2024-09-24 12:17:56
Signa Holding to repay 7.7 billion
From 2 to 7.7 billion euros: René Benko’s company is confronted with late-filed claims.
Creditors are demanding billions from his company: Signa founder René Benko with his lawyer Norbert Wess.
Foto: Georg Hochmuth (APA/Keystone)
In the bankruptcy proceedings of Signa Holding of the Austrian investor René Benko The late-filed claims were examined on Tuesday at the subsequent audit meeting. They now amount to a total of 7.74 billion euros.
Of this, insolvency administrator Christof Stapf has so far acknowledged a good 1.22 billion euros, as he told the Austrian news agency APA in response to a request. 6.52 billion euros in claims are still being disputed. A date for the next court hearing has not yet been published.
Restructuring proceedings converted into bankruptcy proceedings
In April, the Vienna Commercial Court converted the insolvency proceedings of Signa Holding, owned by the Tyrolean company founder René Benko, from a restructuring procedure to bankruptcy proceedings. In bankruptcy proceedings, there is no minimum quota for creditors’ claims.
The subsequent examination meeting is an appointment at which creditors who have not registered their claims in time in the insolvency proceedings can do so. The meeting serves to review the subsequently registered claims and to decide whether they will be recognized. It is important for the distribution of the bankruptcy estate and the rights of the creditors.
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