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Selfridges owner to cede control of $38b empire amid property crunch

Marton Eder, Libby Cherry and Giulia Morpurgo

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Rene Benko is stepping down from his €23 billion ($38 billion) property empire, giving in to shareholder pressure as a cash crunch threatens the owner of high-profile properties including New York’s Chrysler Building and Selfridges in London.

Signa Holding GmbH has been reeling under a liquidity crunch triggered by plunging valuations and rising interest rates, and investors began losing faith in the self-made Austrian tycoon’s ability to stabilise the group.

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