Billionaire Benko Sells Century Bond on Art Nouveau Landmark

  • R+V buys bonds said to yield 1.5% on Otto Wagner’s postal bank
  • Ninety-nine year government lease prompts massive write-up
Otto Wagner’s Postal Savings Bank building opened 1906 in Imperial ViennaSource: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
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Billionaire Rene Benko monetized the signing of a long-term lease on a historical Vienna property by selling 99-year bonds worth almost twice what the building was valued in September.