JP Jenkins

JP Jenkins is a long-established UK marketplace for private and unquoted company shares.

Venture secondaries and private-market liquidity platform
Secondaries & Liquidity Platforms
Tier II

Overview

JP Jenkins is a long-established UK marketplace for private and unquoted company shares. It operates a matched-bargain facility and an authorized PISCES private market, providing trading infrastructure for companies and shareholders that require liquidity outside a conventional public listing.

The platform combines broker connectivity, electronic order matching, issuer services, and regulated intermittent trading. Its history extends to the original OFEX market, while its current infrastructure reflects investment by technology group InfinitX and renewed demand from private companies and businesses leaving public junior markets. Within The Economy Wiki, the institution is connected to the Venture Secondaries & Liquidity Platforms market category.

Firm facts

Institution	JP Jenkins
Type	Venture secondaries and private-market liquidity platform
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Founded	1991
Primary ranking focus	Secondaries & Liquidity Platforms
Highest 2026 tier	Tier II

Contents

Activities and investment capabilities
Strategy and market coverage
Market position
Competitive context
Leadership and governance
Corporate and public information
Ranking recognition
Related Economy analysis
Related institutions and subjects
Sources

Activities and investment capabilities

JP Jenkins became the second authorized UK PISCES operator in 2025 and hosted the regime’s first transaction in March 2026. The platform reports connections with more than 40 UK brokers and a marketplace covering a substantial group of unlisted securities.

Secondary liquidity

Transactions involving existing private-company shares and venture-fund interests.

Market infrastructure

Pricing, compliance, settlement and transaction workflows for private securities.

Shareholder solutions

Liquidity for employees, founders, investors and private-company cap tables.

Strategy and market coverage

Stage and strategy coverage

Direct secondaries; tender processes; matched markets; employee liquidity and structured transactions

Sector and market coverage

Late-stage venture-backed companies; private funds; pre-IPO securities and shareholder programs

Market position

JP Jenkins fits Tier II because it combines unusual operating longevity with current regulatory relevance. Its geographic reach is narrower than that of the leading global platforms, but its role in establishing the UK’s controlled private-share market gives it significant category authority.

JP Jenkins is assessed within the Venture Secondaries & Liquidity Platforms framework. For wider market context, see Middle-Market Private Equity: Returns, Scale and Manager Selection.

Competitive context

JP Jenkins is recognized Tier II in Top 30 Secondaries & Liquidity Platforms 2026. The rankings compare institutions by market relevance, investment or operating capability, sector and stage expertise, institutional credibility and current activity. Comparable links support navigation and do not imply that every institution competes for every company, fund commitment or transaction.

Leadership and governance

Leadership, investment-committee composition and operating resources may change over time. Current information should be confirmed through the institution’s official website.

Leadership area	Current source
Investment and operating leadership	Current team and governance information

Corporate and public information

This profile refers to JP Jenkins as the public-facing organization. Individual funds, management companies, advisers, lending entities, broker-dealers and regulated affiliates may use separate legal names across jurisdictions.

Corporate and disclosure information

Organization	JP Jenkins
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Public website	jpjenkins.com
Profile basis	Public institutional information and Capital Ranking editorial research