Three corporate venturing windfalls have resulted in three different strategies to maximise shareholder value over the long-term.

  • Yahoo sale of operating company and creation of holding company to wind up portfolio including Alibaba and Yahoo Japan stakes
  • SoftBank leverages Alibaba and investment returns to create funds to raise hundreds of billions of dollars to invest
  • Naspers will move operating assets to Netherlands-listed company and focus on operating businesses with corporate venture collaboration and low debt

This is a story about different routes to creating value.

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James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.
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