Withdrawal of the approval of the acquisition of Aixtron by Chinese investors

The German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy withdrew the initial certificate of non-objection of the takeover of the semiconductor manufacturer Aixtron by the Chinese firm Fujian Grand Chip.

• Type:

  • Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)

• Industry:

  • Manufacturing (Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, and electrical equipment, Other manufacturing)

• Sources:

  • Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (informal source), Bundesminister Gabriel im Interview mit der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung u. a. zu CETA "Ceta ist ein hervorragendes Abkommen" , http://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Interviews/2016/20161030-gabriel-fas.html, 30 Oct 2016
  • media (The New York Times), Germany Withdraws Approval for Chinese Takeover of Aixtron, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/business/dealbook/germany-china-technology-takeover.html?_r=0, 24 Oct 2016