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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Simon English

‘Long overdue’ City shakeup to boost growth firms and unleash investment in unicorns of tomorrow

CITY traders are launching a market that will make it easier for big investors to buy shares in unlisted companies, potentially ending decades of frustration and aiding calls from the government for pension funds to give more support to “fast growth” firms.

With investors increasingly vexed with the stock market – share values are low which makes it hard to attract new London floats – JP Jenkins is linking with Square Mile stalwarts Winterflood Securities to match buyers and sellers in UK growth businesses.

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