SIGNA Holding: ownership, collapse and proceedings

attributedA retained corporate-register reproduction records Ameria Invest AG becoming a limited partner of Supraholding GmbH & Co KG on 4 January 2024, while ARP Seventeen GmbH ceased to be a limited partner. ⁶

qualification

The retained registry reproduction supports this specific historical statement; it does not establish the participant’s position beyond the stated scope and period.

attributedA retained corporate-register reproduction records the partnership’s registration as SIGNA AT 2020 Zwei GmbH & Co KG on 22 October 2020, with Supraholding GmbH as general partner and SIGNA Holding GmbH as limited partner. ⁶

qualification

The retained registry reproduction supports this specific historical statement; it does not establish the participant’s position beyond the stated scope and period.

attributedA retained corporate-register reproduction records ARP Seventeen GmbH, ENTRA drei GmbH & Co KG and Familie Benko Privatstiftung as limited partners from 3 February 2021, replacing SIGNA Holding GmbH; the partnership was renamed Supraholding GmbH & Co KG on 18 February 2021. ⁶

qualification

The retained registry reproduction supports this specific historical statement; it does not establish the participant’s position beyond the stated scope and period.

attributedBy order of 25 January 2024, at Holding’s own request, Vienna Commercial Court withdrew debtor self-administration and continued restructuring without it. Christof Stapf became insolvency administrator and Michael Neuhauser his deputy. ³

qualification

The retained reported account supports this specific historical statement; it does not establish the participant’s position beyond the stated scope and period.

attributedA 20 March 2024 order extended the deadline for actions establishing disputed claims to 30 June 2024. On 11 April 2024 the proceeding was reclassified as bankruptcy after Holding withdrew its restructuring plan. ³

qualification

The retained reported account supports this specific historical statement; it does not establish the participant’s position beyond the stated scope and period.

attributedA retained court-record reproduction lists SIGNA Holding bankruptcy at Vienna Commercial Court, case 007 006 S 00193/23, and a 3 September 2026 order scheduling a supplementary claims examination for 20 October 2026 at 11:50. ⁵

qualification

The retained registry reproduction supports this specific historical statement; it does not establish the participant’s position beyond the stated scope and period.

attributedA retained account of Signa Retail Selection AG’s 30 September 2022 accounts reports annual loss EUR1.394bn versus EUR1.194bn the prior year, equity EUR620m, long-term debt EUR4.869bn and short-term debt EUR1.074bn. ⁵

qualification

The retained reported account supports this specific historical statement; it does not establish the participant’s position beyond the stated scope and period.

attributedOn 15 October 2025, Innsbruck Regional Court convicted René Benko over a EUR 300,000 gift to relatives, imposing two years' immediate imprisonment, and acquitted him over EUR 360,000 advance rent and operating costs. Both sides challenged the ruling. A retained account reports that the Supreme Court overturned the rent acquittal in July 2026, followed by a final aggregate 30-month sentence in September 2026. ^{1 2}

qualification

The October 2025 ruling was initially nonfinal. The Supreme Court overturned the rent acquittal in July 2026; the later September account reports a final aggregate sentence of 30 months, a distinct stage from confirmation of the original gift conviction.

outcome

The July 2026 reversal of the rent acquittal was followed by a reported final aggregate 30-month sentence in September 2026.

attributedOn 10 December 2025, Innsbruck Regional Court partly convicted René Benko over concealment of valuables and imposed 15 months' suspended imprisonment and a fine of 360 daily units at EUR 12. Nathalie Benko was acquitted in doubt. A later retained account reports Supreme Court confirmation of the conviction in September 2026, with sentencing still for the Innsbruck appellate court. ^{1 3}

qualification

The December 2025 ruling was a partial conviction of René Benko and acquittal of Nathalie, with both denying the allegations. A later account reports confirmation of the conviction in September 2026, while sentencing remained for the Innsbruck appellate court.

response

Both defendants denied wrongdoing. The defense said the watches had been gifts to the sons or to Nathalie for charity auctions and sometimes borrowed back; it described the cash as Nathalie’s household savings, largely set aside years earlier.

outcome

Nathalie Benko was acquitted in doubt. The later account reports René Benko’s conviction confirmed, with sentencing still to be determined by the Innsbruck appellate court.

attributedBy May 2026 Stapf reported EUR 8.7 million recovered and roughly EUR 160 million claims still pending, including EUR 9.2 million concerning TPA, about EUR 5 million against Alfred Gusenbauer and his company, EUR 396,000 against Karl Samstag and A&I, about EUR 74 million against Laura Privatstiftung, and EUR 11.7 million against Herkules Holding. BDO settled for EUR 1.4 million; the EUR 46.4 million Ingbe dispute ended in a confidential judicial settlement. ⁴

qualification

Claim sums and recoveries are procedural snapshots. Confidential settlements do not disclose merits or all paid sums, and claims pending against Laura were interrupted by its insolvency.

response

Herkules Holding disputed the EUR 11.7 million claim; terms of the Ingbe settlement were confidential.

outcome

BDO reached a EUR 1.4 million settlement; Ingbe’s EUR 46.4 million dispute ended in a confidential settlement. Laura claims were lodged in its insolvency and Herkules contested its claim.

attributedIn December 2025 the Austrian Supreme Court rejected the Laura-founder-rights appeal, reported in January 2026; it ruled exclusively that all directly affected parties, including the foundation itself, needed to be joined. Grabenweger abandoned the extraordinary Ingbe appeal and initially obtained a separate Vaduz interim freeze; that measure was later reversed. ^{5 6 7}

qualification

OGH expressly did not decide sham amendments, relatives’ alleged straw-person role or other means of access to foundation assets; the earlier Ingbe interim freeze was reversed in June 2026.

response

Ingeborg Benko’s lawyer described the Laura dispute as concluded; Grabenweger announced that further steps were being prepared.

outcome

The earlier Ingbe interim freeze was lifted on appeal in June 2026 with further appeal possible; the Laura decision did not determine the substantive allegations.

attributedA June 2026 account of the Liechtenstein appellate ruling reports reversal of an interim Ingbe freeze of about CHF 50 million and restoration of Ingeborg Benko's exercise of founder rights. Grabenweger was ordered to pay about CHF 317,000 costs, CHF 164,000 to the foundation and CHF 153,000 to Ingeborg, with further appeal possible. ⁷

qualification

The June appellate ruling lifted an interim measure and allowed further appeal; it does not determine final ownership or resolve every creditor-access argument.

response

Benko’s side said the foundation’s assets were not his; the administrator disputed that position.

outcome

The interim freeze was lifted, with costs imposed and a further Liechtenstein appeal possible.