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Beyond the Huawei Shock
Why Europe is Losing the Talent War (And How to Win It Back)
A Fraunhofer director’s move to Huawei as a market signal: Europe is losing its pull on top talent. Three proposals to keep it.
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The Illusion of Immunity
Why China Isn’t the "Winner" of the Global Chaos
Calls with partners and factory owners across China show it is not immune. The aluminium price shows why demand is falling worldwide.
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The Subsidy Trap
Why Germany’s "Industrial Soul" is at a Breaking Point
Why subsidies will not save the Mittelstand: the state draws capital out, bureaucracy burns part of it, and the rest comes back as life support.
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The Throne We Gave Away
How Europe Handed the Lighting Industry to China—And How We Survive the Next Industrial War
Components, then manufacturing, then R&D and brands: how Europe gave away the lighting industry in three phases – and why it must not lose infrastructure the same way.
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The "Hidden Champion" Trap
Why German Engineering IP is No Longer a Shield in 2026
Many Mittelstand owners sit on world-class IP but lose on cost and speed. Why succession with a strategic partner is not a retreat.
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Boardroom Strategy vs. Factory Physics
Why Most Industrial Carve-Outs Underperform
From −6% to +12% margin in 12 months: why industrial carve-outs are won on the factory floor, not in the spreadsheet.
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Funding a German Subsidiary
Why “Waiting and Seeing” Can Cost You the Entire Company
Chinese capital meets German law: why managers in Germany must raise the alarm, and why an owner who waits can lose the company.
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More Deals, Less Vision?
Why 2025 Could Be the Year of M&A Myopia
A busy M&A market is not the same as a clear-sighted one. Three signals from KPMG’s 2025 study, and why the most conscious acquirer wins.
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Schöne employment, or maybe not?
Inflation up, economy down – and still no skilled workers to be found. A note from September 2022 on a contradiction in the German labour market.
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Tim Y. Chen on industry, succession and doing business between Europe and Asia. The articles first appeared on LinkedIn.
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