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Christoph Stadlhuber

Chief Executive Officer of SIGNA Real Estate Austria

Listed

Greek billionaire Economou becomes 2nd largest shareholder in Germany’s TLG

Greek shipping billionaire George Economou has become the second largest shareholder in Germany's TLG Immobilien after buying nearly 8% from Swiss M&A boutique Bedrock. According (...)

Retail

Austrian Signa adds Hamburg's Gänsemarktpassage; price said at €120m

Austria's Signa Group has acquired the the Gänsemarktpassage in Hamburg for partial redevelopment into a mixed-used complex for a price said to be close (...)

Retail

Austria's Signa, Canada's HBC complete German Karstadt, Kaufhof merger

Austria private group Signa has completed the merger of its German store chain Karstadt with Kaufhof, owned by Canada's Hudson's Bay Company, and purchases (...)

Office

Berlin Hyp in €220m financing for Austrian Signa's office project

Berlin Hyp is providing €220m in financing for the 90 m. office building being developed in Berlin by Austria's Signa group, and says it (...)

Finance

EPRA delegates rise as investors, analysts seek undervalued assets, M&A

There seems little doubt that the more than 400 delegates to the EPRA conference last week reflected the rising interest in listed real estate (...)

Retail

German Kaufhof, Karstadt merger said going ahead

The merger of Germany’s two store chains Kaufhof and Karstadt is reportedly going ahead after the cartel office and creditor banks separately agreed that (...)

Listed

US Starwood wins few takers for Austrian CA Immo, Immofinanz offers

US private equity firm Starwood Capital, which Wednesday announced 24.4% acceptances in a Swedish housing group bid, has by contrast won only a fraction of (...)

Listed

US Starwood Capital launches bid for 26% of Austrian CA, stake in Immofinanz

US private equity firm Starwood Capital Group has launched a bid to acquire 26% in Austrian listed CA Immo and also a stake of up to (...)

Finance

Benko, S Immo said eyeing creation of Austrian Champion, perhaps including Signa

Speculation in Vienna is growing that Signa boss, the sometimes controversial René Benko, will move soon to try to merge the three quoted property firms S Immo, CA Immo and Immofinanz to (...)

Finance

Austrian Immofinanz: CA Immo merger may not happen, may sell shares

The merger of Austrian listed groups Immofinanz and CA Immobilien, in planning for around two years, may not happen, Immofinanz has announced. Talks will remain suspended and (...)

Retail

Kaufhof/Karstadt would be major test of Signa’s entrepreneurial ability

Austria’s private Signa group is well on its way to wiping out memories of the past troubles of its youthful founder René Benko. If (...)