Heute ist der 23.05.2025
Datum: 23.05.2025 - Source 1 (https://www.oe24.at/businesslive/bin-einem-ganoven-ersten-ranges-auf-den-leim-gegangen-ex-signa-investor-rechnet-mit-benko-ab/634051745):
- Klaus-Michael Kühne, deutscher Logistikmilliardär und ehemaliger Signa-Investor, äußert sich in einem Interview mit der "Welt am Sonntag" zu René Benko.
- Kühne hat über seine Holding in Benkos Signa-Imperium investiert.
- Benko sitzt derzeit im Gefängnis.
- Kühne hat in das Hamburger Elbtower-Projekt investiert und schätzt, dass er rund eine halbe Milliarde Euro verloren hat.
- Er äußerte, dass dies wahrscheinlich das Ergebnis des Insolvenzverfahrens sein wird.
- Kühne gab an, dass er sich von Benko "einlullen" ließ und bezeichnete ihn als "Ganoven ersten Ranges".
- Kühne hat das Geflecht von Benkos Unternehmen nicht durchschaut.
- Trotz der Verluste zeigt Kühne Bereitschaft, sich an einem Konsortium zum Weiterbau des halbfertigen Elbtower-Projekts zu beteiligen, vorausgesetzt, es gibt ein stabiles Konzept von der Stadt und weiteren Investoren.
Source 2 (https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/klaus-michael-kuehne-hat-500-millionen-euro-mit-pleite-von-signa-prime-verloren-a-a5198fa6-56b1-431a-8098-94d8a7988b89):
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Source 3 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus-Michael_K%C3%BChne):
- Klaus-Michael Kühne, born on June 2, 1937, is a German billionaire businessman.
- In October 2021, his net worth was estimated at US$36.2 billion, making him the richest person in Germany.
- He is the honorary chairman and majority owner (53.3%) of Kühne + Nagel, an international transport company co-founded by his grandfather.
- Kühne is a significant shareholder in Lufthansa and the main owner of Hapag-Lloyd.
- He does not pay taxes in Germany for his holding company or private assets.
- Kühne was born in Hamburg and completed a training course as a bank and foreign trade clerk.
- He joined Kühne + Nagel as a junior partner in 1963 and became CEO in 1996.
- He sold 50% of Kühne + Nagel in 1981 for 90 million Deutsche Marks and bought it back in 1992 for 340 million marks.
- Kühne became a partner in Hapag-Lloyd in 2008, holding a 30% share.
- He acquired a 20.3% stake in VTG in 2016, which he sold in 2018.
- In April 2020, he increased his stake in Hapag-Lloyd to 30%.
- In 2022, he doubled his stake in Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
- Kühne has been married to Christine since 1989 and has no children.
- He has lived in Schindellegi, Switzerland since 1975.
- Kühne is the sole founder of the Kühne Foundation, contributing 5 billion Swiss Francs annually.
- He founded Kühne Logistics University in Hamburg, which is independent from Kühne + Nagel.
- Kühne has received several honors, including an honorary doctorate from WHU and induction into the Logistics Hall of Fame.
- He has invested in the soccer club Hamburger Sport-Verein (HSV) and provided significant financial support.
- In May 2022, he proposed financing a new opera house in Hamburg, which has sparked controversy.
- As of December 2023, he was ranked 47th on the Forbes List with a net worth of US$31.5 billion.
- In November 2024, Kühne reported a loss of half a billion euros due to investments in Signa Holding.