Volkswagen shareholder Porsche SE eyes defence, infrastructure for new investments
BERLIN (Reuters) -Porsche SE, Volkswagen's largest shareholder, is eyeing defence and infrastructure as possible new long-term investment areas, it said on Wednesday, adding there were no plans to sell shares in Volkswagen or Porsche AG. Germany's parliament this month approved plans to create a 500-billion-euro ($540 billion) infrastructure fund and allow higher spending on defence, sending shares in construction and defence companies soaring as investors hoped the spending splurge could revive economic growth. New investments need to generate financial returns to contribute to dividends, and give insights into new technologies that could boost the competitiveness of Volkswagen and Porsche AG, said Lutz Meschke, Porsche SE's board member for investment management and a former finance chief at Porsche AG.