Primarily US investors, both strategic industrial buyers and private equity firms, are the main ones acquiring German companies right now, especially in the Mittelstand (family-owned industrial SMEs).
https://t.co/kVkieCmyBp
Scale of the trend
Foreign takeovers of German companies roughly doubled in value recently. According to KPMG (based on LSEG data), the value of cross-border deals targeting German firms surged about 134% to nearly $129 billion over the period from Q3 2025 to Q2 2026. Of the 18 deals over $1 billion, US investors were behind 10* of them.
https://t.co/DUry9nY2nu
Focusing more narrowly on industrial and manufacturing companies, PitchBook data shows US investors were involved in 76 deals in 2025 worth about $29.5 billion** (nearly double the 2022 total). By mid-August 2026 that figure had already reached another $23.9 billion.
https://t.co/kVkieCmyBp
Other foreign buyers are also active (French groups such as VINCI, Chinese interest in retail, Swiss players in shipbuilding, European private equity, sovereign funds, etc.), but **US capital is currently the dominant force** in the industrial segment
https://t.co/hp7qlwVDkX
Why this is happening
Succession problem: Hundreds of thousands of German family-owned Mittelstand firms are looking for new owners because the next generation does not want to take over.
- Attractive specialized technology, strong industrial know-how, and relatively favorable valuations compared with the US.
- Economic pressure (high energy costs, regulatory burdens, weaker demand in some sectors) is making more owners open to selling.
- German government efforts to attract private capital for infrastructure, defense, and industrial investment are also playing a role.
Private equity (especially US houses such as Bain, Carlyle, KKR, Blackstone, and also European players) is particularly active in industrial manufacturing, while strategic corporate buyers from the US are picking up complementary technology and product lines.
In short: there is no single entity “taking over.” It is a broad wave of US-led (and other foreign) acquisitions of German industrial and Mittelstand companies, driven by succession gaps, valuations, and competitive pressures.
2024- The KaDeWe Group (owner of several of Germany's most iconic high-end department stores) have applied for restructuring under self-administration, a type of bankruptcy filing.
2024 - Mattress manufacturer, the Breckle Group, which has existed since the 1930s is insolvent.
2024 - Volkswagen plans to close three German factories in an effort aimed at cost cutting over $4.3 billion.
2024 - Volkswagen subsidiary Audi is planning to reduce its workforce by 15%.
2024 - Germany's Siemens head of tax service C. Kezer tells finance committee of the Bundestag that investing in Germany is pointless and the co. will invest abroad.
More bankruptcies and insolvencies:
2024 - Metal precision parts manufacturer Schumag AG from Aachen, founded in 1830.
2024 - Lauchhammer art foundry, Germany's oldest, after 275 years of history. Co.
2024 - Schrutka-Peukert, manufacturer of refrigerators since 1871
2024 - Traditional confectionery manufacturer Leysieffer, existing since 1909
2024 - Bakery chain Krachenfels Handels GmbH after 340 years of operation.
If this is not warfare against a country through bullshit sustainable energy machinations, I don’t know what is!
And Germany is not the only victim of this in Europe! With many of these companies dies history, tradition and family run companies that were handed down generation after generation.
The de-industrialisation of Germany
2022 - Textile supplier for vehicles, Borgers SE & Co. KGaA filed for bankruptcy after 156 yrs in business
2022 - One of the largest soap manufacturers in Europe, Kappus, declares bankruptcy after being in operation since 1848.
2022 - Bodeta Sübwaren confectionery founded in 1892, filed for bankruptcy.
2022 - Construction co. Wolff Hoch- und Ingenieurbau file for bankruptcy after 125 yrs
2022- Bakery chain Thilmann Brot GmbH, founded in 1937, declares bankruptcy
2022 - Traditional bakery, Thilmann Brot GmbH, founded in 1937, filed for bankruptcy. Cites high energy/raw material prices for operating ovens.
2022 - Department store chain Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof with 131 branches, declare insolvency.
2022 - Furniture co., Hülsta-Werke Hüls GmhH after 82 years in operation is insolvent.
2022 - Austrian manufacturer of cable pulls, GA Actuation Systems GmbH
part of German holding co. Accursia Capital declares bankruptcy.
2023 - Zippendorfer Landbrot GmbH bakery chain, in business since 1925, now bankrupt.
2023 - Bicycle manufacturer, Prophete founded 110 years ago, insolvent.
2023 - Transmission manufacturer Zimm in Ohorn is
subject to provisional bankruptcy.
2023 - Lighting systems supplier, Bäro is insolvent.
2023 - 150 year old beer manufacturer Bachmayer in Bavaria bankrupt.
2023 - Brewery Böhmisch Brauhaus in Großröhrdorf (Saxony) insolvent after 130 years in operation.
2023 - Wine manufacturer Rilling Sekt from Bad Cannstatt (Stuttgart) closed down after 135 years.
Biotech co. Pentracor in Hennigsdorf, bankrupt
2023 - Cargo bike co. Avocargo operating in Berlin & Munich insolvent.
2023 - Eisenwerk Erla, the oldest traditional co. in Saxony, files for bankruptcy after more than 600 years of existence!
2023 - Teusser Mineralbrunnen Karl Rössle GmbH, a mineral water company filed for bankruptcy after 130 years in operation.
2023 - The Offenbacher traditional co. Alfred Clouth Lackfabrik GmbH, founded in 1917, now insolvent.
2023 - The Memmingen Brauerei GmbH of Bavaria, bankrupt after 120 years of brewery operations!
2023 - Waggonbau Niesky, the last producer of freight wagons in Germany, goes insolvent.
2023 - More than 300-year-old traditional slaughterhouse Röhrs Butchery filed for bankruptcy. The business has roots back to 1709.
2023 - 140 year old Schongau Strumpffabrik hosiery factory
enters insolvency.
2023 - Peek & Cloppenburg the largest fashion retailer in the country goes bankrupt after being in business since 1901.
2023 - Rudolf Dankwardt GmbH, traditional manufacturer of hygiene products goes bankrupt after 60 years in operation
2023 - Dörsch bakery in Hof, after almost 90 years of declares insolvency
2023 - Textile company Hofer Spinnerei Neuhof files for bankruptcy after 125 years of spinning mill operations.
2023 - One of the Germany’s largest mail order co.'s, Klingel, in operation for 100 yrs is insolvent.
2023 - Glass manufacturer Weck GmbH & Co of Dortmund is bankrupt after 120 years
2023 - Electrical company "ABL" of Lauf, operating for over 100 years files for bankruptcy.
2023 - Fashion house Rübsamen, in existence for more than 120 years declares insolvency
2023 - 50,600 businesses closed down in H1 2023, an increase of 12.4% compared to H1 2022. The number of corporate insolvencies rose 23.8% in July compared to July '22.
2024 - 230 year-old fine tin-glazed pottery business Zeller Keramik filed for bankruptcy.
2024 - Biebelhausener Mühle GmbH (a traditional baking co.) based in Ayl-Biebelhausen since the 17th century declares insolvency.
2024 - Bankruptcies on a y-o-y
basis in manufacturing increased by 22.6%, in retail went up by 18.5% and in the service sector rose by 16.7%.
2024 - Over 330 years after its foundation, the Koblenz Brewery
auctions off its inventory after filing for bankruptcy
2024 - Kitchen accessories manufacturer M. Westermann of North Rhine-Westphalia, bankrupt. After being founded 150 years
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According to reports, three people were found dead, each shot twice in the head. Two cats were also killed.
Police reportedly found the gun, but no suppressor. Yet neighbors claim they heard none of the eight shots fired during the night.
This happened in an old apartment building where you can hear someone flushing a toilet through the walls. But nobody heard the gunshots?
My prediction? The attacker will die in hospital without ever getting the chance to speak. The narrative is already out there, and I suspect they’ll try to bury the story.
Too many unanswered questions.
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@SecGenNATO@gogamkd Europa kocht in de eerste zes maanden van dit jaar nog gewoon €6 miljard Russisch LNG.
En dan zegt hij zelf: “Europa is ook niet heilig.”
Welkom in de realiteit, Mark.