Signa Holdings

Kuehne owner sees triple-digit million hit on Signa investment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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