§ 176 InsO (claims examination hearing)

The examination hearing under § 176 InsO is when the insolvency court deals with claims filed to the table (§ 174 InsO): the administrator, the debtor and attending creditors can each admit or dispute any individual filing. Undisputed claims are deemed established and entered on the insolvency table — the basis for later distribution.

In practice the examination hearing is often combined with the report meeting (§ 156 InsO) so creditors and the court only need to attend once. It therefore usually also falls 6–8 weeks after opening, though it can be scheduled separately and later for large claim tables.

For buyers, the hearing itself is rarely deal-relevant — it concerns the creditor side, not monetisation. Indirectly useful nonetheless: a disputed large claim can point to litigation risk that affects proceeds and, in turn, the administrator's negotiating position.