The German government is not thinking about creating a state-owned fund to defend companies against unwelcome takeover approaches but it is working on a mechanism to ensure Germany’s technological sovereignty, an Economy Ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
“We are looking into creating a mechanism with the aim of securing the technological sovereignty of the German industry,” she told a regular government news conference.
Earlier on Wednesday, Reuters cited a government source as saying the German government is taking steps to counter a surge in Chinese bids for stakes in German technology companies, including the creation of a billion-euro fund that could rescue such firms in financial trouble.