Insolvency and Preliminary Administration of Subsidiary pme Familienservice Bremen gGmbH (critical) The subsidiary 'pme Familienservice Bremen gGmbH' filed for insolvency in November 2025, threatening the closure of seven childcare facilities, affecting approximately 430 children and putting 120 jobs at risk. On December 2, 2025, the Amtsgericht Charlottenburg officially initiated preliminary insolvency proceedings under file number 3604 IN 11303/25. The insolvency triggered a severe public dispute: the company accused the city of Bremen of forcing the bankruptcy by withholding payments during ongoing negotiations, while the Bremen Senate and educational authorities strongly rejected these allegations, pointing to structural issues. Furthermore, on February 28, 2026, the company announced that participating in the city's expression of interest process (Interessenbekundungsverfahren) to resolve the childcare crisis was impossible under the current financial framework.