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earn-out clauses in the sale of a company
May 22 2020

Earn-out clauses in the sale of a company

Compa­ny succes­si­on, Compa­ny sale (M&A) / 4 minutes of reading

Earn-Out-Klauseln gelten auch bei einer Unternehmens­nachfolge als proba­tes Mittel, unter­schied­li­che Vorstel­lun­gen vom Verkaufs­preis zu harmo­ni­sie­ren. Doch Vorsicht ist geboten: der […]

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Company valuation in Switzerland: The practitioner method
Apr 28 2020

Compa­ny valua­ti­on in Switz­er­land: The practi­tio­ner method

Compa­ny succes­si­on / 2 minutes of reading

Schwei­ze­ri­sche Exper­ten bestim­men den Wert eines Unter­neh­mens grund­sätz­lich nicht anders als ihre auslän­di­schen Kolle­gen. Sie würdi­gen die Substanz und Ertragskraft

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Lack of successors threatens German family businesses
Apr 7 2020

Lack of succes­sors threa­tens family businesses and jobs in Germany!

Compa­ny succes­si­on / 4 minutes of reading

Der Nachfol­ger­man­gel bedroht das Rückgrat der deutschen Wirtschaft. Denn Deutsch­lands Unter­neh­mer­schaft altert rasant: In nur fünf Jahren sind mehrheit­lich gut

Lack of succes­sors threa­tens family businesses and jobs in Germa­ny! Read more »

Company succession in times of the Corona crisis
Mar 31 2020

Compa­ny succes­si­on in times of the CORONA crisis

Compa­ny succes­si­on / 3 minutes of reading

Die aktuel­len Krisen­zei­ten, mit einem Ausmaß wie es sich wohl niemand hätte vorstel­len können, erfor­dern auch für laufen­de Unternehmensnachfolge –

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Selling a print shop - How to do it
Feb 28 2020

Selling a print shop: How does it work?

Compa­ny sale (M&A), Genera­ti­on change, Compa­ny succes­si­on / 7 minutes of reading

Soll ich meine Drucke­rei verkau­fen? Wie könnte eine inner­fa­mi­liä­re Nachfol­ge in der Druck­bran­che gelin­gen? Diese Fragen stellen sich aktuell viele

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Family-internal succession continues to lose importance
Dec 17 2019

Family-inter­nal business succes­si­on conti­nues to lose importance

Compa­ny succes­si­on / 2 minutes of reading

Eine aktuel­le Umfra­ge von KfW-Research bei mehr als 10.000 Mittel­ständ­lern ergab, dass nur noch 44% der Inhaber die Fortfüh­rung innerhalb

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KERN congratulates Dr Theo Waigel
Nov 12 2019

KERN im Inter­view mit dem „Mr. Euro“

Compa­ny succes­si­on / 2 minutes of reading

Zum zehnten Mal jährte sich am 17. Oktober die Preis­ver­lei­hung der Initia­ti­ve Werterhalt und Weiter­ga­be. Die Lauda­to­rin Dr. Charlot­te Knobloch

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Succession with a difference
Oct 29 2019

Succes­si­on in a diffe­rent way!

Compa­ny succes­si­on / 3 minutes of reading

Am 17. Oktober jährte sich zum zehnten Mal die Preis­ver­lei­hung der Initia­ti­ve Werterhalt und Weiter­ga­be. Bei schöns­tem Herbst­wet­ter übergab Laudatorin

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5 people who put their hands over each other in the middle and found a cooperative society
Sep 26 2019

Die Genos­sen­schaft – Rettung für die Unternehmensnachfolge?

Compa­ny succes­si­on / 8 minutes of reading

Aktuel­le Situa­ti­on in der Unternehmens­nachfolge Laut dem Insti­tut für Mittel­stands­for­schung (IfM) stehen in den nächs­ten 5 Jahren (2018 bis 2022)

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Representation of the old KERN logo in the transformation to the new logo in Ocean Blue.
Sep 11 2019

KERN Group for business succes­si­on moder­ni­s­es corpo­ra­te design

Compa­ny succes­si­on / 2 minutes of reading

Dem Lieder­ma­cher Wolf Biermann wird der Ausspruch zugeord­net – „Nur wer sich ändert bleibt sich treu“ – und so gibt

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