Tag: Corporate succession
What makes family businesses so successful on the stock exchange
Hornbach family business In the corona crisis, many family businesses have shown a high level of resilience. (Photo: Hornbach) Dusseldorf When the corona virus spread in Germany at the beginning…
In the discounter power struggle, heirs succumb again in court
Aldi north The background to the legal dispute is the complicated ownership structure at Aldi Nord. (Photo: imago images/penofoto) Dusseldorf The heirs of the Aldi founder’s son Berthold Albrecht, who…
68 of the 100 largest family businesses do not have a woman on the board
Dusseldorf Family businesses in Germany hardly hire female managers for management positions. Most recently, only 8.3 percent of the executive boards of the 100 top-selling family businesses were women. And…
Many medium-sized companies are thinking about selling the company
medium-sized company Many owners prefer competitors to buy their companies. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The rapid succession of new crises is also leaving its mark on German SMEs. Many top managers…
Are German family businesses an endangered species?
Dusseldorf We are proud of Goethe, Schiller, Porsche, Mercedes and the family businesses!” With this sentence, Tom Rüsen, Fabian Kienbaum and Arndt Kirchhoff, together with the author Viktoria Steiner, want…
Withdrawal from the Russian market with the sale of a plant
dr Oetker dr Oetker withdraws completely from Russia and gives up his work completely. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The food manufacturer Dr. Oetker withdraws completely from Russia. The family business from…
Tax pitfalls in inheritance
inheritance tax return The closer the family relationship, the less inheritance tax is due. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It depends on the tax bracket. This applies not only to income tax,…
7 tips as lessons from the corona pandemic
Dusseldorf Mike Zöller is often not called until late. The board of directors of the management consultancy FTI Andersch helps family businesses through the crisis and has specialized in restructuring…
Ikea’s sustainability step backwards: CO2 emissions increased in 2021
Dusseldorf Ikea has set itself high goals on the way to more sustainability. The furniture giant wants to become climate-positive by 2030. In absolute figures, the Swedes want to reduce…
Oetker closes the Ettlingen plant and cuts 190 jobs
dr Oetker The food company closes its plant in Ettlingen. (Photo: imago/Manngold) Dusseldorf The food company Oetker is closing its plant in Ettlingen near Karlsruhe. The Bielefeld family business announced…
Gerbaulet becomes the first personally liable partner
Headquarters of the Oetker Group The group is changing the corporate structure – and is relying on new names at management level. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The Oetker Group is reorganizing…
Müller Milch is getting a new head supervisor
Stefan Müller Theo Müller’s eldest son becomes the dairy company’s new chief supervisor. (Photo: imago stock & people) Dusseldorf A change at the top of the supervisory board is pending…
These are the 50 oldest family businesses in Germany
Engraving of the Siegen galvanizing plant The picture shows the company in Geisweid in 1909, it was one of the oldest companies in Germany. Dusseldorf The oldest family businesses in…
“The world looks at our country” – Federal President Steinmeier appoints the ministers
Handelsblatt reporter Daniel Delhaes has exclusive information on the distribution of power among the ministries: The organizational decree of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) sees clearly more competencies for the…
“Dedicate my strength to the well-being of the German people” – Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes the oath of office
Olaf Scholz has in the Bundestag Received 21 votes less than the traffic light coalition from SPD, Greens and FDP Has MP. On the television station Phoenix, the future SPD…
The new Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes the oath of office in the Bundestag
Olaf Scholz has in the Bundestag Received 21 votes less than the traffic light coalition from SPD, Greens and FDP Has MP. On the television station Phoenix, the future SPD…
Bundestag elects Olaf Scholz as the new Federal Chancellor – in Bellevue, the Federal President appoints him
Of the CDU chairman Armin Laschet shared a photo on Twitter in which he can be seen with Olaf Scholz and Annalena Baerbock. “Even if we fought for a different…
Bundestag elects Olaf Scholz as the new Federal Chancellor – 21 traffic light votes are missing
The formation of the government: an overview of the day 9 clock – The Bundestag meets in the Reichstag building. Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD) will inform the MPs that…
Bundestag elects Olaf Scholz as the new Federal Chancellor – 21 traffic light deputies deny him the vote
The formation of the government: an overview of the day 9 clock – The Bundestag meets in the Reichstag building. Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD) will inform the MPs that…
Bundestag elects Olaf Scholz as the new Federal Chancellor with 395 votes in favor
The formation of the government: an overview of the day 9 clock – The Bundestag meets in the Reichstag building. Bundestag President Bärbel Bas (SPD) will inform the MPs that…