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Octagonal plc

Company type	Public
Traded as	AIM: OCT AIM Component
Industry	Financial services
Founded	2007; 18 years ago (2007)
Headquarters	London , 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]
Operating income	£1.313 million (2017)[1]
Net income	£1.002 million (2017)[1]
Subsidiaries	Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd SynerGIS Capital
Website	gisukltd.com

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]

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]}

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]

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