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Luxusyacht "Roma" von Karstadt-Investor René Benko in Port Adriano auf Mallorca angekommen

Das im innenbereich in champagnertönen gehaltene schiff wird regelmäßig zum charter angeboten.

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Die Luxusyacht "Roma" von René Benko im Jahr 2020. DM

Die Luxusyacht "Roma" schipperte am Donnerstag (24.3.) an der Tramuntana-Küste auf entlang in Richtung Port Adriano. Die 62-Meter-Yacht gehört übereinstimmenden Medienberichten zufolge dem österreichischen Investor René Benko , dem unter anderem die Warenhauskette Karstadt und ein Teil des Chrysler-Buildings in New York gehören. Ob Benko selbst an Bord der Yacht ist, ist derzeit nicht bekannt. Die "Roma" war am Mittwoch (23.3.) in Monaco aufgebrochen und legte am frühen Donnerstagnachmittag am Nobelhafen in der Gemeinde Calvià an.

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Entworfen von Espen Øino

Das 2010 vom weltbekannten norwegischen Yachtdesigner Espen Øino entworfene Schiff bietet Platz für zwölf Gäste und bis zu 18 Crewmitglieder. Es erreicht eine Maximalgeschwindikeit von 17 Knoten (31 Km/h). Sein Wert wird auf rund 45 Millionen Euro beziffert.

Die Yacht wird im Sommer auf den Balearen zum Charter angeboten. Die Woche kostet ab 345.000 Euro . Zu den Attraktionen an Bord gehören unter anderem eine Wasserrutsche , ein Heimkino und mehrere Sonnendecks. Die sechs Suiten sind in sanften Champagnertönen gehalten.

Steile Karriere mit Immobilieninvestitionen

René Benko begann seine Karriere im Immobilienbereich Ende der 90er-Jahre mit Anfang 20. Er renovierte damals leerstehende Dachböden und widmete sie zu Luxuswohnungen um. Mit seinem Unternehmen Signa Holding investiert er vor allem in Top-Immobilien in Innenstädten.

In Deutschland ist der 44-Jährige vor allem durch seine Investition in die Warenhausketten Karstadt und Kaufhof bekannt. Auch das bekannte Berliner Kaufhaus KaDeWe gehört dem Österreicher. Seit einigen Jahren investiert Benko auch im Medienbereich. Zu seiner Gruppe gehört unter anderem die " Kronen Zeitung" .

Benko war zuletzt im vergangenen Jahr bei einem privaten Wirtschaftsforum im Castell Son Claret auf Mallorca in Erscheinung getreten, gab damals der TV-Moderatorin Sabine Chistiansen ein Interview. /pss

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ROMA Yacht – Idyllic $45M luxury yacht

The ROMA yacht is a 62.0m superyacht built and delivered by Viareggio Superyachts in 2010. 

She is the fourth largest yacht built by the Italian company, and she is also ranked as the 429 largest yacht in the world. 

ROMA yacht interior

The ROMA yacht interior design was penned by Katharina Rczek from Newcruise.

The color scheme in white shades with gold, red and green hues honors the ocean with a sand-like carpet and sea shell-like panels on the main staircase. 

ROMA has a modern interior style perfect for the guest to either relax or socialize. Her panoramic windows fill the yacht with natural lights providing amazing views.

She can comfortably accommodate up to 12 guests in six staterooms, including a master suite, four double cabins, and one twin cabin. She can also carry 17 crew members in separate cabins. 

To ensure comfort and relaxation, ROMA has a variety of amenities to entertain every single guest, such as a swimming pool, movie theatre, gym, air-conditioning, inflatable water slide, games consoles, and an elevator. 

Her toys include jet skis, Yamaha wave runner, paddle boards, kayaks, sea bobs, jet surf, flyboard, floating pool, inflatable trampoline, and snorkeling and scuba diving equipment. She is also equipped with two tenders ready to use. 

ROMA yacht exterior

The ROMA yacht features both exterior design and naval architecture by Espen Øino International. 

She has a steel hull and aluminum superstructure and she’s characterized for having multiple open areas to sunbathe or use as platforms for any sports or activities.

ROMA features “at anchor stabilizers”, increasing onboard comfort and security even on rough waters. 

She has a Dynamic Positioning System that gives her access to coves and beaches, in spite of her size. She is also wheelchair friendly. 

ROMA yacht specifications

The ROMA yacht has a beam of 11.0m, a draft of 5.32m, and a volume of 1,090 GT. She is powered by two Caterpillar engines (2,682HP).

She has a crushing speed of 12 knots and can reach a maximum speed of 17 knots with a range of 6,000 nautical miles. She is also capable of carrying 158,000 liters of fuel and can store up to 39,000 liters of water. 

ROMA is known for being environmentally friendly, she is a RINA-certified green yacht. 

She also features PADI Certified Training Center and Approved RYA Water Sports Centre, so guests can learn how to scuba dive on a charter vacation. 

According to some websites, the ROMA yacht was last sold in 2015. This luxury yacht is available for private or corporate charter and events. 

The summer rate goes from 345,000 to 395,000 EUR per week plus expenses. 

Her cruising regions for this season are Croatia, France, Italy, Monaco, Montenegro, Turkey, Amalfi Coast, Corsica, French Riviera, Ibiza, Sardinia, and The Balearics. 

As for the winter season, there are no available rates or destinations.

ROMA has a current price of $45 million and an annual running cost of $4.5 million approximately.

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Benkos yacht roma wurde um 39 millionen euro zum kauf angeboten.

Die Yacht ist 62 Meter lang und bietet Platz für zwölf Personen, der Betrieb kostet rund 12.000 Euro pro Tag

28. November 2023, 07:14

Der zuletzt in heftige Turbulenzen geratene Investor und Immobilienunternehmer René Benko dürfte sich von der Luxusyacht Roma verabschieden wollen. Über die Plattform alphayachting.com wurde sie am Montag um 39 Millionen Euro angeboten. Dienstagfrüh war die Internetseite nicht mehr erreichbar. Einem Bericht des " Kurier " zufolge gehört die Luxusyacht einer der Privatstiftungen von Benko, 2015 wurde sie vom Voreigentümer, dem Investor Ronny Pecik, gekauft.

Ein paar Eckdaten zur Yacht für Kaufinteressierte:

Länge: 61,5 Meter

Platz für zwölf Gäste

Crew: 16 Personen

Sechs Suiten, in sanften Champagnertönen gehalten

Baujahr: 2010, von Viareggio Superyachts

Maximalgeschwindigkeit: 17 Knoten

Betriebskosten: rund 12.000 Euro pro Tag

Sonstiges: Indoor-Pool, Kino, Wasserrutsche, Jetskis, Paddleboards, Flyboards

Wie die "Mallorca Zeitung" 2022 berichtete, konnte die Yacht über den Sommer ab 345.000 Euro pro Woche auch gemietet werden.

Die Yacht kam auch in den berühmt gewordenen Chats des früheren Öbag-Chefs Thomas Schmid vor, wie DER STANDARD berichtete . Schmid, der auf der Roma einmal zu Gast war, schrieb damals: "Rene, du Mr. 64 Meter – irre!!". (red, 28.11.2023)

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The Spectacular Crash of a $30 Billion Property Empire

René Benko was a high school dropout and convicted criminal. But by 2018, he was at the pinnacle of global real estate.

His company, Signa Holding, launched a glassy, J-shaped skyscraper on the banks of the River Elbe in Hamburg, Germany. The design of the 800-foot tower resembled a chart showing exponential growth.

Hamburg’s mayor, the future German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, lauded Signa’s good reputation with banks when the city picked the developer to build the tower.

“Signa is financially strong,” he said.

Benko’s sprawling, $30 billion empire of trophy real estate and department stores has imploded into the biggest property bankruptcy in Europe since the global financial crisis. The mess threatens to unleash significant losses on scores of lenders and investors and freeze half-built developments in numerous city centers.

Stakes in Manhattan’s Chrysler building, upscale British retailer Selfridges and sporting- goods groups in the U.S. and Europe face the block. Auctioneers are selling off Signa’s bookshelves, doormats, 700-bottle wine collection and a diamond-shaped award for Europe’s 2021 real-estate brand of the year. The Hamburg tower is halted—leaving a 330-foot tall concrete stump.

The unraveling marks a dramatic reversal for the self-made entrepreneur, who once lavished backers with hops on his yacht, a top-of-the-line Bombardier Global Express jet and trips to Signa’s multiple Austrian hunting grounds, complete with a shooting guide on the company payroll.

Left tallying their losses are heirs to the Tetra-Pak and Peugeot family fortunes; billionaire Ron Burkle; and marquee sovereign-wealth funds from Singapore, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Dozens of banks lent money, including Citigroup and Swiss bank Julius Baer, whose chief executive resigned on Feb. 1 after the bank wrote off $700 million on loans tied to Signa.

Spokespeople for Citigroup, Julius Baer, Peugeot Invest, Singapore’s GIC, and the UAE’s Mubadala declined to comment. The others didn’t respond to requests for comment.

Insolvency administrators say they are still getting to the bottom of the group’s corporate structure. But public filings, investors and former employees paint a picture of an empire that combined persuasive salesmanship with extreme financial engineering—an unsteady foundation that crumbled when the low interest rate era ended.

In fundraising presentations, Signa told investors it was offering conservative, low-debt investments in iconic properties to be held for generations. Investors said they have since learned through Signa’s legal filings the companies had far more debt than they knew. Many were invested in discrete parts of the larger company, unaware of convoluted cross-investments and large amounts of borrowing across hundreds of vehicles.

An attorney for Benko said a list of questions sent by The Wall Street Journal contained “credit-damaging” and inaccurate allegations, but declined to provide specifics.

Some of Benko’s associates disagree that Signa’s structure was at fault, but rather see the implosion as a result of herd behavior by lenders. Former Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, who served on Signa company boards, told Austrian state radio in January that the group overextended in retail, draining cash, and that the European Central Bank told banks not to provide more financing.

ECB supervisory board chairman Andrea Enria has called that suggestion bizarre, and said Signa wasn’t targeted, but rather part of a broader examination of banks’ commercial real-estate exposure.

Benko, 46, was raised with modest means in Innsbruck, the quaint Austrian city nestled in the Alps. He was a star junior indoor climber and, at 17, dropped out of high school and began converting attic lofts, he has said in Austrian media interviews. He said he raised money from an heir to a gas station fortune, and quickly built up his business, expanding throughout the 2000s.

He ran into trouble in 2012, convicted of an elaborate scheme in which prosecutors said he commissioned a former Croatian prime minister to push Italian officials including Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to help contest a tax bill on Signa-owned Italian properties.

Though the tax bill wasn’t reduced and the court said money never changed hands, a judge called it a “model case of corruption,” Austrian media reported at the time. Benko was sentenced to the equivalent of probation.

It could easily have been a fatal business blow. Such convictions are typically toxic in the eyes of the large lenders and major investors that fuel the market.

Instead, Benko trained his salesman skills at wealthy European families who could be swayed by his personal pitch, former employees said.

He met scions of one family fortune after another for dinners over glasses of Château Lynch-Bages, which sells for $200 a bottle, they said. He plopped down a specially made hard-bound book half the size of his desk. Paging through photos of property after property, he would tell stories behind the deals and rattle off detailed numbers from memory, staring into the eyes of his would-be investors for what some said were uncomfortably long periods.

Officially, Benko wasn’t in charge. Around the time of his conviction, he structured the companies so he was neither Signa’s chief executive nor on its executive board, instead serving as chairman of an advisory board. But inside Signa, Benko ran the show, making critical decisions and appeared indistinguishable from a normal CEO, former employees said.

Funds eventually rolled in from Switzerland’s Falcon Bank and Ernst Tanner, the chairman of chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli and from local Austrian lenders. Signa snapped up buildings in Vienna’s historic “Golden Quarter” and department stores like Munich’s Oberpollinger. Benko boasted Signa was second only to the Catholic Church in owning Vienna property.

One key to Signa’s growing empire was a financial maneuver in which Benko’s companies functioned as both landlord and tenant for department stores. This allowed Signa to reap outsize benefits by moving money from its department store business to its landlord business through hiked rents, former Signa employees involved said.

That extra rental income was worth far more in the landlord arm through what a former employee called “multiple arbitrage.” Long-term leases instantly increase the value of properties substantially—and investors tend to value income at landlords at more than 20 times the annual proceeds. At retailers, where business is seen as more fickle, investors value it at less than half that level. This allowed the real estate unit to borrow and raise investment based on the higher valuations.

In 2012, Signa joined with mining magnate Beny Steinmetz to buy a portfolio of Karstadt department stores, a chain that dots Germany. The following year, Signa raised rents on a chunk of them and extended the leases to 30 years in return for upfront cash payments. Signa’s Karstadt unit reported the total amount it owed for leases jumped to €3.9 billion, up from €3.3 billion the prior year, according to corporate filings.

A person close to Steinmetz said the joint venture with Signa lasted only three years and that his team wasn’t involved in day-to-day management. He added the Steinmetz organization hasn’t had any contact with Benko or Signa since 2015.

Benko and others at Signa justified the rent hikes by saying the department stores had been paying below-market rates, and that Signa would modernize and turn around the money-losing businesses so they could eventually afford the higher payments, former employees said.

High-profile acquisitions like Karstadt and the growing roster of wealthy backers helped Benko attract high-profile allies. Former Morgan Stanley Chairman Walid Chammah advised him on fundraising; Gusenbauer, the former Austrian chancellor, and a deputy chancellor both joined his board, and the Peugeot family invested.

The value of properties reported by his two main real-estate companies rose to €3.6 billion in 2014, surpassed €10 billion in 2017 and more than €18 billion by 2020—extraordinary growth in a slow-moving sector.

Luxuries piled up, including a ski chalet, fine art, two private jets and the Roma, a 203-foot yacht, which Benko parked in front of Europe’s annual real estate conference in Cannes, France, former employees said.

Signa purchased a stake in two Austrian newspapers in 2018, and further expansions in retail gave it a giant department store empire across Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.

Benko pushed into the U.S. in 2019 with a splashy purchase: Signa and a partner paid about $150 million for the Chrysler Building, giving each a 50% stake. Photos of the art deco skyscraper went up around Signa’s offices.

As they grew, Signa’s real-estate companies boasted high profits—on paper, at least. Signa called itself “the best performing real-estate company in Europe” in a 2018 investor presentation

Between 2017 and 2021, the main real-estate unit, Signa Prime, had a combined €3.4 billion in profits, it said in Austrian corporate filings.

But all of Signa’s profits over that period were from paper gains. Signa marked up the values of its own properties by €4 billion, meaning the company would have otherwise reported substantial losses.

In the same period, Signa Prime spent more on interest payments and dividends—€1.9 billion—than the €1.6 billion it received in rental revenue, an unusual situation for a large property owner.

Pushing up values was a key focus within the company, former executives said. Employees focused heavily on appraisals, giving rent projections and other evidence to outside appraisers in a bid to get high values, according to those employees.

Many investors and lenders relied on the outside appraisals. Dividends were based largely on property values, so higher values boosted returns.

Appraisers valued the company’s office properties at 41 times the income they produced in 2021, corporate filings show. Comparable publicly traded office companies’ property portfolios were valued around 20 to 25 times income, according to Green Street, a real-estate advisory firm.

Signa’s figure “doesn’t make sense for any portfolio,” said Peter Papadakos, head of European Research at Green Street. “That’s something I’ve never seen for listed office companies.” He said Signa’s numbers for its hotel and retail properties—valued at 30 times annual income in 2021—were similarly off the mark.

Rising paper values allowed Benko to boast of low debt ratios, hovering around 50% of building values, he told investors, according to presentations. That left a healthy buffer in case the market turned.

Some properties, however, had a layer of debt on corporate shells that sat between the properties and the real-estate company, which itself had numerous layers of debt.

Benko’s 50% calculation typically omitted billions of dollars in liabilities that increasingly weighed on its finances. Called Genussscheine, a hybrid between debt and equity, it promised investors a share of any profits in a year from Signa companies or individual projects. Even though under German accounting principles it isn’t technically categorized as debt, interest was steep—in the high single digits—on some of these notes and they had to be repaid or refinanced upon maturity.

As Signa grew and Covid hit, rents proved unsustainable at the department stores. In 2020, Signa’s German department store unit filed for bankruptcy. To make sure the company would continue to pay the high rents that underpinned Signa’s property values, Signa gave the unit a 200-million-euro lifeline in the form of a loan that was later forgiven.

Meanwhile, Signa needed money to fund dividends and an array of large developments started in city centers around Europe.

In December 2021, a unit of the Benko empire that sold bike and tennis gear went public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company established by Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa. Citigroup gave loans and big U.S. mutual funds bought bonds. A Benko family trust owned nearly half of the stock, which was worth $3.2 billion at its peak.

Signa joined with Central Group—run by Thailand’s Chirathivat family—to pay $5 billion for Selfridges, the tony British department store chain known for ostentatious displays on London’s Oxford Street. The Saudi Public Investment Fund helped fund the deal.

The empire wobbled in late 2022, when a triple whammy hit. Prosecutors in Austria raided Signa Holding’s offices as part of a sprawling probe into alleged government corruption. Galeria, Signa’s flagship German department store, filed for insolvency in October 2022, after limping for years. And the sports arm called on Benko for hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency money because of plunging sales.

Benko started showing signs of stress. During the day, he would hype himself up by drinking over half a dozen espressos and chain smoke one Cuban cigar after another, filling his jet’s cabin with smoke, former employees said. He had a bad temper, the former employees said. In one meeting, he called his chief financial officer a “fette Sau,” or a “fat pig,” according to a person who was present.

In spring 2023, Signa Development, one of Benko’s many arms, sold some buildings to raise cash. But the proceeds didn’t stay with the company, according to people familiar with the matter and statements from ratings agencies.

Instead of being reinvested into the company and ongoing developments as required under the terms of bonds it issued, the cash flowed to other Signa companies, the people said. Fitch Ratings called it a “breach of financial separation” that wasn’t supposed to happen.

In August, Signa sold a resort overlooking Lake Garda to a Benko family trust.

Signa wasn’t able to find a loan crucial to paying for the rest of the Hamburg skyscraper that was under construction and stopped paying its contractor.

In October, Signa Holding backed out of paying Signa’s U.S. sports retailer another €150 million it had promised. The publicly traded retailer declared bankruptcy days later.

A €200 million bond went unpaid by Signa Prime the next month. The defaults sparked a cascade of insolvencies, first by Benko’s holding company, and then by Signa’s two main real-estate companies. Two days before the holding company filed for bankruptcy, it sold a ski chalet to an entity controlled by the “Laura Foundation,” a Benko family trust that shares the name of one of Benko’s daughters, according to corporate filings.

More insolvencies within the Signa web are expected, and investors and lenders are bracing for the final bill. Bonds tied to Signa Development are trading at just 13 cents on the dollar, implying the debt investors think they may lose virtually everything.

Numerous Signa development sites have stalled, leaving boarded-up sites in Munich, Berlin and Düsseldorf. The site of the 800-foot Hamburg tower sits idle, with Signa’s name on the fence covered with graffiti as politicians debate its future.

Rene Benko reportedly liked to joke that only the British royal family and the Pope had a more exclusive property portfolio than his.

After all, the billionaire controlled Signa Holding, a complex web of real estate companies which ultimately held half of New York’s Chrysler Building as well as a stake in London’s famous Selfridges department store, and more.

However, whether Benko’s position will continue to stand up to comparison with a monarchy and the Catholic Church remains to be seen. The empire had been valued at €23 billion ($24 billion) in assets at the end of 2022, but last week Signa filed for bankruptcy.

Signa filed for insolvency in Austrian courts—where the holding group is based—on Nov. 29. According to the filing seen by Fortune , creditors have until Jan. 15, 2024, to register their interests.

“The aim is the orderly continuation of business operations…and the sustainable restructuring of the company,” it said, according to Reuters.

Unclear outcome

What this means for Benko—previously valued at around $4 billion—and his family is unclear.

According to Bloomberg, the Benko Family Private Trust held 66% of Signa’s parent company. There are two offshoots from the holding group defined on Sigma’s website as real estate and retail arms.

On the real estate side is Signa Prime, which owns exclusive real estate; Signa Development, which invests in the likes of office blocks and residential towers; Signa RFR US Selection, which acquires “trophy assets” with a focus on New York City; and Signa Luxury Hotels.

On the retail side is Sign Premium, which runs the the KaDeWe Group, a group of luxury department stores in Germany, and the Signa Department Store Group.

How the collapse into administration by its holding group impacts its subsidiaries remains to be seen, with experts saying even insiders may be at a loss as to what happens next.

“This will be one of the most complex corporate restructurings since the financial crisis,” one Vienna-based lawyer told the Financial Times.

According to Bloomberg’s Billionaire’s Index , Benko’s stake in the conglomerate launched in 2000 has already imploded by $2 billion alone this year.

The news came after Benko, who founded the business, stepped down as chairman in mid-November. In a statement posted to Sigma’s LinkedIn page , the business added: “René Benko today handed over the chairmanship of the Advisory Board of SIGNA Holding to Arndt Geiwitz… The Benko Family Private Foundation will continue to be the largest shareholder of the holding company.”

Benko added: “In the current situation, this is the best solution for the company, its partners, investors, and employees. It is now important to restore trust, and I want to make my contribution to this. SIGNA’s real estate portfolio is and remains unique. I am absolutely sure that the company can have a very good future.”

Signa did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment.

Trouble brewing

The real estate kingpin may already be scaling back on his billionaire lifestyle.

Last last month, Austrian paper the Kurier reported that 46-year-old Benko was selling his triple-deck luxury yacht, RoMa, for €39.9 million (about $43.4 million).

However, the asset, which Benko reportedly purchased in 2015, was subsequently delisted and has now been put up for charter. According to YachtCharterFleet —an Airbnb for yachts— RoMa features a swimming pool, a movie theater, and a gym.

It can host up to 12 guests and comes equipped with scuba diving equipment, Jet Skis, an inflatable sea trampoline, and a floating pool.

It can be chartered for the princely sum of €420,000 a week in peak summer season, or €345,000 in the low winter season. However, of course, chartering a vessel of this size comes with overheads, so extra costs of around €30,000 a week are also to be expected.

Benko isn’t the only European luxury mogul who is suffering the after-effects of the pandemic at the moment.

Sigma, like many other real estate businesses, has been battered by higher interest rates that have pushed down property valuations, as well as by businesses scaling back their office presence and as a result, needing less real estate.

It’s perhaps a familiar story in the adjacent luxury retail sector, with Bernard Arnault–owned conglomerate LVMH seeing spending scale back as consumers return to “normal” after the upheaval of COVID.

“After three roaring years, and outstanding years, growth is converging toward numbers that are more in line with historical average,” LVMH’s CFO Jean-Jacques Guiony  told analysts .

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ROMA YACHT CHARTER

62m  /  203'5   viareggio superyachts   2010 / 2022.

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Special Features:

• Full-size inflatable slide
• Large sundeck swimming pool
• Contemporary interior design
• An abundance of water toys
• Dynamic positioning for greater stability

Effortlessly modern & totally entertaining, superyacht ROMA is an ideal choice for a charter vacation

The 61.8m/202'9" motor yacht 'RoMa' by the Italian shipyard Viareggio SuperYachts offers flexible accommodation for up to 12 guests in 6 cabins and features interior styling by Newcruise.

Offering an abundance of social and dining options, as well as a highly attentive crew, luxury charters aboard motor yacht RoMa are set to be truly magical whatever the destination. She has sensational features such as wheelchair accessibility, movie theatre, elevator and gym.

Guest Accommodation

Built in 2010, RoMa offers guest accommodation for up to 12 guests in 6 suites comprising a master suite, four double cabins and one twin cabin. There are 7 beds in total, including 1 king, 4 queen and 2 singles. She is also capable of carrying up to 17 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht charter experience.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

On your charter, you'll find plenty to keep you busy and entertained, particularly a dedicated library, where you can unwind in seclusion. You can recreate the full cinema experience while at sea with the included movie theatre or elsewhere, take a plunge in the pool under the sun. You can visit the well-equipped gym so that you can keep up with your fitness routine at sea.

Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you, particularly wheelchair-friendly access, making this vessel suitable for all guests. Effortlessly return to your stateroom from any other deck onboard the elevator or elsewhere, you can stay comfortable on board whatever the weather, with air conditioning during your charter.

Performance & Range

RoMa is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure. Powered by twin Caterpillar engines, she comfortably cruises at 14 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 17 knots with a range of up to 6,000 nautical miles from her 158,000 litre fuel tanks at 12 knots. RoMa features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels.

When not cruising RoMa has onboard an incredible selection of water toys and accessories for you and your guests to connect with the waters around you. Principle among these is a Flyboard for soaring over the water or swimming like a dolphin. Also there is a waterslide for hours of fun for all ages. Take to the sea on the Jet Skis offering you power and control on the water. If that isn't enough RoMa also features waverunners, towable toys, scuba diving equipment, a seabob, kayaks and much more. RoMa features two tenders, but leading the pack is a 16.8m/55'1" Anvera Chase Tender to transport you in style.

RoMa is available upon request for charter this winter. She is already accepting bookings this summer for cruising in the Mediterranean.

With its superlative combination of luxurious styling and superb amenities, motor yacht RoMa has everything you could possibly want for unforgettable yacht charter vacations.

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Amenities & Entertainment

For your relaxation and entertainment RoMa has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

RoMa is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:

• 1 x 16.8m  /  55'1 Anvera Chase Tender with 2 x Caterpillar 650 HP engines
• 1 x 7.2m  /  23'7 Castoldi Jet Tender with 1 x 315 HP engine

For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

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PADI CERTIFIED TRAINING CENTRE

Your family and friends could learn to scuba dive on your charter vacation onboard this luxury charter yacht. Motor Yacht RoMa is a certified PADI Dive Centre yacht so you could obtain your PADI diving card .

APPROVED RYA WATER SPORTS CENTRE

Your family and friends could learn to use the water toys on your charter vacation onboard this luxury charter yacht. Motor Yacht RoMa is a certified RYA Training Centre yacht.

'RoMa' Charter Rates & Destinations

Summer Season

May - September

€370,000 p/week + expenses Approx $401,500

High Season

€420,000 p/week + expenses Approx $456,000

Cruising Regions

Mediterranean France, Italy, Monaco

HOT SPOTS:   Amalfi Coast, Corsica, French Riviera, Ibiza, Sardinia, The Balearics

Winter Season

October - April

€345,000 p/week + expenses Approx $374,500

€395,000 p/week + expenses Approx $429,000

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Roma is a 61.80m motor yacht, custom built in 2010 by Italian shipyard Viareggio SuperYachts. This yacht’s sophisticated exterior design and engineering are the work of Espen Oeino. Her contemporary interior was designed by Newcruise.

Roma represents the extraordinary second chapter in the history of VSY and rightly constitutes a determining factor. While maintaining all the technical elements which normally feature in VSY yachts, the very best components available on the world-wide market today have been selected - namely: an efficient top-of-the-range electronic infrastructure for ship automation and governance, a legendary dynamic positioning system and a myriad of environmentally friendly equipment enabling them to receive the ABS Class R2 classification. The General Plan of this yacht pays special attention not only to the Owner’s requirements but also to those of three VIP cabins situated on the upper deck - all of which have sweeping windows giving breathtaking views of the surrounding seascape which all sea-farers feel but do not always have the pleasure of seeing to such an extent. The internal design by Newcruise Yacht Project & Design naturally reflects the Owner’s personality: elegant simplicity in every detail and a notable lack of superfluous flamboyance. A symphony of light shades and colours creates a relaxing atmosphere for anyone privileged enough to experience life on board. The eyes feast on Madras silks, fine Townsend leathers, natural stones, Macassar ebony and a range of beautiful veneers all combined into furniture, accessories and fittings of clean simple lines which are a pure pleasure to behold. The first cruise in the Indian Ocean was scheduled immediately after delivery and is testimony to the trustworthiness and success of a project conceived and produced with the greatest flare and care: qualities which are, by now, fast becoming part of VSY’s international trade mark.

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Benko vende il suo superyacht 'Roma' per 40 milioni di euro

Lungo 62 offre spazio a 12 ospiti e 12 membri di equipaggio.

Nella ricerca di nuova liquidità Benko, il magnate austriaco e fondatore della Signa, si separa di una parte della sua ricca collezione d'arte e vende anche il suo superyacht 'Roma'. Come riferisce la stampa austriaca, il panfilo lungo 62 metri è in vendita sul portale Alpha Yachting con un prezzo di 39,9 milioni di euro. 'Roma', che - secondo Vesselfinder - attualmente si trova a Mallorca, offre spazio a 12 ospiti e 12 membri di equipaggio, dispone di un cinema, una palestra, di una piscina al coperto e di uno scivolo d'acqua dalla flybridge. Secondo la stampa, si tratta di un vero e proprio affare, visto che per yacht di questo livello si deve calcolare un milione di euro a metro.

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Mega-Yacht, Picasso, Palazzo in Venedig: Für René Benko war nur das Beste gut genug

Der österreichische Unternehmer René Benko war der prominenteste Immobilien-Tycoon Europas. Doch jetzt zerfällt das Signa-Imperium des Schulabbrechers. Eine Geschichte über Statussymbole, Filzwirtschaft, kreative Buchhaltung – und Banker, die sich blenden liessen.

Seine Ferien verbrachte Benko auf der 62 Meter langen Megajacht «Roma».

René Benko war nie jemand, der die Öffentlichkeit suchte. Er war stets ein Superreicher, dessen Reichtum man nicht sah. Das lag vor allem daran, dass der österreichische Immobilieninvestor ein Leben ohne Berührung mit der Mehrheitsgesellschaft führte. Kontaktlos sozusagen.

Wenn René Benko reiste, dann nahm er die ihm eigene, schneeweisse Bombardier-Global-Express-Maschine.

Wenn Benko Ferien machte, dann tat er dies auf seiner Jacht «Roma». Sie ist mit 62 Metern mehr als doppelt so lang wie ein Waggon der ÖBB.

Mit seiner Familie wohnt der Immobilieninvestor am Fusse des Patscherkofel-Gipfels auf dem sogenannten Sonnenplateau in Igls, fünf Kilometer von seiner Heimatstadt Innsbruck entfernt. Dafür liess Benko ein Schlösschen abreissen. Nur die Schlossmauer blieb stehen: Sichtschutz. Selbst seine Kunstsammlung hielt Benko geheim (siehe Box).

Diskretion könnte man das nennen, oder einen Elfenbeinturm.

Dass Benko jetzt seit Wochen völlig abgetaucht ist, dass für Journalisten nicht einmal mehr die Signa-Holding, also sein Unternehmen, erreichbar ist, das hat aber andere Gründe.

Es hat mit einem offiziellen Antrag zu tun, der am vergangenen Mittwoch um 11 Uhr 02 beim dafür zuständigen Wiener Handelsgericht eintraf.

Denn an jenem Tag beantragte die Signa Holding, das Dachunternehmen der verschachtelten Signa-Unternehmensfamilie, ein Sanierungsverfahren in Eigenregie. Es gab also unter der Geschäftszahl 6 S 193/23h die Zahlungsunfähigkeit bekannt. 90 Tage lang hat die Signa Holding nun Zeit, die Gläubiger von einer Schuldenquote von 30 Prozent und einem Zukunftskonzept zu überzeugen.

Er besass die schönsten Immobilien der Welt

Der Tiroler Bub René Benko, dem seine Bewunderer einen besonderen Instinkt für das gute Geschäft nachgesagt haben und der sich die schönsten Immobilien der Welt – darunter das Chrysler Building in New York, das Hotel Bauer in Venedig, das KaDeWe in Berlin – herausgepickt hat, der Mann, dem ohne Ausbildung oder Stammbaum trotzdem alles zu gelingen schien, steht vor seinem kaufmännischen Ende. Wolkenbruch über dem österreichischen Wunderwuzzi.

Noch im Jahr 2020 gönnte sich Benko das Hotel Bauer Palazzo am Canal Grande in Venedig.

Was ist da passiert?

Akut bleiben viele Fragen unbeantwortet. Inwiefern sind die Tochterfirmen der Signa-Holding betroffen (die ersten haben schon externe Sanierungsberater geholt)? Werden die Gläubiger dem Sanierungsplan zustimmen (eher unwahrscheinlich)? Werden die ehemaligen Mitarbeiter und Investoren versuchen, René Benko persönlich zur Verantwortung zu ziehen (nicht auszuschliessen)?

Fest steht nur: Der Signa Holding fehlen 4,94 Milliarden Euro. Es ist die grösste Firmenpleite der österreichischen Zweiten Republik. Als Gründe führen die Signa-Leute die hohen Kreditzinsen und die strauchelnde Immobilienwirtschaft, also externe Faktoren, an.

Das ist aber nur die Hälfte der Geschichte. Die andere geht so: Die Signa Holding hat buchhalterische Aufwertungen aus Immobilienprojekten zu realen Gewinnen für die Gesellschafter gemacht. Der Immobilienkonzern hat Luftschlösser gebaut und dafür laufend frisches Geld gebraucht, das mittlerweile weder Banken noch Investoren mehr zu geben bereit sind. Die Schweizer Privatbank Julius Bär allein hat offenbar 606 Millionen Franken bei Signa offen. 70 Millionen Franken hat das Institut für faule Kredite zurückgestellt.

Benko blieb ein Phantom in seinem Imperium

Formal trifft René Benko für diesen Schlamassel keine Schuld. Seit zehn Jahren übt der Firmengründer keine operative Funktion bei der Signa Holding oder bei einer der Töchter mehr aus. Ins Tagesgeschäft sei er jedenfalls «nicht mehr involviert», erklärte Benko höchstpersönlich in einem Untersuchungsausschuss des österreichischen Parlaments noch im Oktober 2022. Er halte nur indirekt über Stiftungen die Mehrheit.

Das war zumindest geflunkert. Benko war bis zuletzt eben nicht passiver Gesellschafter, sondern der Patriarch in der Signa Holding, wahrscheinlich war er der Einzige, der das Unternehmensdickicht aus mehreren Sparten und 1000 Töchtern überhaupt noch durchschauen konnte. Intern nannten ihn seine Mitarbeiter nur «RB». Und über den Tisch von «RB» liefen die Entscheidungen – ausnahmslos.

Immer ein bisschen rücksichtsloser, tollkühner, in Geschäftsfragen dreister als die anderen.

Wer also ist dieser René Benko? Wie konnte er zu einem der auffallendsten Immobilienunternehmer Europas aufsteigen? Wer hat ihm den Steigbügel gehalten? Und vor allem: Wie tief kann er fallen?

Benko kam im Mai 1977 in Innsbruck, Tirol, in bescheidene vier Wände zur Welt. Seine Eltern arbeiteten bei kommunalen Betrieben, mit einer älteren Schwester wuchs er im Gemeindebau auf. Die Handelsakademie brach Benko kurz vor der Matura ab, baute stattdessen schon mit 17 Jahren Dachböden zu Luxuswohnungen um. Ein riskanter Hotel-Deal rund um das Gesundheitshotel Lanserhof bei Innsbruck machte den Mann dann noch vor seinem 20. Geburtstag zum Schilling-Millionär.

Das Instrumentarium des Verkäufers, das Keilen, das Schmeicheln, das Überzeugen, hat Benko beim umstrittenen Finanzdienstleister AWD gelernt. Es soll seine kaufmännische Lebensschule werden.

Protzkarossen und politische Patronage

Auffallend sind dabei zwei Dinge, die Benkos Aufstieg begleiteten. Zum einen die Statussymbole – Benko fuhr schon in den Tiroler Tagen Ferrari, flog in der Businessclass von Innsbruck nach Wien und zurück. Und zum anderen eine gehörige Portion politische Patronage. Schon sein erstes richtig grosses Projekt, die Neugestaltung des Kaufhauses Tyrol in der Innsbrucker Maria-Theresien-Strasse, schob 2008 offenbar der damalige Bundeskanzler Alfred Gusenbauer an.

Als Gusenbauer im selben Jahr aus der Politik ausschied, bot Benko ihm ein zweifaches Ausgedinge. Ein offizielles als Aufsichtsrat in zweien der Signa-Töchter. Ein inoffizielles als Berater. Mehr als sieben Millionen Euro soll Gusenbauer mit Benko ausserdienstlich verdient haben, indem er – Gusenbauer – sein Telefonbuch offerierte und Kredite gegen Erfolgsprovisionen einfädelte, das hat das österreichische Magazin «News» kürzlich aufgedeckt. Auch der ÖVP-Kanzler Sebastian Kurz hat für Benko gearbeitet. Er soll einen Investor aufgetrieben haben – inklusive einer Vermittlungsgebühr in Millionenhöhe. Das war 2023.

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Notverkäufe.

Name Benko mindert den Wert der Sammlung

Als Sammler ist René Benko bisher kaum aufgefallen, als umtriebiger Investor umso mehr. Als solcher wollte er wohl auch in Kunst diversifizieren. Just zu dem Zeitpunkt, als seine Signa für Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof aus dem deutschen Corona-Rettungsschirm 460 Millionen Euro bekam, ersteigerte er gemäss «News» über seine Privatstiftung Laura beim Auktionshaus Christie’s im März 2021 ein Selbstporträt Jean-Michel Basquiats und im Juni Picassos Gemälde «L’Étreinte» (Umarmung) von 1969. Für den Basquiat bezahlte er 10,55 Millionen Euro, für den Picasso waren es 17,12 Millionen Euro; beides stolze Summen, die sich wohl gerechnet hätten, wenn die Werke nach ein paar Jahren in einen boomenden Kunstmarkt eingeliefert worden wären. Im Moment verhalten sich Kunstkäufer jedoch eher abwartend. Dazu kommt, dass Benko kein Brand ist, von dem man unbedingt etwas haben möchte, wie etwa ein Brad Pitt, der seit langem sammelt. Wenn die Sammlung rund 30 Millionen Euro schwer sein soll, wie es heisst, passt da vielleicht noch der unbekannte Warhol rein, der ebenfalls verkauft werden soll. Das geht im Moment nur über private Verkäufe. Und wer da zulangt, wird wissen, wie er die Preise drücken kann. Gerhard Mack

Ständige politische Flurpflege betrieb ausserdem der sogenannte Signa-Beirat, ein formal nicht haftendes Gremium aus Ex-Politikern und Bankvorständen im Ruhestand. Gusenbauer sass da ebenfalls drin. Oder die ehemalige FPÖ-Politikerin Susanne Riess-Hahn. Signa ging – wenn man so will – durchaus aktiv auf Entscheidungsträger zu, lud sie zum Jagen ein, auf «Niederwild» und zum «Entenputzen». Und hochoffiziell traf sich die österreichische Prominenz einmal jährlich zum «Törggelen» im Signa-Nobelhotel Hyatt, mitten in der Wiener Innenstadt, am geschichtsträchtigen Platz «Am Hof».

Von hier hatten im Hochmittelalter die Babenberger über ihre Lande geherrscht, seit 2009 lud der Immobilienkönig Benko zur Erntedank-Zeit zu kalter Wurst und jungem Wein. Die Einladungsliste für 2019 umfasst etwa die damalige Bundeskanzlerin, den Wiener Bürgermeister, Vertreter aller Parlamentsparteien (die Grünen erschienen nicht), einen ehemaligen Chef der Österreichischen Notenbank, Medienmanager, Models, Wirtschaftsbosse und DJ Ötzi.

Die ganze Republik tanzte an

An diesem 13. November 2019 war Benko am Gipfel angelangt. Ein halbes Jahr zuvor hatte er das markante Chrysler-Building zur Hälfte erworben, am Ende des Jahres würde er die beiden deutschen Kaufhausketten Galeria Kaufhof und Karstadt miteinander verschmelzen. Von der bevorstehenden zweifachen Pleite des so neu entstandenen Unternehmens, von den Hunderten Millionen Euro aus den Rettungsschirmen des deutschen Staates während der Covid-Krise, sprach damals noch niemand. Ein junger österreichischer Kanzler sonnte sich noch im Licht des jungen österreichischen Erfolgsunternehmers. Die Signa-Tochter Prime Selection AG allein schüttete in diesem Jahr 201 Millionen Euro an Dividenden aus.

Doch einem jeden Gipfel folgt der Abstieg. An diesem Novembertag 2019, als die «ganze Republik» (ein anwesender Banker) noch mit Benko beim Törggelen feierte, deutete sich der Weg nach unten jedenfalls schon an. Schon in diesem Jahr stellte die österreichische Finanzmarktaufsicht kritische Fragen zur Kreditwürdigkeit von Signa. Vorab nur in internen E-Mails.

Vier Jahre später kann man zuschauen, wie das Signa-Kartenhaus zusammenfällt. Die Dachholding ist zahlungsunfähig, sie könnte weitere Töchter mitreissen. Und René Benko? Er hat sein Vermögen in Privatstiftungen umgeschichtet. Solange ihm kein Staatsanwalt strafrechtliche Verfehlungen vorwerfen kann, wird Benko sorglos weiterleben. Als Buhmann. Aber reich.

Die Autorin leitet das Politikressort der Wiener Wochenzeitung «Falter».

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Rene Benko bietet seine Luxusyacht "Roma" zum Verkauf an

René benko in bredouille: immobilienmogul bietet luxusyacht „roma“ zum verkauf an – für 40 millionen euro.

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Das Immobilien-Reich von Milliardär René Benko fällt in sich zusammen. Die Signa Real Estate Management Germany ist offiziell insolvent.

Benko gerät immer mehr in die Bredouille – so sehr, dass er jetzt auch seine Luxusyacht „Roma“ verkaufen muss?

Benko bietet die 61,5 Meter lange Yacht zumindest für gerade einmal 40 Millionen Euro an – üblich ist bei einer Yacht dieser Größenordnung eigentlich ein Preis von 62 Millionen Euro.

Die Schlagzeilen um den österreichischen „Wunderwuzzi“  René Benko  reißen nicht ab. Der Immobilien- und Kaufhausmagnat, dessen Immobilienkonzern  Signa  sich im Zusammenbruch befindet, gerät immer mehr in die Bredouille – so sehr, dass er jetzt sogar seine Luxusyacht „Roma“ verkaufen muss? Das berichtet zumindest der österreichische „Kurier“ .

Benko hatte die Yacht 2015 von dem Investor Ronny Pecik gekauft, offiziell gehört sie einer seiner Privatstiftungen. Die „Roma“ bietet den vollen Luxus: Sie ist 61,5 Meter lang und bietet Platz für zwölf Gäste – die wiederum von bis zu zwölf Crewmitgliedern versorgt werden, die ebenfalls an Bord Schlafplätze haben. Neben Stabilisatoren – damit das Schiff im Wellengang nicht so schaukelt – gibt es einen Indoor-Swimmingpool, ein Kino, ein Fitnesscenter, eine Klimaanlage und eine große Wasserrutsche von der Flybridge.

Zusätzlich bietet die „Roma“ zwei 200-PS-starke Jet-Skis zum Sitzen, ein Jetski zum Stehen, vier Paddleboards, ein Flyboard und drei Seabobs (Tauchhilfen) – ein Tauchlehrer soll angeblich immer an Bord sein. Die Yacht wurde ursprünglich vom niederländischen Bootsbauer Feadship gebaut. Das Unternehmen gilt als herausragend unter den Yachtbauern – und entsprechend teuer.

Umso verwunderlicher ist der Preis, für den Benko seine Yacht anbietet: knapp 40 Millionen Euro. Das ist ein regelrechtes Schnäppchen, denn eigentlich ist für eine Yacht dieser Größenordnung ein Preis von 62 Millionen Euro üblich.

Teuer ist übrigens nicht nur die Yacht selbst, sondern auch die laufenden Kosten. Denn zum einen müssen die Crewmittglieder, die alle spezialisiert sind – Skipper, Motorentechniker, Köche und weitere – bezahlt werden. Und hinzu kommen die hohen Kosten für Stellplätze in den Yachthäfen, die nach Größe der Boote berechnet werden.

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