All René Benko articles

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    Galeria's investors pledge €100 million, seek restructuring, Sunday shopping and name change

    2024-05-21T07:48:00Z

    According to media reports, Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof’s new owners are poised to inject up to €100 million into the company to revamp its remaining department stores over the next two to three years. The insolvent German department store chain sees Sunday shopping as a cornerstone of its restructuring efforts, according ...

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    Benko files for insolvency as a sole proprietor

    2024-03-08T08:17:00Z

    According to media reports, the founder of Signa Holding, the Austrian René Benko, has filed for insolvency as a sole proprietor. The Austrian Financial Procurator’s Office had already filed for insolvency against Benko as an entrepreneur at the end of January. This primarily concerned debts to the Austrian tax authorities, ...

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    Signa Prime Selection files for insolvency

    2023-12-28T12:37:00Z

    Signa Prime Selection AG, the Swiss-based luxury real estate company of René Benko’s Signa Group, has filed for insolvency proceedings in self-administration with the Commercial Court of Vienna, according to a press release issued by the group on Dec. 28. “[…] The Executive Board has also applied for the adoption ...

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    Galeria in distress: Union calls for investment, not insolvency

    2022-12-21T12:14:00Z

    For the second time in two years, majority investor René Benko – the young Austrian entrepreneur controlling the Signa Holding, which holds 100 percent of the shares in Galeria Kaufhof since June 2019 – has filed for protective insolvency proceedings for his Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof (GKK) department store chain. ...