Private company

Novo Holdings

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Danish holding company

Novo Holdings A/S (formerly Novo A/S) is the Novo Nordisk Foundation's wholly owned holding company for Novo (formerly Novo Nordisk) and Novonesis (formerly Novozymes). Novo Holdings was established in 1999 and manages the Novo Nordisk Foundation's assets, which by the end of 2025 were worth DKK 694 billion (€93 billion).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Sep 8, 1999Founded1
  • Industryconglomerate, holding company1
  • HeadquartersGentofte Municipality1
  • Websitewww.novoholdings.dk
  • Legal formaktieselskab1
  • LEI529900MQF2EW93BCLQ663
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressTuborg Havnevej 19, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 242576303

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Novo Holdings A/S (formerly Novo A/S) is the Novo Nordisk Foundation's wholly owned holding company for Novo (formerly Novo Nordisk) and Novonesis (formerly Novozymes). Novo Holdings was established in 1999 and manages the Novo Nordisk Foundation's assets, which by the end of 2025 were worth DKK 694 billion (€93 billion).2

Corporate structure

Novo Holdings is part of a group headed by Novo Nordisk Foundation. 38 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Novo Nordisk Foundation Hellerup, Denmark
    • Novo Holdings 100% · Hellerup, Denmark
      • Catalent Pharma Solutions Subsidiary · Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
      • Chr. Hansen Holding Subsidiary · Hørsholm, Denmark
        • Chr. Hansen Subsidiary · Denmark
      • Dades Subsidiary · Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
      • FLSmidth Subsidiary · Valby, Denmark
      • NMD Pharma Subsidiary · Åbogade, Denmark
      • NNIT Subsidiary · København S, Denmark
      • Novo Ventures Subsidiary · Hellerup, Denmark
      • Symphogen Subsidiary · Ballerup, Denmark
      • Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Subsidiary · Nordhavn, Denmark
      • NH AIFM P/S Subsidiary · Hellerup, Denmark
        • NH PE FII SCSp Fund · Hellerup, Denmark
        • NH PE FIII SCSp Fund · Hellerup, Denmark
      • NH GP PE FII S.a r.l. (NH GP PE FII S.à r.l.) Subsidiary · Howald, Luxembourg
      • NH GP PE FIII S.a r.l. (NH GP PE FIII S.à r.l.) Subsidiary · Howald, Luxembourg
    • Xellia København S, Denmark
    • Novo Stake · 28.1% · Bagsværd, Denmark
      • NNE A/S Virum, Denmark
      • Novo Nordisk (Algeria) Subsidiary · Hydra, Algeria
      • Novo Nordisk (Germany) Subsidiary · Mainz, Germany
      • Novo Nordisk (United States) Subsidiary · Seattle, United States
      • Novo Nordisk s.r.o. Subsidiary · Prague, Czech Republic
      • Novo Nordisk (Switzerland) Subsidiary · Switzerland
      • NOVO NORDISK FINANCE (NETHERLANDS) B.V. Subsidiary · Bagsvaerd, Denmark
      • NOVO NORDISK HEALTH CARE AG Subsidiary · Zurich, Switzerland
      • NOVO NORDISK REGION EUROPE A/S Subsidiary · Bagsværd, Denmark
      • NOVO NORDISK SERVICE CENTRE (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
    • Novonesis Stake · 23.87% · Bagsvaerd, Denmark
      • Novozymes (Canada) Subsidiary · Ottawa, Canada
      • Novozymes (United States) Subsidiary · Franklinton, United States
      • CHR. HANSEN A/S Subsidiary · Hørsholm, Denmark
      • Novozymes Japan Ltd. (Japan) Subsidiary · Japan
      • Precisionbiotics Group Limited Subsidiary · Cork, Ireland
    • NEW XELLIA GROUP A/S Subsidiary · København S, Denmark
    • NH GP PE FI S.a r.l. (NH GP PE FI S.à r.l.) Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • NH PE FI SCSp Fund · Hellerup, Denmark

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Novo Holdings reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 31, 2025Parent Directly consolidated by Novo Nordisk Foundation3
  2. Sep 8, 1999Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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