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bwin: Possible Separation of the Swedish Subsidiary
Following the merger between the Austrian bwin and the British PartyGaming, bwin could be parted from the Swedish Ongame.
February 8, 2011
Bank Tax is "untimely" for ÖVAG
The Austrian Volksbank Group's CEO, Gerald Wenzel, expects expenditure of € 40m due to the bank tax.
February 8, 2011
OMV Sells OMV Wärme VertriebsgmbH
The buyer is a consortium led by RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria AG. The Austrian energy company OMV regards its heating oil business as being restructured.
February 5, 2011
Refunding at S&T Accepted by Banks
The Austrian software company could close a “refinancing package” with its creditors. S&T sells subsidiaries in Ukraine and Moldova.
February 1, 2011
Hypo Group: Non-Performing Loans for € 8.5bn
The Hypo Group nationalized by the Austrian government is still deep in the red. The bank will be profitable as of 2012.
January 29, 2011
New Board Member at S&T
The Austrian IT-consulter S&T appoints Michael Lanik as Chief Restructuring Officer.
January 26, 2011
ÖBB in "Rebuilding Phase"
The CEO of the Austrian Federal Railways, Christian Kern, sees a new era beginning for the group. He intends to put more focus on performance.
January 22, 2011
A-Tec Sells Subsidiary in Germany
Austrian A-Tec Industries AG has agreed to sell the German Doerries Scharmann group.
January 18, 2011
Volksbanken to Sell Share in RZB
According to newspaper reports, the Austrian Volksbanken Group sells a 6% share on Raiffeisen Zentralbank.
January 17, 2011
S&T announces to withdraw from Germany
The Austrian information technology consulter S&T withdraws from the German market. Hence the German subsidiary „S&T Deutschland GmbH“ will be closed.
January 10, 2011
Volksbanken Profitable Again
The Austrian Volksbanken Group generated profits in 2010. The state’s money should be repaid this year.
January 7, 2011
S&T: New Investors in Sight
S&T, the software company undergoing massive difficulties located in Austria might get an Indian investor soon.
January 7, 2011
AUA Staff Ready to go on Strike
The results of the polls are for starting the strike at Austrian Airlines. Should the negotiations fail, the staff is ready to go on strike.
January 5, 2011
Austrian Federal Railways Needs € 400m
Christian Kern, CEO of the Federal Raiways (ÖBB), backed up his call for a capital increase.
January 3, 2011
Drastic Job Cut at ÖBB
The Austrian Federal Railways cuts 650 posts at its freight division Rail Cargo Austria (RCA).
January 1, 2011
Kovats also Suffers Private Plight
The chairman of the insolvent A-Tec, Mirko Kovats, has to grant Raiffeisen liens on his personal properties
December 31, 2010
Creditors Wish Kovat´s Retreat
The creditors of the insolvent Austrian technology Group A-Tec prefer Mirko Kovats to retreat from his position as CEO.
December 30, 2010
A-Tec: Restructuring Plan Accepted
The survival of the Austrian A-Tec is provisionally secure. An investor has to be found until mid-year.
December 30, 2010
ÖVAG: Sales Process of East-holding is Under Way
For the coming year, the Austrian Voksbanken are planning to restructure the Group. A buyer is currently being sought for the East-holding.
December 30, 2010
A-Tec: Significant Increase of Quota is Probable
According to what is being heard about the negotiations of the creditors, it is clear that the quota should be increased. The vote on the restructuring plan takes place on Wednesday.
December 28, 2010
Critical Phase for A-Tec
Next Wednesday the insolvent company’s restructuring plan will be submitted. Afterwards, there will remain two weeks remain for the adoption of the concept.
December 28, 2010
HTI Gets New Financing Structure
The stock exchange listed automobile supplier HTI ends its moratorium. Of € 140m original debts, € 104m are left.
December 27, 2010
Verbund Starts Restructuring in France
The Austrian energy company takes full control of the Poweo production subsidiary Poweo Production S.A.S.
December 22, 2010
The KSV Publishes Austrian 2010 Insolvency Statistics
The Kreditschutzverband (KSV, Credit Protection Association) has established an 8% decrease in corporate insolvencies.
December 21, 2010
A-Tec Has to Divest Itself of Holdings
In the course of restructuring, several holdings of the insolvent conglomerate are sold in order to achieve an appropriate quota.
December 20, 2010
Porr takes over TEERAG-ASDAG and starts reorganization
The Porr Group presents a new corporate structure. Focus is put on domestic civil engineering and road construction with TEERAG-ASDAG.
December 20, 2010
A-Tec Quota Too Low for Creditors
The group has not defined an overall quota yet. What is certain, however, is that the current offer will be too low for the creditors.
December 17, 2010
Controversies About S&T Personnel
The chairman of the Vienna-based IT services provider, Thomas Streimelweger sues the supervisory board because of his dismissal, which he allegedly offered.
December 16, 2010
Government Support for the Hypo Group
The Hypo Group is still far away the end of restructuring. Losses between € 700m and € 900m are expected for this year. The state gives a guarantee for 500m.
December 13, 2010
Doubts Over Kovats’s Restructuring Plan
The value of AE&E Group is dubious. Kovats could have problems with the quota.
December 10, 2010
High Expectations about the New AUA Chairman
The Frenchman Thierry Antinori, is to complete successfully for Lufthansa the restructuring of the Austrian subsidiary.
December 8, 2010
Kovats Has to Increase Quota
The remaining divisions of the insolvent A-Tec Group are being valued. Kovats will not be able to avoid an increase of the quota for the creditors.
December 8, 2010
Kovats Remains CEO of A-Tec for the Time Being
Despite the resignation offer to the creditors Mirko Kovats, majority owner and founder of bankrupt A-Tec, stays on as CEO.
December 6, 2010
Andritz Purchases and Restructures AE&E Austria
The Styrian plant builder buys the A-Tec subsidiary for rumored € 10 million. Restructuring plan is to be financed by Andritz.
December 3, 2010
A-Tec in the Red
The insolvent Vienna Stock Exchange listed company undergoes sales declines and a negative EBIT.
November 30, 2010
Massive Lay Offs at Hypo Group
The still ailing Carinthian bank restructures the leasing division. 500 jobs are being cut.
November 30, 2010
A-Tec: Kovats’s Prestige Projects on the Brink
Due to the insolvency of the A-Tec Group. founder and CEO Mirko Kovats will have to give up prestigious projects such as his A-Jet.
November 29, 2010
ÖBB-CEO Kern Reconstructs Freight Division
After the decisions made about personnel, Kern wants to make the freight division profitable again. The group’s CEO has accorded himself three years for the process.
November 26, 2010
Insolvency of AE&E
No agreement over the purchaser of the AE&E subsidiary could be reached. However, Andritz is still considered as a prospective buyer.
November 26, 2010
ÖBB: Changes in Freight Traffic Leadership
Because of poor results, the ÖBB CEO has to act on facts: The managers of the freight division are being replaced.
November 25, 2010
CEO Streimelweger leaves S&T
After the difficulties of recent months CEO Thomas Streimelweger is leaving the Vienna Stock Exchange listed company.
November 23, 2010
Volksbanken Group Announces Q3 Results
Österreichische Volksbanken-AG Group (VBAG) returns on a positive growth path. The turnaround has been successfully completed.
November 22, 2010
AE&E: Survival Less Likely Every Moment That Goes By
While the participants at the negotiating table constantly change, bankruptcy is imminent. An A-Tec without AE&E is now being worked on.
November 22, 2010
A-Tec: No Agreement Yet
According to the boss of the Kreditorenschutzverbandes (KSV, Creditor Protection Association), Hans-Georg Kantner, there will still be no solution on today Monday. Negotiations are still underway.
November 8, 2010
Competition for Hungarian ÖBB Subsidiary
Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) is still fighting for restructuring success. Meanwhile, a new competitor has appeared in the freight business.
November 5, 2010
A-Tec: Compromise Between Banks and Creditors
The creditors of the ailing industrial group A-Tec have been able to reach a compromise with the banks to provide further financing for the Group.
November 5, 2010
AUA: Deficits Must Go
Austrian Airlines, bought in 2009 by German Lufthansa, are now working with profit at operational level. But restructuring of long haul routes is proving to be particularly difficult.
November 3, 2010
Hypo-Group Changes Board of Austrian Subsidiary
Hypo Alpe Adria makes new appointments to the Executive Board of the Austrian banking subsidiary Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank AG.
November 2, 2010
Hypo Proceedings: New Revelations
Both sensitive data and risk and control instruments were handled negligently.
November 2, 2010
A-Tec: Financing Only Secured Until January
The plan of the creditors' committee was rejected. The Banks are consulting with each other for the financing of the ailing A-Tec group, after which the creditors’ committee will present a new proposal to the credit institutions.
November 2, 2010