Press comments on our team and the exciting work of the heir investigators
Inheritance investigation is a topic that is largely unknown to the general public. Nevertheless, the media are always keen to pick up on the work of heir investigators, which is as fascinating as it is varied. In the following, we have compiled some press commentaries on heir investigation and our exciting work.
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DER SPIEGEL magazine reports on a curious and tragic case of inheritance. The testator had drawn up several wills, but it has not been conclusively clarified whether he was capable of making a will. Through our investigations, we were able to find numerous legal heirs.
"[...], the Berlin-based company ADD Holstein Erbenermittlung began searching on its own and came across a widely ramified family tree with a total of 133 relatives. "We are convinced that at least 14 relatives between the ages of 33 and 87 are entitled to inherit," says managing director Jan-Mathis Holstein." (excerpt from the article)
DER SPIEGEL (issue 25/2023) and at SPIEGEL online, 06/15/2023
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Our partner company ADD Associés has already been able to find the rightful heirs for artworks that are part of the so-called "looted art" in several cases. Here, TAGESSPIEGEL reports on one of the cases:
"The work has now been returned to the descendants. A moving moment on Monday in the Alte Nationalgalerie: Antoine Djikpa of ADD & Associés, a company for inheritance mediation, [...] had come for the family - not to receive the painting, but to sign a purchase contract with the restitution at the same time." (excerpt from the article)
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The Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung (WAZ) reports on the work of the heir investigator Dr. Max Bloch.
"Every year, 60,000 people with substantial estates die leaving no known descendants. That's when inheritance investigators come into play." (Excerpt from the article)
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Interview with Jan-Mathis Holstein on the issue of inactive accounts at banks in Germany.
NDR Info Radio Germany, August 2016
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Finanztest / Stiftung Warentest reports on the profession of heir investigator and gives advice on what to do if you are contacted about an unresolved inheritance matter.
