{
  "id": 18242946,
  "title": "Is a sell-off looming?: Foreign buyers are taking over German companies in droves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/droht-ein-ausverkauf-auslandische-kaufer-ubernehmen-reihenweise",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T03:30:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/droht-ein-ausverkauf-auslaendische-kaeufer-uebernehmen-reihenweise-deutsche-firmen/100267433.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}