CORPORATE VENTURE FIRM / STRATEGIC INVESTOR OF THE YEAR

This award recognises a European Corporate VC firm or strategic investor that has outperformed peers, created value and demonstrated truly outstanding investment decision making.

Qualifying criteria

• Open to corporate venture or strategic investors from pharma, commercial leaders and big tech only
• Firms must have headquarters / offices in Europe
• Period to be judged review is between 1 September 2019 and 1 September 2020

Judges will be paying particular attention to:

• Evidence of innovative company creation and deal-making strategies
• Volume and value of investments made in the qualifying timeline
• Number of lead investments made
• Number / quality of successful syndications
• Post-investment strategic earn-outs