Research by Dr Nadine Schlömer-Laufen, Olga Suprinovič and Dr Markus Rieger-Fels shows that demographic change is leading to an increase in the number of family businesses looking for a successor. But at the same time, the uncertain economic situation means that fewer family businesses are attractive takeover candidates for those interested in succession.
Their findings are based on their current estimates of expected business transfers. In their article "Research Note: Succession is changing", they present their estimation methodology and individual findings. Their article has been published in the journal "Recht der Familienunternehmen".
