FRANKFURT/LONDON -- Chinese semiconductor companies looking to expand through acquisitions in Europe face an increasingly chilly reception from regulators wary of state-driven investment.
U.K. and Germany take tougher line amid worries about state influence
Germany blocked the sale of an Elmos Semiconductor factory in Dortmund to a Chinese company. © Reuters
FRANKFURT/LONDON -- Chinese semiconductor companies looking to expand through acquisitions in Europe face an increasingly chilly reception from regulators wary of state-driven investment.