Restructuring and bankruptcy

If your company has ended up in financial difficulties, in some cases bankruptcy proceedings are necessary. In other cases, out-of-court restructuring can be advantageous: it saves court, administrative and insolvency administrator costs, and the restructuring does not need to be made public. Here you will find government services and contacts at public authorities that can support you in your situation.

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Apply as an insolvency administrator or insolvency administrator

If you want to work as an insolvency administrator, you can first apply for inclusion in the pre-selection list.

Apply for insolvency money

If your employer is insolvent and can no longer pay your wages, you can apply for insolvency benefit.

Appoint insolvency administrator

If insolvency proceedings are opened, the insolvency court shall appoint an insolvency administrator. The insolvency administrator shall be a natural person who is suitable for the individual case in question, in particular one who has business knowledge and is independent of the creditors and the debtor.

Carry out consumer insolvency proceedings

Are you a debtor in acute payment difficulties or unable to meet your meet your payment obligations and are thinking about insolvency? Then consumer insolvency proceedings could be an option for you.

Carry out corporate insolvency

In insolvency proceedings, an insolvency plan may, in particular, contain a provision for the preservation of a company. Insolvency proceedings may be opened against the assets of any natural person or legal entity.

Conduct estate insolvency proceedings

Insolvency proceedings may be instituted against an estate. Any heir, the administrator of the estate, another guardian of the estate, an executor of a will and any creditor of the estate shall be entitled to file a petition to open insolvency proceedings against the estate.

Deregistering a company, self-employed or freelance activity with the statutory accident insurance

If your company ceases operations, you must inform your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund. The same applies if you end your freelance or self-employed activity.

Establishment or closure of a company

If you want to set up a company in Germany, you need to comply with certain regulations and requirements. Here you will find information on setting up, running and closing a company, for example on business licensing.

Information from the debtors' register as of 01.01.2013

For certain purposes and under certain conditions, you can obtain information from the debtors' register.

Information from the debtors' register until 31.12.2012

The purpose of the debtors' register is to protect bona fide business transactions from uncreditworthy debtors. Due to a new legal regulation, the maintenance of the debtors'...

Insolvency notices: Information on insolvency proceedings

You can obtain information about any insolvency proceedings online.

Insolvency proceedings and liquidation of companies

If you want to set up a company in Germany, you must comply with certain regulations and requirements. Here you will find information on your rights and obligations, in particular regarding insolvency proceedings and the liquidation of companies.

Liability of the management of companies

If you want to set up a company in Germany, you must comply with certain regulations and requirements. Here you will find information, for example, on the duties and liability of the management.

Publish insolvency proceedings

In the course of insolvency proceedings, the insolvency court must make public announcements. For example, the office of the insolvency court must publish the order opening the proceedings.

Registration of a claim in insolvency proceedings by the KSK

If insolvency proceedings begin for you or your company, the Künstlersozialkasse will register its own outstanding claims.

Request opening of insolvency proceedings

Insolvency proceedings are court proceedings. It is used to liquidate a debtor's assets and distribute the proceeds to his creditors.

Single point of contact network

The Europe-wide Single Point of Contact network provides you with information on legal requirements and helps with the handling of procedures.

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