Free List of Companies in Judicial Liquidation 2026

Q: What is the Difference Between Judicial Liquidation and Judicial Recovery?

Judicial Liquidation: the company closes permanently. All assets are sold to repay creditors. Opportunity: buy the business assets, equipment, customer file, stock. Judicial Recovery: the company is in difficulty but can be saved. The court appoints an administrator. Two possible outcomes: continuation plan (the company resumes with restructured debts) or transfer plan (sale to a buyer). On Google Maps, "Permanently Closed" generally corresponds to a liquidation. "Temporarily Closed" may signal an ongoing recovery — or simply renovations or vacations. To be verified.

Q: How Long After Closure Can One Seize the Opportunity?

0-2 weeks: optimal. Direct negotiation with the owner before the liquidator is appointed. Very interesting prices. 2-8 weeks: favorable. Liquidator appointed, inventory in progress. Bulk purchase possible. 8-24 weeks: feasible. Scheduled auctions. Increased competition. Beyond 24 weeks: the main assets are often already sold. The earlier you intervene, the better the negotiation conditions. This is the main reason why early detection via Google Maps is valuable.

67,830 French companies closed in 2024. A historic record — worse than the peak in 2009. If you are looking for a free list of companies in judicial liquidation, you are in the right place. This page explains how to identify these companies before anyone else, without paying €500 per month for data that is three weeks old.

The method relies on Google Maps. It is free, legal, and provides 2 to 4 weeks of advance notice on official publications.

Why 2026 is an Exceptional Year for Buyers

The Numbers Behind the Opportunities

67,830 failures in 2024. That’s +17% compared to 2023. It’s more than the peak of the 2009 crisis (63,700 failures).

255,000 jobs affected. Business assets available. Equipment for sale. Customer bases without buyers.

46,000 of these failures are direct judicial liquidations — two-thirds of the total. These companies will not recover. They are closing permanently.

A figure often overlooked: companies wait an average of 18 months before filing for bankruptcy. Right now, thousands of companies are already sinking without having officially declared it.

The Most Affected Sectors

Some sectors concentrate the opportunities:

Wholesale Trade: +76% in failures. Importers, distributors, wholesalers are closing.

Manufacturing: +75%. Machine tools available. Production equipment sold at bargain prices.

Transport: +59%. Trucks, warehouses, logistics bases.

Business Services: +35%. Agencies, consulting firms, interesting customer files.

HoReCa: Hospitality, restaurants, cafes. A fragile sector that continues to suffer.

Regions to Watch

Île-de-France: 16,151 failures in 2024. The largest volume, hence the most opportunities.

Bouches-du-Rhône: 23,000 jobs threatened in this single department.

Paradox: economically active regions also concentrate the most closures. More companies = more potential bankruptcies.

Why Google Maps Beats the BODACC

The Problem with Official Sources

Most buyers look for their list of failing companies on the BODACC — the Official Bulletin of Civil and Commercial Announcements. It is the legal reference source.

But the BODACC is slow.

Between the actual closure of a company and its official publication, it takes 3 to 6 weeks. Sometimes longer. During this time, the best assets are sold. The equipment is gone. Customers are picked up by faster competitors.

How Google Maps Works Differently

When an owner closes permanently, they update their Google Maps listing. Why? To stop receiving calls from customers. To avoid negative reviews from people finding a closed door.

They mark "Permanently Closed". This information is visible immediately — not in three weeks.

Time Advantage: Google Maps provides 2 to 4 weeks of advance notice on the BODACC. Huge for takeovers.

Enriched Data: The BODACC provides the SIREN, name, address. That’s it. Google Maps provides emails, phones, social media, review history, photos.

Precise Geolocation: The BODACC organizes its data by commercial court. Google Maps allows searching by street, neighborhood, city, or department.

The "Permanently Closed" Filter

Are all companies marked "Permanently Closed" on Google Maps in judicial liquidation? No. Some have closed for other reasons: owner retirement, relocation, change of activity.

But the correlation is strong. 70 to 80% of companies with this status are in liquidation or will be soon.

And you have this information 2 to 4 weeks before the BODACC. Before the competition. Before the acquisition professionals who scrutinize official publications.

Step-by-Step Guide: Identify Closed Companies with IBLead

IBLead indexes over 50M establishments in 37 countries, with 50+ data fields per listing. Everything is already indexed — you search, filter, and export in minutes.

Step 1 — Create Your Account (2 minutes)

Go to app.iblead.com/register. Fill in your email and password. You get 200 credits to test.

Step 2 — Define Your Geographic Area

Choose where to search. By city (Paris, Lyon, Marseille). By department. By region. By entire country.

IBLead also allows searching by postal code for very precise geographic targeting.

Step 3 — Select Your Sector (Optional)

Leave all sectors to see all closed companies. Or filter by Google Maps category to target your field: restaurants, garages, real estate agencies, retail stores, medical practices.

Step 4 — Activate the "Permanently Closed" Filter

In the Filters section, change the status from "All" to "Permanently Closed".

Combine with other filters to refine:

Email Presence: only contactable companies
Phone Presence: to call first
Google Rating: 4.5 stars = good reputation before closure, interesting opportunity
Number of Reviews: more reviews = more customer traffic before closure

Step 5 — Export and Utilize

IBLead displays the results instantly. Click "Export". CSV format. Download.

Each listing contains:

Company name, full address
Landline and mobile phone(s)
Email(s) extracted from the website
Website, social media
Google rating and number of reviews
Complete Google reviews (text, rating, date, author) — up to 500 reviews per listing
Detected technologies on the website (160+ technologies)
GPS coordinates, Google Place ID
SIRET, SIREN, name of the manager (for French companies)

For French companies, IBLead automatically matches SIRET. You get the manager's name, legal form, creation date — without searching on Infogreffe.

Import the file into your CRM or Google Sheets. Start contacting.

What You Get in Concrete Terms

Contact Data

Emails extracted directly from the company's website. Landline and mobile phones. Social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn).

This information allows you to contact the owner or the liquidator directly — before official procedures are initiated.

The History of Google Reviews

IBLead scrapes up to 500 Google reviews per listing. Full text, rating, date, author.

Very useful for confirming a closure. The last reviews often say "Too bad, they closed" or "Closed for 2 months". This gives an approximate date and confirms the status.

Website Technologies

IBLead detects 160+ technologies on each company's website: CMS (WordPress, Shopify, Wix), analytics tools, advertising pixels, payment solutions.

Useful for assessing a company's digital asset before making an offer.

Comparison of Available Sources

Criterion	BODACC	Paid Solutions	IBLead
Data Freshness	3-6 weeks	Monthly	Updated weekly
Geolocation	By court	By region	By city, street, postal code
Contact Data	❌	❌ or partial	✅ Email, phone, social media
Google Reviews	❌	❌	✅ Up to 500 per listing
Web Technologies	❌	❌	✅ 160+ technologies
SIRET / Manager (FR)	Partial	Partial	✅ Automatic
Price	Free	€500-2000/month	From €44 for 10,000 leads

Our Recommendation

Use Google Maps + IBLead for early detection. Confirm with the BODACC for legal validation. Both sources are complementary — not competitive.

6 Concrete Use Cases

Buyers of Business Assets

You are looking for a restaurant, a business, a service to take over. With IBLead, you identify closed establishments in your area before the liquidator is appointed. You contact the owner directly. You negotiate a friendly acquisition — often 20 to 10% cheaper than through official channels.

Investors and Turnaround Funds

Extraction on a regional or national scale. Analysis of the volume of closures by sector. Identification of undervalued assets. Preparation of acquisition files before official procedures.

Debt Collection Agencies

Monitoring your client portfolio. Detection of weak signals: status "Temporarily Closed" evolving to "Permanently Closed". Intervention before asset dispersion. The recovery rate increases when you intervene early.

Business Law Attorneys

Identification of new ongoing procedures. Targeted prospecting of agents and liquidators. Offering legal services to potential buyers.

Turnaround Consultants

Early detection of struggling companies before liquidation is pronounced. You arrive when the company can still be saved — not afterward.

B2B Suppliers and Partners

Monitoring your client portfolio. Anticipation of doubtful receivables. Activation of collection procedures before liquidation.

Automate Your Monitoring

IBLead offers automatic alerts (Watches): you set your criteria once, and you are notified when new establishments match your search.

You can also connect IBLead to automation tools like Make.com or n8n. The typical workflow: IBLead detects a new closed company → data is sent to your CRM → a prospecting sequence is triggered automatically.

Set it up once. Let it run.

Legal Aspects: Is It Legal?

Scraping Public Data

Yes, it is legal. Google Maps displays information that companies have made public: address, phone, email, website. European case law validates the scraping of public data, provided that copyright and data protection rights are respected.

In France, prospecting from one business to another does not require prior consent. You have the right to prospect professionals by email.

What You Can Do:

Extract public business data
Send B2B prospecting emails
Call public business numbers

What You Cannot Do:

Ignore unsubscribe requests
Resell files to third parties
Spam massively

Respect basic rules: functional unsubscribe link, clear legal mentions, retention of data limited to 3 years for inactive prospects.

FAQ

How to Know if a Company is Really in Judicial Liquidation?

The status "Permanently Closed" on Google Maps is a strong signal, not a legal proof. For official confirmation, cross-check with the BODACC (bodacc.fr) by searching for the company's name or SIREN. Expect a delay of 2 to 4 weeks between the visible closure on Google Maps and the BODACC publication.

Other useful indicators: the latest Google reviews often mention "They have closed", the website shows a 404 error, social media has not posted in months.

What is the Difference Between Judicial Liquidation and Judicial Recovery?

Judicial Liquidation: the company closes permanently. All assets are sold to repay creditors. Opportunity: buy the business assets, equipment, customer file, stock.

Judicial Recovery: the company is in difficulty but can be saved. The court appoints an administrator. Two possible outcomes: continuation plan (the company resumes with restructured debts) or transfer plan (sale to a buyer).

On Google Maps, "Permanently Closed" generally corresponds to a liquidation. "Temporarily Closed" may signal an ongoing recovery — or simply renovations or vacations. To be verified.

How Long After Closure Can One Seize the Opportunity?

0-2 weeks: optimal. Direct negotiation with the owner before the liquidator is appointed. Very interesting prices.

2-8 weeks: favorable. Liquidator appointed, inventory in progress. Bulk purchase possible.

8-24 weeks: feasible. Scheduled auctions. Increased competition.

Beyond 24 weeks: the main assets are often already sold.

The earlier you intervene, the better the negotiation conditions. This is the main reason why early detection via Google Maps is valuable.

How to Avoid False Positives?

About 15 to 20% of companies marked "Permanently Closed" are not in judicial liquidation (relocation, retirement, change of activity). To minimize errors:

Check if the phone number has been removed from the listing. See if the website is active. Read the latest Google reviews. Cross-check with the BODACC or Infogreffe. If the opportunity is significant, call or visit in person.

Can Monitoring Be Automated?

Yes. IBLead offers automatic alerts (Watches) that notify you when new establishments match your criteria. You can also connect IBLead to Make.com or n8n to create complete workflows: detection → enrichment → creation in your CRM → triggering a prospecting sequence.

Take Action

67,830 companies closed in France in 2024. Thousands more will follow in 2026. Opportunities exist. The question is who seizes them first.

Those who wait for official lists arrive 3 to 6 weeks too late. Those who use Google Maps + IBLead contact owners before the liquidator is appointed.

The method summarized:

Create your IBLead account
Define your area and sector
Activate the "Permanently Closed" filter
Export enriched data (emails, phones, reviews, SIRET)
Contact quickly — before the competition
Set up automatic alerts to not miss anything

free credits — 200 credits included