Business succession

Business succession in your region

How many businesses are looking for a successor, who advises them and who finances them differs from state to state. Here you find the key figures and contacts for each region.

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around 186,000

German family businesses will be up for handover between 2026 and 2030

52

successions per 1,000 businesses, national average

61

per 1,000 in Niedersachsen, the highest figure of all states

All 16 states

• 54 per 1,000 · around 26,200 successionsBaden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg is above the national average for upcoming business successions, and ranks third in absolute numbers.Next →
• 51 per 1,000 · around 34,500 successionsBavariaAfter North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria has the second-highest number of upcoming business successions in Germany.Next →
• 40 per 1,000 · around 7,700 successionsBerlinRelative to its number of businesses, Berlin has the fewest upcoming successions, but especially many potential successors.Next →
• 48 per 1,000 · around 4,800 successionsBrandenburgAround 4,800 business successions are coming up in Brandenburg by 2030, many of them in the Berlin area and in rural regions.Next →
• 55 per 1,000 · around 1,400 successionsBremenRelative to its number of businesses, the state of Bremen has an above-average number of upcoming successions.Next →
• 49 per 1,000 · around 5,100 successionsHamburgIn Hamburg, many founders and executives meet a surrounding area with numerous businesses looking for a successor.Next →
• 51 per 1,000 · around 13,600 successionsHesseAround 13,600 business successions are coming up in Hesse by 2030.Next →
• 54 per 1,000 · around 3,200 successionsMecklenburg-Western PomeraniaMore business successions are coming up in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the coming years than before, and a successor is often missing, especially in rural regions.Next →
• 61 per 1,000 · around 19,000 successionsLower SaxonyLower Saxony is the German state with the most expected business successions relative to its number of businesses.Next →
• 53 per 1,000 · around 38,300 successionsNorth Rhine-WestphaliaMore business successions are coming up in North Rhine-Westphalia by 2030 than in any other German state.Next →
• 52 per 1,000 · around 8,800 successionsRhineland-PalatinateAround 8,800 business successions are coming up in Rhineland-Palatinate by 2030, exactly at the national average.Next →
• 53 per 1,000 · around 2,000 successionsSaarlandRelative to its number of businesses, Saarland has slightly more upcoming successions than the national average.Next →
• 47 per 1,000 · around 7,400 successionsSaxonyAround 7,400 business successions are coming up in Saxony by 2030, more than anywhere else in eastern Germany.Next →
• 53 per 1,000 · around 3,600 successionsSaxony-AnhaltMore business successions are coming up in Saxony-Anhalt than in the previous estimation period.Next →
• 55 per 1,000 · around 7,200 successionsSchleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein is one of the German states with the most upcoming business successions relative to its number of businesses.Next →
• 48 per 1,000 · around 3,700 successionsThuringiaAround 3,700 business successions are coming up in Thuringia by 2030.Next →