What happened to the funds of East Germany's ruling party?

The Socialist Unity Party of East Germany wasn’t just a political party. It had owned many enterprises and business and real estate. In this video you’ll get an idea of the size of the SED ‘conglomerate’. Main source for this video was this book: ‘Spur der Scheine – Wie das Vermögen der SED verschwand’ by Klaus Behling (https://amzn.to/4q52T2i) Shorter, but also recommended: 'Die Jagd nach DDR-Millionen' by W Brendel (https://amzn.to/4plWP4c) Many thanks to Paul Webster for his help. Link to the KoKo video:    • East Germany’s secret businesses: Commerci...   Pictures: • Neues Deutschland - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-T0220-0307 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Altberliner Verlag – By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1990-0530-309 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Staatsbank DDR moneybag - By Lupus in Saxonia - Own Work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Hans Modrow - By n.n. - http://archiv2007.sozialisten.de/serv..., Attribution, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Gregor Gysi 1990 - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1990-1019-011 / Franke, Klaus / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Gregor Gysi 1990 elections campaign - By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1990-0215-023 / Wolfried Pätzold / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Lugano - By Aconcagua – Own Work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Lugano Via Nassoa - By [email protected] – Own Work, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Foundation SED in 1946 - By Deutsche Fotothek‎, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Volkskammerwahl 1990 chart – By Tagesschau • Chemnitz – By Sandro Schmalfuß - Sandro Schmalfuß, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... • Logo of the Soviet communist party – By Kosogorsky Yaroslav, and others. - Combo of http://openclipart.org/detail/151021/... and File:КПСС.png, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...