Pictured above: (l-r) Octavian Continental director,
Jot Engelbrecht, director and owner Kavita Oberoi, owner and
founder Sukhi Ghuman and director Tony Mellor
Octavian Continental Limited, the security company owned by
Sukhi Ghuman, has today announced that business entrepreneur Kavita
Oberoi has joined the business as a funder and director.
Kavita Oberoi, who became famous for her hugely successful
business Oberoi Consulting, which provides IT solutions for the
pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, has known Sukhi Ghuman
for two years and was happy to invest in his dynamic Octavian
business.
"Even without knowing Sukhi as well as I do, it would have been
hard not to notice the meteoric rise of Octavian and Sukhi
himself," explains Kavita.
"It's a fantastic business and Sukhi is arguably the most
successful young entrepreneur in the UK - I had to invest in this
and realise my dream of operating at a truly global level. Our
joint investment, which has secured the jobs and livelihoods of
Octavian's loyal and skilled 743 strong team, shows the relevance
of private equity for independent businesses.
"Given our experiences of the past few months, it's our joint
opinion that banks and financing companies, rather than
facilitating the growth of independently owned businesses as they
should, are instead largely driving them to the brink of
failure."
Octavian Continental Limited, which will trade as Octavian
Security, believes that Oberoi's connections in the NHS and
pharmaceutical industry will compliment the governmental, and blue
chip client base that the business already works with - taking the
company to another level and hopefully creating another 700 + jobs
in the next few years.
The business will operate with the same team, a refreshed board
and an unchanged client base to that of the £14 million
turnover Octavian Security Limited. It also hopes to continue and
surpass the award winning performance that originally made Octavian
such a force to be reckoned with in the security industry.
"I'm delighted to be taking the business forward with Kavita.
She shares my focus, passion and determination in business and we
both believe that failure is not an option," explains Sukhi
Ghuman.
"I believe that this partnership will not only be hugely
beneficial to Octavian Security, but also for my own personal
development."
Octavian will be announcing further board appointments before
the end of the month.