EconomyWhy US investors are snapping up Germany's famed Mittelstand

More US capital is flowing into Germany’s traditional industrial and family-owned firms as owners struggle to find successors, putting more companies up for sale. In 2025, US investors took part in 76 acquisitions and investments in German industrial and manufacturing companies, worth about $29.5 billion—nearly double the 2022 total.

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