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.
First, find your mega-growth story.
Yahoo and SoftBank’s investments in…