Pharmaceutical giants and oil and gas majors wrote the most CVC cheques for startups in 2023 – with Ozempic maker Novo Holdings topping the list.
Analysis
December 22, 2023
Ozempic maker is Europe’s most active corporate investor in 2023
Three of the top ten are oil and gas companies and three are pharmaceutical companies
4 min read
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