announced that it has led a £3.1m equity investment, along with Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance, to support Plastics Capital Limited in an £11m acquisition of two ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=61">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=612005-11-30T00:00:00.0000000+00:00We're delighted to annouce that Octopus now has over £100 million of funds under management. Current inflows are about £1 million a week and we expect this to pick up substantially towards the end of ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=40">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=402005-11-16T00:00:00.0000000+00:00November 2005 – Octopus today announced that is has invested more than £1.5 million in a combination of loan notes and ordinary shares into sports and leisure brands owner, The Kendal Group (‘TKG’) (w... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=67">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=672005-11-01T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Eclipse 3 & 4, the latest VCT offering from Octopus, has now raised over £8million, since its launch at the end of August. The fund is targeting £60 million. Our team of fund managers is already activ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=39">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=392005-10-05T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Phoenix VCT, which launched in November 2002, has been shortlisted as "VCT of the Year" in the Investor AllStars Awards. We\'re very pleased to have been shortlisted again for this award, which is bas... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=38">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=382005-09-15T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus is pleased to announce today, that it has invested in Myla, a leading sex, life and accessories brand in the luxury sector. Lilestone plc , the Brand’s owner, has raised significant fundi... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=63">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=632005-09-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We're delighted to announce the launch of Eclipse 3 & 4 VCT. This is one of the most innovative products within the VCT market and offers investors a number of advantages over other VCTs. These ad... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=36">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=362005-08-18T00:00:00.0000000+01:00There is a 2% discount on applications received on Phoenix VCT until 30 June 2005. This means that if you invest £10,000 in Phoenix before the end of June, you will be entitled to an additional 200 sh... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=35">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=352005-06-01T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We're delighted to announce that we have hired Paul Latham as a Director of Octopus Investments. Paul joins us as a Director, responsible for managing and enhancing the infrastructure of Octopus. ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=34">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=342005-05-23T00:00:00.0000000+01:00The rules governing the listing of new companies (like VCTs) are changing with effect from 1 July 2005.This means that the Eclipse VCT 2 and the Phoenix VCT C Share offers will be closing on 30 June 2... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=33">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=332005-05-15T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Foresight Venture Partners and Octopus Asset Management have invested £3.8m in the management buy-out of Covion Limited, a Facilities Infrastructure Service (FIS) company and the Thames Valley’s faste... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=64">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=642005-05-02T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We're delighted that we successfully raised over £50 million for our VCT offers last tax year. This makes Octopus one of the largest VCT providers in the market and we believe is testament to the t... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=32">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=322005-04-06T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We&#39;re delighted to announce the launch of the Octopus Inheritance Tax Service (&quot;ITS&quot;). It&#39;s designed to provide a simple and effective solution to the millions of individuals within ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=11">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=112005-01-14T00:00:00.0000000+00:00We're delighted to announce the launch of Eclipse VCT 2. This is a new VCT, which provides investors with the opportunity to benefit from the recent change to VCT legislation (namely the increase in u... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=31">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=312005-01-05T00:00:00.0000000+00:00We're delighted to announce that Eclipse VCT closed at £30.5 million on 31 December 2004. The fund, which was voted "New Venture Capital Fund of the Year 2004" in the Investor AllStars Awards, was the... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=30">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=302004-12-31T00:00:00.0000000+00:00<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Andrew has over five years private equity experience. Previously, Andrew worked with GLE where he established and managed a generalist venture capital ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=89">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=892004-10-28T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We're delighted to announce that Octopus' Eclipse VCT fund has been voted "New Venture Capital Fund of the Year 2004" in the Investor AllStars Awards. The awards were for all Venture Capital funds lau... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=29">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=292004-09-21T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus was announced as the winner of the &quot;Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year 2004&quot; for the South East Region. These awards, sponsored by Orange, recognise and reward excellence, be... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=25">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=252004-07-08T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We&#39;re delighted to announce that we have hired Richard Power to manage the Phoenix VCT.Richard has eight years experience managing UK smaller company funds, most recently at Close Brothers. Prior ... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=24">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=242004-06-28T00:00:00.0000000+01:00Octopus has been short listed as one of the four finalists for the "Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award" category of the National Business Awards South East Regional Finals. The awards, s... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=23">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=232004-04-13T00:00:00.0000000+01:00We&#39;re delighted to announce that we have hired Christopher Allner to manage the Eclipse VCT, which will launch in mid April 2004. Chris has over two decades of venture capital experience at some o... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=18">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=182004-03-24T00:00:00.0000000+00:00On March 17th 2004, the Chancellor announced dramatic changes to VCT legislation. The most significant of these changes was the Government's decision to increase the up-front income tax relief to inve... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=2">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=22004-03-17T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus Asset Management was named in December in the list of Top 50 Fantastic Firms to watch by Real Business, the UK's leading magazine for growing companies.... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=20">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=202003-12-31T00:00:00.0000000+00:00Octopus was recently nominated by the CBI in the category of Most Promising UK Company at the annual business awards held at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane. We are very proud to have been nominated in su... (<a href="http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=16">more</a>)http://www.octopusinvestments.com/news.html?newsId=162003-12-04T00:00:00.0000000+00:00