Success or failure of these mega-IPOs is critical but, ironically, many of the incumbents backing these companies are raising capital themselves at the same time. Can public markets support both? There is a smart piece by Emily Zheng at Pitchbook, Eggs in... See more
Boston Scientific is taking a leaf from the IT sector in using corporate venture deals for acqui-hire and product optionality. New York-listed medical device company Boston Scientific under senior vice president Charlie Attlan has been a strategic corpora... See more
AMD's purchase of a stake in publicly-listed rival Marvell is a move that borrows from CVC's ecosystem investment approach. We are seeing some interesting uses of corporate venture capital-style techniques to invest in strategic competitors’ public stock.... See more
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