BERLIN, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Germany's economy ministry said on Friday it would like U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co to eventually float shares in the German aero engine firm MTU it bought on Friday from DaimlerChrysler AG . "We expect, given the generous state support (that MTU has received in the past), KKR to maintain MTU as a whole and open the way for a later stock market listing of the firm," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry, which has expressed concern in the past about MTU passing into foreign hands, said it regretted DaimlerChrysler's decision to sell the company.