Germany: Corporate insolvencies to rise 25 percent in 2025

© Agenzia Nova – Reproduction reserved In Germany, 471 companies with revenues exceeding ten million euros filed for insolvency in 2025, a 25 percent increase over last year. This is according to an analysis conducted by the corporate restructuring consultancy Falkensteg and commissioned by the German newspaper “Handelsblatt.” The largest increase in insolvencies was recorded…

The EU proposal for harmonisation of EU insolvency law

The European Parliament and Council have agreed on a directive to harmonize key aspects of EU insolvency law. The directive introduces targeted minimum standards aimed at reducing internal-market frictions and improving efficiency, predictability, and recoveries in cross-border cases. Once enacted, this will be among the most significant developments in EU insolvency law in recent years,…

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Are Things Finally Looking Up?

The breakdown by country confirms a notable dispersion (Chart 2, see details in our country focus). In the Netherlands, corporate bankruptcies are almost half their historical average, while in Sweden they are almost double that level. Two phases can be distinguished: – An initial rise from 2022. It came earlier in some countries (i.e. the…

NCLAT Rulings of 2025 (Part 6)

This is part 6 of the annual round-up that provides an analytical summary of the key Corporate law rulings of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) reported on Taxscan.in in 2025. Once a Case is Filed Against Borrower, Guarantor’s Case Must Go to the Same NCLT: NCLAT Says Filing Counts as Pendency, Not Just…