Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH
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Case summary
Insolvency proceedings concerning Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH (Krefeld, 47807) were opened on 2026-08-03 at the Krefeld (case no. 500 IN 172/26). Procedure type: Debtor in possession. Dr. Christoph Niering was appointed as insolvency administrator. Creditors must file claims with the administrator by 2026-09-24. Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH is a registered GmbH, founded on 1981-11-23. Its registered business purpose is: Die Fertigung von Werkzeugen, Vorrichtungen und Sondermaschinen und der Verkauf derartiger Fabrikate. Die Gesellschaft kann Zweigniederlassungen im In- und Ausland errichten. Die Gesellschaft kann sich an anderen gleichartigen oder ähnlichen Unternehmen beteiligen, und zwar im In- und Ausland..
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Official gazette entry
Full text of the §9 InsO opening decree from insolvenzbekanntmachungen.de.
Amtsgericht Krefeld, Aktenzeichen: 500 IN 172/26 Über das Vermögen der im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Krefeld unter HRB 2392 eingetragenen Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH, Breuershofstraße 19, 47807 Krefeld, gesetzlich vertreten durch: […] Geschäftszweig: Die Fertigung von Werkzeugen, Vorrichtungen und Show full announcement ↓
Official announcement pursuant to § 9 InsO. Names of natural persons have been removed. Source: insolvenzbekanntmachungen.de.
Commercial register extract
Public data from the German electronic commercial register (AD extract).
- Legal name
- Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH
- Legal form
- GmbH
- Register number
- HRB HRB 2392 · Amtsgericht Krefeld
- Registered seat
- Krefeld, 47807
- Business address
- Breuershofstraße 19, 47807, Krefeld
- Business purpose
- Die Fertigung von Werkzeugen, Vorrichtungen und Sondermaschinen und der Verkauf derartiger Fabrikate. Die Gesellschaft kann Zweigniederlassungen im In- und Ausland errichten. Die Gesellschaft kann sich an anderen gleichartigen oder ähnlichen Unternehmen beteiligen, und zwar im In- und Ausland.
- Share capital
- €100.000
- Founded on
- 1981-11-23
- Representation rules
- Die Gesellschaft hat einen oder mehrere Geschäftsführer. Ist nur ein Geschäftsführer vorhanden, so vertritt dieser die Gesellschaft allein. Sind mehrere Geschäftsführer bestellt, so wird die Gesellschaft durch zwei Geschäftsführer gemeinschaftlich oder durch einen Geschäftsführer zusammen mit einem Prokuristen vertreten. Durch Beschluss der Gesellschafterversammlung kann einzelnen oder mehreren Geschäftsführern Alleinvertretungsbefugnis erteilt werden.
Company profile
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Proceedings opened. From here every week costs the estate money, which is why going-concern sales usually run between opening and the report meeting. This is the real buying window.
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Create buyer profile — freeBuying out of an insolvency estate is an asset deal: you buy individual assets and rights, not the company. This is the checklist experienced buyers work through before they bid. We do not hold the answers for this proceeding — they come from the administrator.
Which assets already belong, economically, to somebody else?
Not known — ask the administratorRetention of title, security assignment and leasing are the most common reason the machine in the photo is not part of the sale. The administrator may only realise what belongs to the estate (§§ 47, 51 InsO). Ask for the list of third-party claims before you value anything.
Are the premises part of the estate, or does everything hang on the landlord?
Not known — ask the administratorWith leased premises the landlord decides whether the lease transfers to you. For a location-bound business, a site you may not keep IS the deal. Establish ownership, remaining term, termination rights and the landlord's consent — in writing, before you bid.
Are the permits attached to the business or to a person?
Not known — ask the administratorLicences, hospitality permits, Handwerksrolle registration, § 34c GewO permits, healthcare and transport approvals: some transfer with the business, others are attached to a natural person and lapse with them. For a regulated trade, a permit matrix is the first step, not the last.
Who actually owns the brand, the domain, the shop and the customer data?
Not known — ask the administratorDomains are frequently registered to a shareholder or an agency rather than to the company, and trademarks are sometimes licensed in from a holding entity. Without the domain and the mark you are buying inventory, not a business. Customer data needs a separate data-protection assessment — a customer base is not a chattel.
§ 613a BGB: which employment relationships come with the assets?
Not known — ask the administratorTaking over a business or part of one means stepping into the existing employment contracts, insolvency or not. What insolvency changes is liability for OLD obligations: for claims that arose before the proceeding opened, settled BAG case law says the buyer does not carry them. The social plan is capped by § 123 InsO at 2.5 monthly salaries per employee, and at one third of the estate that would otherwise be distributed. Model headcount × monthly salary × 2.5 as the ceiling, then test the one-third limit against the estate.
Which contracts does the business need in order to still run on Monday?
Not known — ask the administratorUnder § 103 InsO the administrator elects whether to perform contracts neither side has completed, and in an asset deal customer and supplier contracts transfer only with the counterparty's consent. Ask which five contracts the business cannot run without — ERP, payment provider, fulfilment, key supplier, key customer — and settle novation before closing.
Why buying from the estate is cleaner than an ordinary acquisition
- § 75(2) AO — the successor's liability for the predecessor's business taxes expressly does not apply to an acquisition out of an insolvency estate. Buying a healthy company, that is one of the largest risks you carry.
- § 25 HGB — successor liability on continuing the trade name is routinely excluded on an acquisition from the estate, and on the prevailing view does not attach in the first place; put the exclusion in the contract regardless.
- Pre-opening employment liabilities do not travel with the buyer under settled BAG case law — the running business transfers, the debts stay in the estate.
General information on German law. Not legal advice, and not a statement about this company. For the actual case only the administrator and the purchase agreement decide.
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Questions & guidance
Frequently asked questions
Is Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH insolvent?+
Insolvency proceedings concerning Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH (Krefeld, 47807) were opened on 2026-08-03 at the Krefeld (case no. 500 IN 172/26).
Which court handles the insolvency of Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH and what is the case number?+
The competent court is the Krefeld. The proceedings are conducted under case number 500 IN 172/26.
What is the company registration number of Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH?+
Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH is recorded in the official register under HRB HRB 2392, kept at the Amtsgericht Krefeld.
Who is the insolvency administrator of Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH?+
Dr. Christoph Niering, Krefeld was appointed by the court as insolvency administrator. Buyers and creditors contact the administrator directly.
By when must claims be filed?+
Creditors must register their claims with the administrator by 2026-09-24.
What is the registered business purpose of Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH?+
The register lists its business purpose as: Die Fertigung von Werkzeugen, Vorrichtungen und Sondermaschinen und der Verkauf derartiger Fabrikate. Die Gesellschaft kann Zweigniederlassungen im In- und Ausland errichten. Die Gesellschaft kann sich an anderen gleichartigen oder ähnlichen Unternehmen beteiligen, und zwar im In- und Ausland..
Can Wirtz Werkzeugbau GmbH or its assets be acquired?+
In many insolvency proceedings the business operations or individual assets are sold via a transferring restructuring (asset deal). Interested buyers approach the appointed insolvency administrator; the official facts and deadlines above are the starting point.
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