. >>> the chinese computer maker elnova - lenova is purchasing a german firm. they have been expanding its side of china at a speedy pace. >> this is where they want to grow, on the shelves of germany's big retailers. of the world's no. 4 computer maker has 7% share of the western european market, but in its 630 million bid to purchase the of the company, that share could grow substantially. the government is not expected to oppose the deal, and it would not be the first time the chinese company has grown by taking over a foreign business. in 2005, lenovo bought ibm's personal computer organizations. this buyout would be the first time a chinese investor had bought out -- bought out a prominent company here. chinese investors were repeatedly considers as potential stakeholders. the same goes for car maker opel. but those deals came to nothing, either because the target was not attractive enough or the political hurdles to hide. at this time there are no such obstacles. >> shares surged wednesday. we have more from frankfurt. >> after bad economic data in the un