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The Familienferiendorf Hübingen e.V. association’s management board and insolvency administrator Mr Philip Konen from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH are working on a long-term solution that will preserve the well-known family holiday village.

PLUTA Management GmbH has successfully advised on the M&A process for ROFU Kinderland Spielwarenhandelsgesellschaft GmbH. The well-known toy retailer, which has been involved in debtor-in-possession proceedings since mid-January 2026, has concluded an investor agreement with Kids & School Holding GmbH. Managing partner Mr Achim Weniger has decades of extensive industry experience and an excellent network.

In the Scoop Herford Hotelbetriebs GmbH insolvency proceedings, the PLUTA team and the owners of the hotel property have found a follow-up solution that will safeguard the hotel’s long-term operation. Scoop Herford Hotelbetriebs GmbH has been running the IntercityHotel in Herford since it opened in October 2022.

Toy and baby product retailer ROFU Kinderland Spielwarenhandelsgesellschaft GmbH has achieved an important milestone in its debtor-in-possession proceedings just three months following its insolvency filing and the opening of the debtor-in-possession proceedings on 1 April 2026. The company has concluded an investor agreement with Kids & School Holding GmbH owned by TOP Locc GmbH. Managing partner Mr Achim Weniger has decades of extensive industry experience and an excellent network. Together with an investor group, the conditions needed to put ROFU on a financially viable and economically sound footing will be created.

The debtor-in-possession proceedings for ZEDO GmbH, the operator of the ‘5’ gourmet bar and restaurant in Stuttgart, have been successfully concluded. Within the framework of an insolvency plan, those in charge have implemented an investor solution that will allow the business to make a sustainable fresh start. With the court having already confirmed the plan, the developed solution has since become legally binding and the proceedings can soon be formally terminated. The creditors approved the plan back in early April. Mr Steffen Beck from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has been overseeing the proceedings and representing the interests of the creditors as insolvency monitor.

The Bierothek based in Bamberg has filed for insolvency. The Local Court of Bamberg has therefore ordered provisional insolvency administration for the beer trading marketplace. The court has appointed attorney Mr Peter Roeger as provisional insolvency administrator for Bierothek GmbH. Mr Holger Christian Buehler is acting as provisional insolvency administrator for Bierothek Marketplace GmbH.

PLUTA attorneys Dr Ria Brüninghoff and Mr Stefan Meyer have each successfully achieved restructuring solutions through asset deals for the two insolvent Avermann companies based in Osnabrück as part of an investor process involving numerous stakeholders. Both company purchase agreements were already signed at the end of last week. On Monday, the buyers and investors were present when those in charge informed the employees about the developments and the current situation.

Mr Ilkin Bananyarli from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has delivered good news in the proceedings for long-standing fashion retailer FELIX W. Retail GmbH based in Stuttgart.

Attorney Mr Peter Roeger from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has found an investor for Bayreuth-based communicall GmbH within just two months. TMT Service GmbH & Co. KG, also located in Bayreuth, has taken on all of the company’s 40 or so employees and all of its contracts effective 1 April 2026.

In the provisional insolvency proceedings for Hammer Raumstylisten GmbH, attorney Mr Stefan Meyer from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has provided an update on the progress to date in the process to find an investor and the further steps that will now be taken.

In the insolvency proceedings for Ferdinand Menrad GmbH + Co. KG, insolvency administrator Mr Florian Zistler from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has paid out the maximum possible amount under the social plan. The funds for the more than 100 former employees total around one million euros and equate to 2.5 times the monthly payroll.

RÜCKERT + MÜLLER GmbH based in Karlsruhe has filed for insolvency. On 16 March 2026, the Local Court of Karlsruhe ordered provisional insolvency administration for the company’s assets and appointed attorney Mr Ilkin Bananyarli from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH as provisional administrator. The team also includes attorney Mr Niko Maier.

There is good news for creditors of Töpfer GmbH: less than two years after insolvency proceedings were initiated, they have now received a second, and therefore final, dividend. The dividend rate in the debtor-in-possession proceedings for the organic baby food manufacturer is an above-average 60%.

Mr Torsten Gutmann from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has announced good news in the proceedings for Domus Cura Pflegezentrum Hildesheim GmbH: the attorney and his team have found a follow-up solution for the nursing home.

Insolvency administrator Mr Peter Roeger from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has successfully completed the process of finding an investor in the insolvency proceedings for Heilbronner Falken GmbH & Co. KG. The PLUTA attorney has disposed of the intangible assets by way of an asset deal. The purchase agreement has already been signed by the parties.

Insolvency administrator Mr Frank Brachwitz from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has announced good news in the insolvency proceedings for renowned high-end audio manufacturer MBL Akustikgeräte GmbH & Co. KG: just nine months after the company filed for insolvency, creditors can expect their claims to be fully satisfied.

Attorney Mr Christoph Chrobok from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has found a restructuring solution in the DC Transporte GmbH insolvency proceedings. A competitor based in the southern Ruhr area has acquired the transport service provider’s business by way of an asset deal. The buyer has kept on all 26 employees.

The Local Court of Weiden in der Oberpfalz ordered provisional insolvency administration for the assets of EASTEC GmbH EQUIPMENT - AUTOMATION - SOFTWARE on 20 February 2026. It also appointed attorney Mr Peter Roeger from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH as provisional administrator.

Dr Ria Brüninghoff from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has announced good news in the insolvency proceedings for Terbrack Kunststoff GmbH & Co. KG: Röchling Industrial will acquire the operating business under an asset deal on 1 March 2026. All jobs at Terbrack Kunststoff GmbH & Co. KG will be saved.

Provisional insolvency administrator Mr Peter Roeger from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has provided an update on the next steps in the Heilbronner Falken GmbH & Co. KG proceedings. The focus is on keeping professional ice hockey in Heilbronn.

On 5 February 2026, ISEY Fischimport GmbH and Fimex Tiefkühl GmbH applied to the Local Court of Bremerhaven, as the competent court, for the opening of insolvency proceedings for their assets. Following this, on 6 February 2026, the court ordered provisional insolvency administration for both and appointed attorney Dr Christian Kaufmann from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH as provisional administrator in each of the proceedings.

An investor has been secured at the eleventh hour in the Mayer & Cie. debtor-in-possession proceedings, with attorney Mr Ilkin Bananyarli from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH as insolvency monitor.

Mr Daniel Barth from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has announced good news in the insolvency proceedings for Uplifter GmbH & Co. KG: the Luibl Group from Passau will acquire the business and keep on 45 employees. The purchase agreement has already been signed. Those responsible have agreed to maintain strict confidentiality about the purchase price. The Uplifter brand will be preserved.

Following the insolvency filing of Heilbronner Falken GmbH & Co. KG and with the ice hockey club continuing to fulfil its fixtures, it is time for the next step in the proceedings: provisional insolvency administrator Mr Peter Roeger from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has launched the process of finding an investor. The PLUTA team also includes attorney Ms Heike Metzger from Heilbronn and others.

The Local Court of Rottweil ordered insolvency proceedings for the assets of Teknia Stuttgart GmbH and appointed Mr Ilkin Bananyarli from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH as administrator on 1 February 2026.

The Goldschmaus Group, a food business that brings all stages of beef and pork production together under one roof, will acquire the key assets of the Hein Group at its Hasbergen-Gaste site, effective prospectively from 1 March 2026.

The Local Court of Stuttgart ordered provisional insolvency administration for the assets of FELIX W. Retail GmbH and appointed Mr Ilkin Bananyarli from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH as provisional administrator on 29 January 2026. An application was also filed for FELIX W. Holding GmbH, a non-operational investment company that holds the shares in FELIX W. Retail GmbH. The specialist attorney based in Stuttgart has been appointed provisional administrator for this as well.

In the Vynova Wilhelmshaven GmbH proceedings, provisional insolvency administrator Dr Christian Kaufmann from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has provided an update on the ongoing process of finding an investor.

Provisional insolvency administrator Mr Peter Roeger from PLUTA Rechtsanwalts GmbH has provided an update on the Heilbronner Falken GmbH & Co. KG proceedings. The team’s upcoming games can go ahead as planned, and all stakeholders are working to ensure that the remaining fixtures in the regular season can be fulfilled.

With effect from 1 February 2026, the Local Court of Ulm opened insolvency proceedings for the assets of Mocopinus GmbH & Co. KG and ordered debtor-in-possession management. The company is therefore continuing its restructuring process under the operational management of its current leadership team.