self-made millionaire and founder of the Leipziger Internet company Unister, Thomas Wagner, crashes with a private plane in Slovenia. Aboard cash. Shortly thereafter, the holding company files for bankruptcy, as a subsidiary. What’s going on
What is known about the crash ?
to crash icing may have contributed to the single-engine plane. Similar problems had reported the 73 year old pilot of the Slovenian air traffic control. Slovenian media have speculated that the chartered private plane may have been considerably higher than normal for this type flight altitude of 5000 meters on the go.
The investigations of the wreck are still ongoing, with the participation of German authorities.
who was on board?
in addition to company founder and main shareholder Unister Wagner (38) and the co-partner Oliver Schilling (39), a 65-year man and the pilot. Their burned bodies are still being autopsied. A final confirmation of the identities of the Slovenian side there are not. The local authorities are still waiting for DNA comparison samples from Germany.
What was the purpose of the trip?
Wagner and his partner wanted in Venice with potential meet investors as Unister informed. They should have been deceived. The Slovenian police reported documents aboard the misfortune machine, who pointed out that Wagner “has been damaged to a large sum.” In media reports speculating about the investors and supposititious counterfeit money, officially confirmed nothing. The origin of the found at the crash site 10 000 Swiss francs in cash is unknown.
Where are the facts in the case?
In the very beginning. Unister partner and co-founder Daniel Kirchhof wants to clarify the circumstances of the alleged money business. “I’m still on Wednesday a complaint against unknown persons, including embezzlement suspicions,” he told the MDR-magazine “Exactly”. By the afternoon, the prosecution this Leipzig but was not available. “From my side I think it is very, very urgent that cleared up there. In particular, how it could have happened at all, that such a large amount of cash rumfährt in the area, who has been as involved in the whole process, who it knew “Kirchhof said
Why the consolidated unit by Wagner’s death in lopsided
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last published balance Unister Holding is from 2011. My sole manager was Wagner who held all the strings in his hands. In 2002 he had Unister originally founded as a 23-year-old in Leipzig as a student Exchange and led the start-up on a rapid growth path. 2015 was then of job cuts the speech, 30 million euros per year should be saved. An explicit reason for insolvency – as insolvency or overindebtedness.? – Has not been called
As the Group is structured
Under the umbrella of Unister Holding GmbH can be found a variety of companies, which spend more than 40 Internet portals among others on travel, news, real or dating service – including popular sites like fluege.de, ab-in-den-urlaub.de, news.de or partnervermittlung.de. Overall, more than 1,000 employees work for the group.
Who owns what?
Until his death Wagner held approximately 40 percent of the shares and was the main shareholder Unister Holding. The rest is distributed according to the company to the four co-founders – including Schilling, who also died in the crash – and a company called Opus30 asset management company
Time and again there was an investigation.. What was there?
2012 fell Unister targeted the judiciary. Wagner and three other managers were charged with, among other things because of unauthorized insurance transactions and tax evasion. Unister rejected the accusations back always. To process it previously did not, because the district court Leipzig is currently examining a further action.
A few days ago Unister Holding went bankrupt, also a subsidiary is concerned. What’s Next
liquidator Lucas Flöther to save the Internet Group – and is optimistic. In the “Business Week”, he stated that already in the first 24 hours, a high double-digit number of potential investors have reported, were interested in the company as a whole or for parts. Now the expressions of interest are filtered and probed. Then it is decided whether Unister smash or is sold fully
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