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If the father doesn’t want to give up: This is why family businesses often break up
A third of companies cannot be passed on to the next generation, with consequences for the entire economy. An expert for succession solutions in family businesses says what is often lacking, what his most difficult cases are and why he thinks little of co-management.
In which direction should it go? The generations do not always agree when the company is handed over.
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According to an analysis by the credit agency Dun & Bradstreet, almost every sixth company in Switzerland controls towards a successor problem. 100,000 jobs are in danger of disappearing. Is the situation really that bleak?