Signa Holdings

Kuehne owner sees triple-digit million hit on Signa investment

Logistics billionaire Klaus-Michael Kuehne anticipates triple-digit million-euro losses from investments in the insolvent real estate firm Signa Prime Selection, Welt am Sonntag reported. 

The 650,000-square-foot (60,000-square-metre) KaDeWe department store is located on one of the German capital’s main shopping streets, and has long been a major draw for tourists.

Thai group buys iconic Berlin department store

Thailand’s Central Group said on Friday (Apr 12) that it has bought the iconic KaDeWe department store in Berlin from insolvent Austrian real-estate giant Signa.

Central is optimistic about talks to acquire the entire KaDeWe Group, which includes Alsterhaus in Hamburg, and Oberpollinger in Munich.

Thailand's Central buys German luxury retail property KaDeWe

Thai retailer Central Group has acquired the landmark KaDeWe property in central Berlin from the insolvent Austrian company Signa in what it said was another step towards buying the group.

Galeria Karstadt Kaufh, Germany’s most prominent retailer, earlier this year filed for insolvency following the collapse of its parent Signa, the Austria-based property empire that has become the biggest casualty so far in Europe’s real-estate crisis.

US investor Baker, Beetz-led group to buy Germany's Galeria, sources say

Germany’s Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof is to be taken over by a consortium including US investor Richard Baker, CEO of its previous owner Hudson’s Bay Company, two sources familiar with the matter said on...

A deal may help Signa Prime Selection resolve a deadlock in its broader restructuring related to a previous loan deal with Schoeller.

Signa to sell luxury Vienna landmarks to break debt impasse

SIGNA’S flagship property unit is close to an agreement to sell a portfolio of luxury Austrian assets to Germany’s Schoeller Group, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The plan that Signa Prime will present on Monday seeks to convince creditors that the current management’s strategy will stabilise the firm and repay creditors at least 30 per cent of their claims within two years.

Signa Prime set to present repayment plan in bid to avert liquidation

Signa Prime Selection will lay out on Monday (Mar 11) how it plans to pay back creditors, marking a crucial step in its effort to avoid liquidation.

The insolvency of European luxury property group Signa could hurt more players across the financial industry, but demand for private debt is said to remain high.

Private credit market reports few ripples from Signa fallout

JULIUS Baer’s decision to exit the private debt business is unlikely to prompt similar moves across the financial sector. But, market watchers said that greater caution is inevitable as the impact of ...

A probe launched since the initial revelation in November showed that risk managers didn’t have a handle on the complex nature of the Benko loans, people familiar with the matter said.

Inside Julius Baer’s failed gamble on Signa real estate empire

The more the leadership at Julius Baer Group looked at their exposure to Rene Benko’s collapsed property empire, the worse the outlook for chief executive officer Philipp Rickenbacher became.

Rickenbacher's time as CEO has been marked by forays into non-traditional businesses for the Swiss wealth manager, including an investment in a crypto bank and moves to offer clients services in digital assets.

Julius Baer to exit private debt after Benko saga claims CEO

Julius Baer Group said it would exit its private debt business after writing down all of its loans to the bankrupt Signa companies, and confirmed that chief executive officer Philipp Rickenbacher is s...

Baer extended loans to the Signa real estate empire of about US$700 million, and has been investigated by Switzerland’s financial watchdog over inadequate risk-control structures.

Julius Baer to take US$460 million Benko write-down

Julius Baer Group will write off some US$463 million or more related to its exposure to bankrupt property mogul Rene Benko’s Signa empire, Sonntagszeitung reported.