Hedge funds hold a quarter of Germany's blue-chips

Hedge funds hold as much as a quarter of the equity of Germany's largest companies, according to top investment bankers, reflecting growing interest among foreign investors in betting on economic restructuring in the run-up to the country's general election on September 18.

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“Any company with a market capitalisation of less than €20bn (£13.6bn) is potentially vulnerable to attack by hedge funds.”

• the stagnant wages?

• the prospect of a flat tax and "lower non wage labor costs" (i.e. social benefits) if the CDU wins?