This undated handout photo made available on July 23, 2008 by the  Schaeffler Group shows Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler, owner of the group posing for a photograph. Schaeffler, a specialist in precision roller bearings and other parts for the auto and aerospace industries, quietly gained access to around 36 percent of Continental's equity while avoiding having to declare its intentions to the German stock market watchdog BaFin. Getty Images logo Getty Images 79 months ago

This undated handout photo made available on July 23, 2008 by the Schaeffler Group shows Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler, owner of the group posing for a photograph. Schaeffler, a specialist in precision roller bearings and other parts for the auto and aerospace industries, quietly gained access to around 36 percent of Continental's equity while avoiding having to declare its intentions to the German stock market watchdog BaFin.