There is great public interest in the topic of succession. Since there are no official figures on the number of business transfers that take place each year, the IfM Bonn regularly calculates the succession figures. KfW Bankengruppe calculates them on the basis of its SME panel.
Dr Rosemarie Kay explains the discrepancy between the figures of KfW Bankengruppe and IfM Bonn in her policy brief "Why there are fewer business successions than generally assumed". She also shows which factors are relevant to obtain a realistic view of succession in Germany.
