It was announced on Monday that the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy was reopening review proceedings for regulatory approval of the takeover of technology company Aixtron by Chinese investment fund Fujian Grand Chip. According to the bidder, the official reasoning stated that “information available to the German Federal Government indicates the knowhow of AIXTRON also compromises security-related technologies, in particular the defence sector, which could be revealed through…
‘Politics, Protectionism and Posturing’
26 Oct 2016
Posted by Barry Norris