Overview

• Preliminary Destatis data show requested regular insolvency proceedings rose 10.4% year over year in September, with figures labeled experimental and reflecting applications typically filed around three months earlier.
• Courts recorded 2,197 company insolvency cases in July, a 13.4% increase compared with July 2024.
• Creditor claims tied to July company cases totaled about €3.7 billion, up from roughly €3.2 billion a year earlier.
• Distress is most concentrated in transport and storage at 12.7 cases per 10,000 firms, followed by hospitality and other business services at 9.9 each.
• The DIHK cites weaker exports, falling industrial output, high energy and labor costs, and regulatory burdens in warning of sustained pressures, while the VID argues bureaucracy is not a primary cause and points to liquidity strains and rigid business models.