Germany Becomes Major EADS Shareholder

Once the deal is completed, Germany’s 15% stake in EADS will equal that of France. EADS management has been calling upon its controlling shareholders to reduce government influence, but so far the opposite is happening. Executives are hoping the two countries could decide to sell down their stakes in parallel in the future.

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