Tag: Corporate succession
Viktoria Schütz’s difficult journey into her parents’ company
Victoria Schuetz The 38-year-old studied global management and marketing and lives in Berlin and in the Rhön. Dusseldorf Deguma-Schütz is a machine builder in the 5,000-inhabitant village of Geisa in…
The number of start-ups is falling again – these are the causes and consequences
Berlin After a slight recovery in 2021, the number of business start-ups in Germany fell again last year by nine percent to 550,000. This is the result of the new…
Thyssen Krupp boss Martina Merz leaves
Martina Merz The former head of the supervisory board and current CEO is leaving Thyssen-Krupp. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Management change at Thyssen-Krupp: CEO Martina Merz leaves the group at the…
Dispute over Peter Dussmann’s inheritance
Dusseldorf For 20 years Angela Dussmann was a model daughter. The only child of the big businessman Peter Dussmann did an excellent Abitur, was interested in music and literature and…
The formula for success of dm founder Götz Werner
Karlsruhe The successor at the top of the drugstore empire dm was initiated by founder Götz Werner in the sauna. As the only one of his seven children, his son…
Dussmann subsidiary appeals in inheritance dispute
Catherine von Furstenberg-Dussmann The family had fallen out with the daughter because of her husband. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The dispute between Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann and her daughter Angela Göthert over…
Widow achieves stage victory in inheritance dispute with daughter
Catherine von Furstenberg-Dussmann The entrepreneur has been Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of the Peter Dussmann Foundation since 2011. (Photo: Dussmann Group) Dusseldorf Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann is rarely seen…
The owners of the discounter settle years of family disputes
Aldi north The background to the legal dispute between the families is the complicated ownership structure at Aldi Nord. (Photo: dpa) meal The long-standing family dispute at Aldi Nord is…
Aldi Nord owners settle family disputes
Aldi north The background to the legal dispute between the families is the complicated ownership structure at Aldi Nord. (Photo: dpa) meal The long-standing family dispute at Aldi Nord is…
German family businesses are growing more slowly in a global comparison
Dusseldorf The 500 top-selling family businesses in the world are growing again. After a 2.5 percent decline in sales in the 2019 and 2021 surveys, the Global Family Business Index…
German family businesses are growing more slowly in a global comparison
Dusseldorf The 500 top-selling family businesses in the world are growing again. After a 2.5 percent decline in sales in the 2019 and 2021 surveys, the Global Family Business Index…
5 tips for succession planning in the company
Wednesday 11 January 2023 Log in subscription Newsletter podcast Club e-paper archive Shop jobs Inside my news Home politics Germany Economy International Economic Education company Industry energy Trade + consumer…
Family businesses create more jobs than DAX corporations
VW location The Mannheim scientists classified any company that is majority family-owned as a “family company”. This also includes VW. (Photo: dpa) Munich Large family businesses have created significantly more…
Trigema boss Wolfgang Grupp calls for more entrepreneurial responsibility
Dusseldorf Wolfgang Grupp has been managing the textile manufacturer Trigema for 53 years. Karstadt was an important customer for him for many years. The department store chain is now part…
How the family business is helping with the energy transition
The Coatinc Company Germany’s oldest family business. (Photo: The Coatinc Company) Dusseldorf Galvanized remains stable for decades. Wind, weather and time can hardly harm zinc-treated steel. Surface finishing is still…
Am I still the right owner?
Sartorius The execution of wills made the sale of company shares complicated. (Photo: Sartorius) Dusseldorf Digitization, corona pandemic, energy price explosion, war: German family businesses currently have to manage many…
What can be learned from the oldest companies in Germany
New series on the oldest family-controlled companies What can be learned from old family businesses? In the picture: Medicine bottles from the pharmaceutical company Merck from the time when the…
Be careful with intermediate heirs: This means that allowances are lost
inheritance tax return Heirs are entitled to different inheritance tax allowances. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Sometimes the joy of a considerable fortune in the case of an inheritance lasts quite briefly.…
Corporations can learn a lot from crises
Hornbach family business In the corona crisis, many family businesses have shown a high level of resilience. (Photo: Hornbach) How often have family businesses been laughed at. Too conservative, too…
What makes family businesses so successful on the stock exchange
Sixt stand in Mallorca Despite the shortage of cars, the company expanded its stock of rental cars in 2021. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf When the corona virus spread in Germany at…