2023-12-30 11:58:17
The list of Signa creditors is longer by one prominent name: Ex-SPÖ Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer has submitted a million-dollar claim to the court, “Profil” and “Süddeutsche Zeitung” researched. Through his consulting company and as a private individual, he brought in claims totaling more than 6.3 million euros, reported “Profil”.
After leaving politics in 2008, Gusenbauer joined Signa: on the one hand as an advisory board member of the insolvent Signa Holding, on the other hand he is still chairman of the supervisory board of the also insolvent companies Signa Prime Selection AG and Signa Development Selection AG.
Gusenbauer Projektentwicklung & Beteiligung GmbH & Co KG is not only on the creditor list of Signa Development AG, where Alfred Gusenbauer is chairman of the supervisory board, but also of Signa Holding.
The Alpine Creditors Association (AKV) submitted the claims to Signa Holding on behalf of its company: These are two invoices that were submitted in July and October of this year for three million euros each. Of this, 500,000 euros are said to have been paid. In addition to the outstanding 5.5 million euros, AKV reported default interest of 167,331.23 euros for Gusenbauer.
As a private individual, Gusenbauer submitted a further claim for 679,950 euros through the AKV. This is a collective invoice for the monthly fees from May to December as well as a further 300,000 euros in November 2023, reported “Profil”. The ex-chancellor reported default interest of 18,408.69 euros for these outstanding debts. In return, advice on the German Galeria/Kaufhof/Karstadt and in connection with capital raising measures is rumored – at least the latter with little success.
In order to restructure the Signa companies Signa Prime and Signa Development, bridging financing is required. The “Oberösterreichische Nachrichten” reported on Saturday that 300 to 500 million euros would be needed for Signa Prime and around 50 million euros for Signa Development.
The money should come from the existing investors and co-shareholders. In addition to Signa founder Rene Benko, there are building contractor Hans Peter Haselsteiner, logistics entrepreneur Klaus-Michael Kühne and the Swiss Eugster family. The renovator Erhard Grossnigg, appointed as the new Signa boss, wants to raise the money in the form of a mass loan in the form of profit participation rights. The negotiations are ongoing. As to whether Hans Peter Haselsteiner would also provide money, he answered as follows: That would be “possible if everyone agrees”.
The ex-chancellor, on the other hand, was more silent: According to “Profil”, Gusenbauer left questions about compliance problems, the services provided or the high interest on late payments unanswered.
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