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Kraken unleashed in London?
Western Morning News
|January 21, 2026
GREG Jackson, chief executive of Octopus, has indicated that opting for London as the venue for Kraken's highly anticipated £7bn flotation would be an obvious decision provided the exchange sustains its impressive global performance and proves it can attract significant new investment into Britain.
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Greg Jackson
In what marks the strongest indication yet that the company could favour London over New York for the eagerly awaited listing of its technology subsidiary, Jackson revealed to City AM his preference for launching on the London Stock Exchange, keeping his “cutting-edge tech company” firmly within the UK.
This story is from the January 21, 2026 edition of Western Morning News.
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