Buchalik Broemmekamp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft

What Buchalik Broemmekamp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft does

Buchalik Broemmekamp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (BBR) is a German business law firm founded in 1998 and headquartered in Düsseldorf, with five additional offices in Berlin, Düren, Erfurt, Frankfurt, and Hannover. The firm operates as an independent Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH under German law, structured as a private legal entity with no disclosed parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership. BBR specializes exclusively in insolvency and restructuring law, with a 30-plus lawyer team holding certified specialist credentials (Fachanwalt) in insolvency and restructuring, labor law, and banking/capital markets law.

The firm's core service portfolio centers on StaRUG-based preventive restructuring, self-administration proceedings (Eigenverwaltung), protective shield procedures (Schutzschirmverfahren), and court-appointed insolvency administration. Supporting practices include labor law, banking and finance law, tax advisory, distressed M&A, insolvency avoidance defense, and cross-border business law with dedicated country desks for Dutch, French, Italian, Polish, and Spanish matters. Digital tools supporting the practice include the Gläubigerinformationssystem (creditor information system), an insolvency calculator, free bimonthly online consultation sessions, and published industry studies. The firm has guided over 200 companies through self-administration or protective shield proceedings and holds 300+ top ratings on the anwalt.de platform.

BBR's revenue model is purely professional services-based, with fees structured through case-by-case arrangements — typically hourly rates or fixed fees depending on matter complexity. Go-to-market relies on direct sales and professional referrals from accountants, tax advisors, courts, and industry networks, supported by thought leadership content (studies, newsletters, video series, and conference participation such as the TURNAROUND BREAKFAST and BBR Bankentag events). The firm does not maintain publicly disclosed revenue figures, and pricing is not transparent. The client base is concentrated in the German Mittelstand, serving companies in financial distress across manufacturing, retail, healthcare, automotive, construction, textile, and food sectors.

Name

Buchalik Broemmekamp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft

Legal name

Buchalik Brömmekamp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://buchalik-broemmekamp.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Buchalik Broemmekamp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft is a German business law firm specializing in insolvency administration, StaRUG-based preventive restructuring, and self-administration proceedings, serving distressed mid-market companies and corporations across six German offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restructuring and Insolvency Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Insolvency law
• Corporate restructuring
• Business law advisory
• Debt restructuring
• Turnaround management

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services billed primarily through hourly fees and fixed fee arrangements for specific legal matters. Services include insolvency consulting, restructuring advisory, self-administration proceedings, and general business law counsel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Buchalik Brömmekamp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is a German business law firm specializing in insolvency and restructuring law. Its core practice covers StaRUG-based preventive restructuring, insolvency advisory, self-administration (Eigenverwaltung), protective shield proceedings, insolvency administration, and supporting advisory in labor law, banking/finance law, distressed M&A, international business law, and tax law. Clients are primarily German mid-market companies and insolvency proceedings administered by the firm's lawyers.

Product overview

Buchalik Broemmekamp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft (BBR) is a German business law firm operating as a unified legal services practice rather than a modular software platform. The firm's core offering centers on restructuring and insolvency law advisory, encompassing StaRUG-based restructuring consulting, insolvency advisory, self-administration proceedings, and protective shield proceedings. Supporting practice areas include labor law, banking law, tax advisory, international business law with country-specific desks (Dutch, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish), and distressed M&A. The firm also provides digital tools including a creditor information system, insolvency calculator, and free online consultation sessions. Supplementary knowledge products include published studies, guides, newsletters, and video content addressing working capital management, creditor committees, and industry-specific restructuring topics. The overall portfolio functions as integrated legal advisory rather than standalone product modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sanierungs- und Restrukturierungsberatung (StaRUG) Prevention-oriented restructuring advisory under the German Company Stabilization and Restructuring Act (StaRUG), enabling companies to restructure debts outside insolvency proceedings through stabilization plans, restructuring plans, and notification of restructuring projects. Targeted at companies facing impending insolvency or seeking to restructure pre-insolvency.
• Insolvenzberatung (Insolvency Advisory) Comprehensive insolvency advisory services for companies in or approaching financial crisis, including preparation of insolvency applications, self-administration procedures (Eigenverwaltung), and protective shield proceedings (Schutzschirmverfahren).
• Insolvenzverwaltung (Insolvency Administration) Insolvency administration services where the firm acts as court-appointed administrator, focused on company preservation and optimal creditor satisfaction. Includes access to a digital creditor information system (Gläubigerinformationssystem / GIS) and virtual creditor meetings.
• Arbeitsrecht (Labor Law) Labor law advisory for employers, employees, works councils, and insolvency administrators, covering employment contracts, terminations, collective bargaining, and labor law issues arising in insolvency contexts.
• Bankrecht | Finanzierungen (Banking and Finance Law) Banking and finance law services including guarantee management (Avalmanagement) and financing arrangements for restructuring scenarios, with specialist lawyers holding Fachanwalt qualifications in Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht.
• Distressed M&A Legal advisory for distressed M&A transactions, including the acquisition of companies or assets out of insolvency proceedings, and structuring of distressed asset transfers.
• Insolvenzanfechtung (Insolvency Avoidance) Advisory on insolvency avoidance (Anfechtung) helping clients defend against or bring avoidance claims raised by insolvency administrators, including preventive measures to reduce exposure to claw-back risk.
• Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht (International Business Law) Cross-border business law with specialized desks covering Dutch, French, Italian, Polish, and Spanish jurisdictions, supporting international restructuring and insolvency matters including under the EU Insolvency Regulation (EuInsVO).
• Steuerrecht | Steuerberatung (Tax Law and Tax Advisory) Tax law and tax advisory integrated with restructuring and insolvency proceedings, including real estate transfer tax (Grunderwerbsteuer) planning on restructurings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully guided over 200 companies through self-administration or protection shield procedures

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• plenovia GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormerly Buchalik Brömmekamp Unternehmensberatung GmbH. Strategic partnership for integrated restructuring services combining legal and business consulting. The plenovia firm specializes in sustainable corporate restructuring and provides operational expertise complementing BBR's legal services. Both firms share founding history and continue collaborative relationships.
• DIAI (Deutsches Institut für angewandtes Insolvenzrecht e.V.)minorOthersProfessional certification body providing the certified ESUG and StaRUG consultant certification. BBR lawyers obtain and maintain certification through DIAI programs.
• Handelsverband Baden-Württemberg (HBW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association partnership for joint research on retail sector challenges. Collaborated on Fashion Retail study analyzing strategic, sales, and operational challenges facing textile retailers.
• Netzwerk geprüfter ESUG- und StaRUG-BeraterminorOthersProfessional network of certified restructuring consultants bringing together specialists in insolvency and restructuring law for knowledge sharing and professional development.
• Neue Insolvenzrechtsvereinigung Deutschlands e.V. (NIVD)minorOthersProfessional association for insolvency law practitioners. Individual BBR lawyers maintain membership for professional development and industry engagement.
• Deutsch-italienische Wirtschaftsvereinigung Mercurio e.V.minorOthersBusiness association facilitating German-Italian commercial relations. BBR maintains membership to support Italian Desk service offerings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Linklaters (Germany): Global law firm with a strong German restructuring, insolvency, and distressed M&A practice. Comparable to BBR's cross-border and distressed M&A services, serving primarily large-cap and international clients rather than Mittelstand.
• Dentons Germany (Frankfurt): Global law firm with a sizeable German restructuring and insolvency practice. Overlaps with BBR on StaRUG advisory, insolvency administration, and cross-border mandates, but as a broad incumbent serving clients across multiple practice areas.
• Hengeler Mueller Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB: Top-tier German full-service law firm with a leading restructuring and insolvency practice. Comparable to BBR on restructuring advisory, distressed M&A, and creditor-side work, but serves larger DAX-level clients and operates with a much broader corporate practice.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Germany): Global law firm with one of Germany's strongest restructuring practices, advising on large-cap and cross-border restructurings. Directly comparable to BBR's cross-border insolvency work but serves enterprise clients and is structured as a broad full-service incumbent.
• CMS Germany (CMS Hasche Sigle): Major international law firm with a substantial German restructuring and insolvency practice. Comparable to BBR on StaRUG, self-administration, and creditor advisory, with strong overlap on Mittelstand and mid-cap clients, but as part of a much broader full-service offering.
• White & Case LLP (Germany): Global law firm with a major German restructuring and insolvency practice advising on large-cap and cross-border matters. Overlaps with BBR's StaRUG, self-administration, and international restructuring work, but operates at significantly larger deal sizes and is a broad incumbent rather than a Mittelstand specialist.

Direct peers

• Görg Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB: German law firm with a market-leading insolvency and restructuring practice focused on mid-market and large-cap mandates. Directly comparable to BBR in core practice areas (self-administration, StaRUG/ESUG, creditor-side work) and target client segment of German Mittelstand and large corporates.
• KSB INTAX v. Bismarck Rechtsanwälte Wirtschaftsprüfer Steuerberater PartGmbB: German mid-market law firm with a strong restructuring and insolvency practice, particularly active in northern Germany. Closely comparable to BBR on StaRUG, ESUG, and self-administration work, and a known prior employer of BBR's new partner Hans Georg Fritsche.
• Schultze & Braun GmbH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: Specialist German insolvency administrator and restructuring law firm with nationwide office network. Closely comparable to BBR's combination of court-appointed insolvency administration, self-administration proceedings, and preventive StaRUG advisory for mid-market clients.

Others

• pleniavia GmbH (related entity): Former business consulting arm of BBR, spun off in 2020 and now a strategic alliance partner. Not a direct competitor but a closely related entity providing operational restructuring consulting that complements BBR's legal advisory, often on joint engagements.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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