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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 among car dealers, where the number increased by almost 200 percent. “For 2026, we expect a further increase of 15 to 20 percent. While the insolvencies of recent years have had a partially corrective effect, they are now impacting the very foundations of companies. In some sectors, it is now simply a matter of survival,” said Jonas Eckhardt, co-author of the…