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Novo Nordisk overtakes SAP as Europe’s most valuable company

Novo Nordisk A/S reclaimed its position as Europe’s most valuable public company, overtaking software developer SAP SE.Β 

Shares in the Danish drugmaker climbed as much as 2.3% on Friday after Novo said it plans to advance its experimental weight management treatment amycretin into late-stage development following feedback from regulatory authorities.Β 

Novo’s market capitalization stood at $365 billion as of 10:20 a.m. in Copenhagen. That compares with $364.3 billion for SAP, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Novo has suffered a series of setbacks since reaching a record high in June of last year, including disappointing clinical trial results for its experimental obesity treatments and mounting competition from US rival Eli Lilly & Co. The drugmaker last month decided to replace Chief Executive Officer Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen.

The shares have been boosted this week following a Financial Times report about activist hedge fund Parvus Asset ManagementΒ building a stakeΒ in Novo, hoping to influence the appointment of the drugmaker’s new CEO.Β 

This story was originally featured on Fortune.com

Β© MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images

Shares in the Danish drugmaker climbed as much as 2.3%.
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