UK utility Octopus Energy Group Ltd. has agreed to sell a stake in its software unit, Kraken Technologies, valuing the business at $8.65 billion, marking the first step toward spinning it off.

The Seattle Kraken have traded forward Mason Marchment to the Columbus Blue Jackets, just six months after acquiring him from the Dallas Stars.

British energy firm Octopus Energy is reportedly preparing a $13.65 billion (£10 billion) separation and stake sale of its tech division, Kraken Technologies, according to a report by Sky News on Saturday.

The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired forward Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for Joe Veleno, the team announced Saturday.