Octopus announces smaller companies opportunities for investors
Octopus has announced the completed merger of four of its Alternative...
Octopus partners Elonics
Elonics Ltd., the CMOS RF tuner company, announced the closing of a...
Risk profiling revolution for Octopus Portfolio Manager investors and Distribution Technology users
Octopus has signed an agreement with Distribution Technology...
Octopus Ventures invests £1.83 million in Bowman Power
Octopus Ventures has announced an investment of £1.83 million into Bowman...
Octopus CIO, Lothar Mentel, urges coordinated action from policymakers
Octopus Investments' Chief Investment Officer encourages confidence...
Team of the Year award for Octopus Ventures
Octopus was named ‘Early Stage Team of the Year' by the British...
1ST Exchange and Octopus join forces to provide new bulk valuation service to advisers
1st Exchange and Octopus Investments have today announced a partnership between...
Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund makes new £1m investment into VYRE Limited
Octopus Ventures has announced an investment of £1 million from its...
Advisers demand better solutions for smaller clients
Octopus is pushing the boundaries of discretionary fund management with its...
Octopus Ventures invests £1.9m in Semafone Ltd
Octopus Ventures (Octopus), a division of Octopus Investments, has announced an...
Octopus launches its European Absolute Return Fund as World Cup fever hits the City
Octopus has announced the launch of the IM Octopus Absolute European Fund, the...
Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund makes new investment into the Opex Group
Octopus Ventures has announced an investment of £2 million from its...
Dr Simon Murdoch joins Octopus Ventures as Senior Investment Partner
Octopus Ventures is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Murdoch, a...
Octopus wins industry praise for quality of information to shareholders
Octopus has won industry praise for the clarity of its Titan VCT Report and...
Octopus Ventures supports Carebase with £5.8m
Octopus Ventures has agreed to provide up to £5.8 million of finance...
Octopus Ventures invests £1.3 million into Gymbox
Octopus Ventures (Octopus) today announced an investment of £1.3m...
David Crawford on CNBC to discuss Greek deal being hammered out
David Crawford joined the discussion on CNBC on 21 April as Greece, the EU and...
Octopus hires Thierry Serero
Octopus has hired Thierry Serero to spearhead its fund management of European...
Octopus Investments reaches £50 million in its flagship Octopus VCT
Octopus is delighted to announce that Octopus VCT - its limited life VCT open...
Octopus Ventures Invests £1.52 million in Money Workout
Octopus Ventures Limited (‘Octopus') has invested £1.52 million...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC - economic recovery and government policy
Lothar Mentel joined the discussion on CNBC after UK Prime Minister Gordon...
Octopus Ventures invests in groundbreaking metal detection innovator
Octopus Ventures has invested £1.5 million into Metrasens Ltd, a...
Octopus Ventures invests £2 million into Frankis Solutions Limited
Octopus Ventures today announced an investment of £2.0 million from the...
Octopus Ventures supports merger of Stortext FM and Box-IT
Octopus Ventures today announced an investment of £2 million from the...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC - why has the pound weakened against the dollar?
Lothar Mentel joined discussion on CNBC about the recent weakness in the...
Octopus Ventures invests £2 million in merger of Stortext FM and Box-IT
Octopus Ventures (Octopus) today announced an investment of £2 million...
Octopus Ventures invests £6.25 million in Clifford Thames
Octopus Ventures has invested £6.25 million into the Clifford Thames...
Octopus Ventures Invests £2 million in AQS Ltd
Octopus Ventures has invested £2.0 million into AQS Ltd, a waste...
Octopus Ventures Leads £3 million Investment in Mi-Pay
Octopus Ventures Ltd has led an investment round of £3 million into...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC - market reaction to potential bailout for Greece
Lothar Mentel told CNBC that the market reaction to a potential bailout for...
David Crawford on CNBC - stocks could be overpriced at current levels
David Crawford told CNBC that stocks could be overpriced at current levels as...
Octopus launches its Absolute Return Fund with Skandia
Octopus has launched its CF Octopus Partner Fund (Absolute Return) on...
Octopus wins 'Best VCT Provider' four years in a row
Octopus has been voted ‘VCT Provider of the Year' at the Professional...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC - appraising government stimulus measures
Lothar Mentel told CNBC that government stimulus measures were meant to bolster...
Octopus expands Multi Manager Team
Oliver Wallin joins from North Investment Partners Fiona McRobie joins from...
Octopus Investments presents tax planning seminars for advisers
Octopus Investments Limited (Octopus) is running a series of nationwide...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC - Greece after the ratings downgrades
Lothar Mentel was on CNBC giving his thoughts on the outlook for Greece after...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC - watching for financial trouble spots
After Greece sought to reassure investors following its debt rating...
Octopus launches new portfolio management service - Octopus Portfolio Manager
- Offers benefits of discretionary portfolio management to all- Personalised,...
Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund invests £1.5 million into Coal Grill & Bar
• Investment supports rapid expansion plan Octopus Investments Ltd...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC - the WestLB Lifeline
WestLB received a last-minute lifeline on Tuesday as Germany's Finance...
Octopus launches Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trust 4 plc
Opportunity to invest in early stage companies with potential for significant...
Is the stocks rally running out of steam?
Stocks that led the recent rally aren't performing as well anymore, which...
Ventures portfolio company T4 acquires Alvern Media
Octopus Ventures backed portfolio company, T4 Media, recently acquired Alvern...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC SquawkBox
Lothar Mentel, CIO Octopus Investments, discusses Alistair Darling's...
Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund invests £2 million into Monkey Bizness
- Investment supports opportunity for growthOctopus Investments Ltd (Octopus)...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC SquawkBox
Lothar Mentel, CIO Octopus Investments, discusses the outlook for the...
Lothar Mentel on CNBC Closing Bell
The Office of National statistics said on Friday 23 October that it...
David Crawford on CNBC SquawkBox
Stocks are doing well because the market is in a "sweet spot" with...
Octopus Investments launches new market-leading Secure Venture Capital Trust
• Provides high level of capital security• Clear exit for investors...
Octopus Investments scoops Moneyfacts ‘Best Tax and Estate Planning Solution Provider’
Octopus Investments won the ‘Best Tax and Estate Planning Solution...
Octopus shortlisted for Unquote British Private Equity Awards
Octopus Investments is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted for...
AVM listed in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 for the second consecutive year
Octopus Eclipse portfolio company, Audio Visual Machines ("AVM"), has...
Octopus exits investment in Funeral Services Partnership
In September 2009, Octopus exited its investment in Funeral Services...
Economic recovery will present tough test for UK SMEs
Recent forecasts* indicate a return to UK economic growth in the three months...
Octopus Investments pedals on the pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support
On Sunday over 35 employees from Octopus toiled their way over a combined...
Octopus Investments breaks through the £1 Billion barrier
Octopus Investments ("the Company" or "Octopus") has...
£2m capital injection into KeTech Group marks first investment for Octopus CfE Fund
Capital injection enables specialist engineering group to maintain growth...
Octopus shortlisted for Investor AllStars VCT of the Year Award
Octopus Investments has been shortlisted for VCT of the Year in the Investor...
Octopus Investments' innovative inheritance tax product breaks new ground
First inheritance tax product to give partial IHT relief from ‘Day...
Octopus Ventures Invests £1.1 Million in Phase Vision Ltd
Octopus Ventures Ltd ("Octopus"), a specialist investor in...
Octopus' Absolute Returns Fund is the New Benchmark
Fund outperforms Absolute Return sector Octopus Investments...
Octopus Ventures appoints Jo Oliver as Investor Director
Octopus Ventures is delighted to announce the appointment of Jo Oliver as...
Octopus Fund receives AA Fund Management Rating from S&P Fund Services
We're pleased to announce that our CF Octopus Partner Fund (UK Smaller...
Octopus Investments enters into strategic relationship with Paradigm Partners LLP
Strategic partnership heralds new support services for IFAs and their...
Octopus selected to run £30 million Government-backed Capital for Enterprise fund
Equity or mezzanine investments of between £200K and £2m into...
CF Octopus Partner Fund (Absolute Return) delivers 30% return in first year
Octopus Investments Ltd ["Octopus"], one of the UK's fastest...
Octopus Ventures Invests £2 Million in E-Therapeutics PLC
Unique drug discovery technology enables assessment of drug candidates for high...
Octopus provides £2.65 Million Refinancing Package to CSL following collapse of Kaupthing
Octopus provides secure, five year, non-amortizing, term flexible funding at...
Octopus Ventures invests £2 million in Zoopla.co.uk
Unique data resource and community website covering all 27 million homes within...
Octopus Private Equity backs ex creative director of BSkyB
Leading fund manager and private equity investor, Octopus Investments, today...
Octopus Titan VCT 1 & 2
Octopus Titan VCT 1 & 2 has now raised over £2 million, surpassing...
Covion Holdings acquired by Balfour Beatty Group
Octopus Private Equity is delighted to announce the trade sale of portfolio...
Octopus wins VCT of the Year award
We're very pleased to announce that Octopus won the VCT of the year award...
Opportunities Fund outperforms all its peers in first full month
We are pleased to announce that the Octopus Opportunities Fund achieved a...
Opportunities Fund Launch raises £10 million
The Octopus Opportunites Fund had a successful launch period, raising its...
Octopus announces investment into T4 Media
Octopus Private Equity today announced an investment into T4 Media Ltd,...
Octopus backs leading marketing services business Promotion Space
Promotion Space, a leading marketing services business, announced today that it...
Octopus Supports Novelty Confectionery Business With £5m Expansion Capital
Octopus today announced that it has backed Sweet Cred Limited, the...
AIM assets go through £100 million
We’re delighted to announce that our AIM assets under management now...
Portfolio Company Hexagon Human Capital Floats on AIM
Octopus Investments, a leading fund manager and private equity investor, today...
Octopus Exits James Harvard To Hays Plc For £40m
Leading fund manager and private equity investor, Octopus Investments, today...
‘Best in Class’ VCT Performance
Our first Eclipse VCT has now achieved the 70% investment level required of...
Octopus Voted "Best VCT Provider of the Year"
We are delighted to announce that we were voted "VCT Provider of the Year" in...
Octopus Supports NPI Media Group in Two Acquisitions
Octopus Investments, today announced that it has invested £5.5m in NPI...
Customer Survey Results
We’re very pleased to announce the results of our recent customer survey....
Octopus nominated as Best VCT Provider at the Professional Adviser Awards 2007
We are pleased to announce that we have been nominated Best VCT Provider in the...
Octopus Invests £62m in the year to September 2006
According to Private Equity Insight, in the year to September 06, in our target...
Octopus shortlisted for the Customer Excellence Award in the 2006 Growing Business Awards
We are very pleased to have been shortlisted for this award which celebrates...
Management Buyout of Audio Visual Machines (‘AVM’)
Octopus Investments, can today announce that it has acquired AVM in a buy-out...
Patrick Woods Ballard Joins Octopus Private Equity Team
Patrick has joined the Octopus Private Equity Team as a fund manager. ...
Octopus Protected VCT raises its first million
Octopus Protected VCT, the latest VCT offering from Octopus, has now raised...
Octopus Investments Shortlisted for the unquote
Ahead of the publication of unquote\" on Monday, I’m delighted to be...
Octopus Investments VCT Fund Shortlisted in the 2006 Investor AllStars Awards
For the third year running one of our VCT funds has been shortlisted as...
Octopus Changes to Octopus Investments
We've changed our name from Octopus Asset Management to Octopus Investments to...
Eclipse 3 & 4 VCT closes, having raised £60 million
Eclipse 3 & 4 closed earlier today, having been the most successful VCT...
Chancellor announces changes to VCT legislation
In his Budget speech earlier today, the Chancellor announced changes to current...
Octopus Backs Acquisition of Perfect Pizza from Papa John’s
Octopus Asset Management , today announced that is has backed the £7m...
Eclipse VCT 3 & 4 passes £20 million mark
The fund raising for Eclipse 3 & 4 continues to go well and we have now raised...
Octopus and Pi Capital Complete £4.6m Investment Round for Red-M
Octopus and Pi Capital today announced the successful completion of a £4.6m...
Chancellor makes pre-budget comment on VCTs
The Chancellor said in the pre-Budget statement today that the Government...
Octopus Invests £2.5m in James Harvard
Octopus today announced that it has invested £2.5m to support James Harvard...
Management Team Completes Buy-Out of Luther Pendragon
Luther Pendragon Holdings Ltd, a company created to facilitate the management...
Octopus Supports Plastics Capital in £11m Acquisition
Octopus Asset Management today announced that it has led a £3.1m equity...
Octopus passes £100 million under management
We're delighted to annouce that Octopus now has over £100 million of funds...
Octopus Injects £1.5 Million Into The Kendal Group Ltd
November 2005 – Octopus today announced that is has invested more than £1.5...
Eclipse 3 & 4 reaches £8 million
Eclipse 3 & 4, the latest VCT offering from Octopus, has now raised over...
Phoenix VCT shortlisted in the 2005 Investor AllStars Awards
Phoenix VCT, which launched in November 2002, has been shortlisted as "VCT of...
Lilestone plc, the Owner of Myla, Raises Significant Funding
Octopus is pleased to announce today, that it has invested in Myla, a leading...
Eclipse VCT 3 & 4 launched
We're delighted to announce the launch of Eclipse 3 & 4 VCT. This is one of the...
Discount on Phoenix VCT C Share Offer
There is a 2% discount on applications received on Phoenix VCT until 30 June...
Octopus hires Paul Latham
We're delighted to announce that we have hired Paul Latham as a Director of...
VCTs to close 30 June 2005
The rules governing the listing of new companies (like VCTs) are changing with...
£8m MBO of Covion, Thames Valley’s Fastest Growing Business
Foresight Venture Partners and Octopus Asset Management have invested £3.8m in...
Octopus raises over £50 million for VCTs in 2004/05
We're delighted that we successfully raised over £50 million for our VCT offers...
Octopus launches A New Solution to Inheritance Tax
We're delighted to announce the launch of the Octopus Inheritance Tax...
Octopus launches Eclipse VCT 2
We're delighted to announce the launch of Eclipse VCT 2. This is a new VCT,...
