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Why US investors are buying into Germany's Mittelstand

Original: Why US investors are snapping up Germany's famed Mittelstand https:// lemmy.zip/post/73631414

American investors are increasingly acquiring stakes in Germany's famed Mittelstand, the network of small and mid-sized family-owned firms that form the backbone of the German economy. The reported trend has sparked discussion about what it means for German industrial ownership, with many of these companies facing succession problems and pressure from high energy costs and weak growth at home.

Why now: Concerns over foreign takeovers of Germany's traditional family firms amid economic weakness are drawing attention.

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