Octagonal plc
British financial services company
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Octagonal plc is a holding company headquartered in London. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE AIM All-Share Index. Octagonal currently has a 100% stake in Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd or 'GIS'.[2][3]
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| AIM: OCT AIM Component | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | , UK |
Key people | John W Gunn (chairman) |
| Products | ISA, Fixed rate bond |
| Services | Investment Management, Stockbroking, Corporate Finance, Custodian |
| Revenue | £5.6 million (2017)[1] |
| £1.313 million (2017)[1] | |
| £1.002 million (2017)[1] | |
| Subsidiaries | Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd SynerGIS Capital |
| Website | gisukltd |
History
Octagonal was founded in 2007 as an investment company, and acquired a 9.97% stake in Global Investment Strategy in April 2014.[4][5] In 2015, Octagonal announced it had entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the remaining issued share capital of GIS.[6] Octagonal raised £1.7 million through a placing of new shares, and the acquisition constituted a reverse takeover under the AIM Rules for Companies.[7]
Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd was founded in 2002[8] and established in its current form in 2004,[9] by city deal maker John Gunn.[4]
In March 2017, Octagonal opened an office in Hong Kong.[10] In November 2017, GIS announced the soft launch of the SynerGIS Bond, a fixed-rate bond offered to retail investors.[citation needed]
Operations
Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd or "GIS" is a financial services company headquartered in London. It is a member of the London Stock Exchange[11] and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.[12] GIS is also a HMRC Authorized ISA Manager.[13]
Since 2015, GIS has administered over a quarter of a million transactions with settlement values exceeding £50 billion.[14]