Panel: What happens when the strategy changes? Managing CVC portfolios through corporate change

How can Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) units build long-term resilience when corporate priorities, C-suite leadership, and market conditions shift? In this exclusive panel from Global Corporate Venturing (GCV), industry experts dive deep into the uncomfortable truth facing the market: while the number of CVCs is at an all-time high, we are also witnessing a massive wave of high-profile fund winddowns and phase-outs (including PayPal, Fidelity, ING, and Munich Re). Discover practical, battlefield-tested strategies to make your CVC unit "sticky" within the parent corporation. The panel covers everything from the growing role of VC secondaries (now used by 22% of CVCs), navigating a change in CEO, balancing the "schizophrenic" line between strategic and financial returns, and learning governance resilience from highly stable sectors like Pharma and Life Sciences. 🕒 Interactive Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction: Portfolio Transitions & Navigating the CVC Lifecycle 01:43 - The Reality of Market Pressures: DPI & The Wave of CVC Winddowns 03:34 - Why Corporate Culture and C-Suite Alignment Dictate CVC Survival 05:38 - Resilience Lessons from Pharma & Life Sciences CVC Playbooks 08:01 - The #1 Threat to a CVC: Managing New CEO & Board Transitions 09:29 - Why Financial Returns Matter Even If the C-Suite Claims They Don’t 11:45 - Portfolio Preservation Case Study: Preserving Value During an Exit 14:41 - Internal Marketing: How to Build "Sticky" Corporate Solutions 18:03 - Outsource Models, Secondary Sales, and Efficient Phase-Out Options 22:16 - Structuring for the Future: LPGP and Multi-LP Corporate Funds 26:16 - Closing Statements: SNAPPY Advice on Building CVC Resilience 👥 Featured Panelists: Martin Scherrer – Redstone (Partner & Head of Managed Funds) Jeppe Hoier – EUVC Corporate (Co-founder) David Dowling – Counsel (Ropes & Gray LLP) Charlie Hayward - Deputy Managing Director (GCV) 🔔 Subscribe to Global Corporate Venturing for more exclusive insights:    / @globalcorporateventuring   About Global Corporate Venturing (GCV): GCV is the definitive publication and data provider for the corporate venture capital industry. We provide the global community with the data, news, and networking frameworks required to navigate the innovation economy and bridge the gap between startups and corporate entities.