Is a sell-off looming?: Foreign buyers are taking over German companies in droves
Foreign investors are buying up German companies in series. The volume of the deals has more than doubled within a year. Is this a cause for concern? A study sees it differently.
German companies are highly sought after by foreign buyers, with cross-border takeovers more than doubling in volume from Q3 2025 to Q2 2026, according to a KPMG analysis. The total value of such deals reached almost $129 billion, with 926 transactions taking place, up from 897 previously. US investors are particularly active, behind ten deals worth over $1 billion, and KPMG expects a significant increase in mergers and acquisitions in Germany, with domestic deals rising 22% and foreign takeovers of German firms growing 13% by 2028.
KPMG expert Michael Buhl attributes the trend to German companies' technological competence, industrial excellence, and high-quality data.
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