New surge of bankruptcies in Italy: between April and June more than 4 companies opened bankruptcy proceedings, recording an increase of 14,3% compared to the same period of 2013. The double-digit growth brings defaults to over 8 if we consider the entire semester, + 10,5% compared to the already high level of the previous year and an absolute record since the beginning of the historical series since 2001.
The most sustained increase, according to the Cerved study, is observed among joint-stock companies, the legal form in which three-quarters of the cases are concentrated, which exceeded 6 thousand in the first half-year. On the other hand, the increase in the phenomenon was lower among partnerships (+5,9%) and among other forms (+1,8%).
