Record Claims Amounting to Billions Against Signa Founder René Benko

PeopleEntrepreneurs ♦ Published: September 17, 2025; 23:47 ♦ (Vindobona)

René Benko, founder of the insolvent Signa Group, is also facing unprecedented claims in his personal bankruptcy.

Even in his insolvency as an entrepreneur, the founder of the Signa Group, Rene Benko, notorious for his extravagant lifestyle, is facing record claims. / Picture: © aurena.at

According to the creditor protection association Creditreform, creditors have filed claims totaling €2.7 billion. This was also reported by ORF in its Ö1 evening news program and by creditor protection expert Gerhard Weinhofer. Benko himself claims to have only €300,000 in personal assets.

This makes it the…