https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/ Tim Y. Chen on industry, succession and business between Europe and Asia – from a former industrial executive who now helps owners sell their companies. en-gb https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/beyond-the-huawei-shock/ https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/beyond-the-huawei-shock/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 partners@echonova.de (Tim Y. Chen) A Fraunhofer director’s move to Huawei as a market signal: Europe is losing its pull on top talent. Three proposals to keep it. https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/the-illusion-of-immunity-why-china-isnt-the-winner/ https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/the-illusion-of-immunity-why-china-isnt-the-winner/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 partners@echonova.de (Tim Y. Chen) Calls with partners and factory owners across China show it is not immune. The aluminium price shows why demand is falling worldwide. https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/the-subsidy-trap/ https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/the-subsidy-trap/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 partners@echonova.de (Tim Y. Chen) 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. https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/the-throne-we-gave-away/ https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/the-throne-we-gave-away/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 partners@echonova.de (Tim Y. Chen) 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. https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/the-hidden-champion-trap-german-engineering-ip-2026/ https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/the-hidden-champion-trap-german-engineering-ip-2026/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 partners@echonova.de (Tim Y. Chen) Many Mittelstand owners sit on world-class IP but lose on cost and speed. Why succession with a strategic partner is not a retreat. https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/boardroom-strategy-vs-factory-physics/ https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/boardroom-strategy-vs-factory-physics/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 partners@echonova.de (Tim Y. Chen) From −6% to +12% margin in 12 months: why industrial carve-outs are won on the factory floor, not in the spreadsheet. https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/funding-a-german-subsidiary/ https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/funding-a-german-subsidiary/ Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000 partners@echonova.de (Tim Y. Chen) Chinese capital meets German law: why managers in Germany must raise the alarm, and why an owner who waits can lose the company. https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/more-deals-less-vision/ https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/more-deals-less-vision/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 partners@echonova.de (Tim Y. Chen) 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. https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/schoene-employment-or-maybe-not/ https://www.echonova.de/en/blog/schoene-employment-or-maybe-not/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 09:00:00 +0000 partners@echonova.de (Tim Y. Chen) 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.