What INDat Barometer does

INDat Barometer is a German B2B publishing product operated by Verlag INDat, headquartered at Aachener Str. 222, 50931 Köln, and in continuous operation since 2001. The company is a privately held for-profit publisher whose flagship is a subscription-based online portal publishing monthly and annual statistics on German corporate, natural-person and consumer insolvency proceedings, with full regional breakdowns across all 16 federal states (Bundesländer) and multi-year history extending from 2018 to 2026. Complementary products include the INDat Report journalistic trade magazine, the annual INDat 2026 'Who-is-who' directory for restructuring and insolvency, the INDat Planer event/training offering, the INDat.info data service, the Online-Verzeichnis online directory, and a Video & Audio sub-brand of explainer videos, podcasts and INDat TV.

Underlying technology is a data aggregation and statistical analysis stack. Proceedings data is sourced from STP Business Information GmbH, and the revenue figures underpinning the Top 30 insolvency administrators and Top 30 law firm rankings are obtained by WBDat GmbH via manual querying of Dun & Bradstreet databases. No APIs, SDKs, mobile applications, MCP or AI/ML components are disclosed. Proprietary features include the regional insolvency statistics, the Top 30 Verwalter and Top 30 Kanzleien rankings, and historical year tables enabling longitudinal trend analysis.

The revenue model is subscription-based, with annual billing cadence and pricing available only on request through a single customer service channel ([email protected], +49 221 250 741 85). Distribution is sales-led and exclusively domestic (Germany), targeting insolvency administrators, insolvency law firms, corporate credit and finance professionals, and researchers/analysts. A horizontal segmentation approach is used, with primary emphasis on insolvency administrators (Verwalter) and insolvency law firms (Kanzleien) seeking benchmarking, market-share intelligence and business-development insight into the German restructuring sector.

Name

INDat Barometer

Legal name

Verlag INDat

Website

https://indat-barometer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

INDat Barometer, a Verlag INDat product founded in 2001 in Cologne, publishes subscription-based statistics, regional breakdowns and Top 30 rankings on German corporate and consumer insolvency proceedings, serving insolvency administrators, law firms and finance professionals across all 16 German federal states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insolvency and restructuring data publishing

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519), Information (51)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320)

akta.pro primary industry

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Collections, Arrears Management & Debt Enforcement (BPAIADAD)

Keywords

• Insolvency statistics
• German bankruptcy data
• Restructuring market intelligence
• Insolvency administrator rankings
• Law firm rankings

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Barometer Publication: Subscription-based access to insolvency statistics and rankings data, provided as part of the Verlag INDat publishing portfolio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

INDat Barometer publishes recurring statistical data on German insolvency proceedings — corporate (capital and partnership companies), natural person, and consumer insolvencies — broken down monthly, annually, and across all 16 German federal states, along with Top 30 rankings of insolvency administrators (Verwalter) and law firms (Kanzleien) by proceedings count and associated revenue. The publication is operated by Verlag INDat as part of an integrated insolvency and restructuring information ecosystem that includes the INDat Report trade magazine, an annual directory, an events calendar, and a data service.

Product overview

INDat Barometer is a publication and data platform operated by Verlag INDat, a German publishing house specializing in insolvency and restructuring information. The portfolio consists of the INDat Barometer as the statistical flagship product (providing real-time insolvency statistics, regional data, and rankings of top administrators and law firms), complemented by the INDat Report trade magazine for current journalism, the annual INDat directory, the INDat Planer event organizer, Video & Audio educational content, the INDat.info data service, and the Online-Verzeichnis directory. These products form an integrated information ecosystem serving insolvency professionals, administrators, lawyers, and businesses seeking data and knowledge about German restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INDat Report: Journalistisches Fachmagazin mit aktueller Berichterstattung (Journalistic trade magazine with current reporting)
• INDat 2026
• INDat.info
• Planer
• Video & Audio

Products and services

• INDat Barometer Online portal and recurring publication providing key statistics on insolvency proceedings in Germany, including corporate insolvencies (legal entities and natural persons), consumer insolvencies, and regional breakdowns by German state, plus rankings of top insolvency administrators and law firms.
• INDat Report Journalistic trade magazine offering current reporting on restructuring, rehabilitation, and insolvency topics in Germany, published by Verlag INDat.
• INDat 2026 (annual directory) Annual directory known as the 'Who-is-who' for restructuring, rehabilitation and insolvency, providing comprehensive listings of professionals and companies in the German insolvency field.
• INDat Planer Event planning tool for further education, congresses, seminars, conferences, lectures and discussions related to insolvency and restructuring topics.
• Video & Audio Educational media platform featuring explainer videos, podcasts and INDat TV content on insolvency and restructuring topics.
• INDat.info Data service providing information and statistics on insolvency events in Germany.
• Online-Verzeichnis Online directory of professionals, companies and services related to insolvency and restructuring in Germany.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,187 corporate insolvency proceedings tracked (Jan-Apr 2026)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• STP Business Information GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationData provider for insolvency proceedings statistics. STP Business Information GmbH provides the underlying data on opened insolvency proceedings for persons and capital companies used in the INDat Barometer rankings.
• WBDat GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationData provider for law firm revenue calculations. WBDat GmbH manually queries Dun & Bradstreet statistics to determine the revenue figures associated with insolvency proceedings for the Top 30 Kanzleien rankings.
• Dun & BradstreetcoreTechnology or IntegrationWorld's largest B2B business information provider. WBDat GmbH queries Dun & Bradstreet databases to obtain the most recently declared revenues of companies that subsequently became insolvent.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bürgel Wirtschaftsinformationen: German credit bureau providing business and consumer credit information, including insolvency-related data. Comparable to INDat Barometer as a B2B data provider serving German decision-makers with credit and insolvency intelligence.
• Verband der Vereine Creditreform: Germany's largest credit reporting and business information network. Creditreform publishes insolvency-related data, debtor information, and credit reports on German businesses — directly competing with INDat Barometer in the German B2B insolvency intelligence category.
• Hoppenstedt: Long-established German B2B information publisher offering company profiles, corporate data, and insolvency information. Historically a leading German company directory and data source, directly comparable to INDat's directory and Barometer offerings.
• CRIF GmbH (Germany): European credit information group with German operations delivering business information, credit reports, and insolvency data. Competes with INDat Barometer in providing German insolvency and creditworthiness intelligence to B2B buyers.

Emerging players

• North Data: Digital German company information platform providing corporate data including insolvency events, shareholders, and financial filings. An emerging data-focused competitor with partial overlap on German insolvency coverage but a different delivery model (web/native).
• Companyhouse: Modern German company database providing structured access to corporate filings, insolvency events, and beneficial ownership data. Comparable as a younger, digital-native alternative to traditional German company information providers.

Broad incumbents

• Dun & Bradstreet: Global B2B data provider whose German database is actually queried by WBDat GmbH on behalf of INDat Barometer. D&B is both an indirect data source and a broader-competition incumbent offering insolvency and corporate risk data across global markets.
• Verlag C.H. Beck: Major German legal publisher producing legal periodicals, treatises, and online legal databases including restructuring and insolvency content. Comparable as an established German legal information publisher serving the same professional audience, though with a broader legal scope.
• Bisnode (now Dun & Bradstreet): European business information provider (now part of D&B) offering company data and risk intelligence across multiple European markets, including Germany. Comparable as a wider-scope business data publisher operating in the same German market.

Others

• GoingPublic Media: German publishing group covering capital markets, insolvency, and corporate finance topics. Adjacent in covering German insolvency news and events to a similar B2B audience but more focused on capital markets than restructuring practitioner data.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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