Benko's house of cards

Haselsteiner’s belief in the “René Gesamtkunstwerk”

Long-standing partners: Signa founder Benko, co-investor Haselsteiner(Bild: Krone KREATIV/REUTERS, APA/EXPA/JFK, stock.adobe.com)

The construction sites of the building tycoon: former Strabag boss Hans Peter Haselsteiner is currently struggling with more than just the consequences of the Signa bankruptcies.

Hans Peter Haselsteiner (80) has opened up a new front after the outbreak of the Signa disaster: in the art sector. Specifically: at the Vienna Künstlerhaus and its Künstlerhaus Besitz- und Betriebs GmbH (KBBG), in which the former Strabag boss holds 74 percent of the shares via his family foundation. The remaining 26 percent are owned by the Künstlerhaus Association.