If you thought Germany is a free country for entrepreneurs, then think twice. According to a news article I read a few days ago the German government is planning to prohibit unwanted investors from buying German companies. But how is unwanted defined? And who will define it? Chinese state funds will probably be on the list of unwanted buyers. But what about Arab funds or US companies? If this is not strange enough, then what about the planned clause that a deal may be declared unwanted even 3 years afterwards? This reminds me of despotism – change the rules of the game if you don’t like the game anymore. Well, this finally proves that German companies are definitely not fit enough for global competition – what other reason could there be for such protective measures?
