The Australian startup ecosystem is facing its next wave of financial challenges. With a 54% decline in capital raised by Australian startups in 2023 and a 14.5% rise in insolvencies, Australian startups are financially strained. For those operating in the capital-intensive tech sector in particular, the time between funding rounds is harder than ever. Tech…
Advertorial ARYZAs new head of corporate insolvency, Tom OConnor. Aryza, a leading provider of financial software solutions, announces the appointment of Tom OConnoras its Head of Corporate Insolvency. With an extensive career spanning over a decade in the insolvency sector and a proven track record in product development and client engagement, Tom brings invaluable experience…
In short: Australian book retailer Booktopia has gone into voluntary administration. The company has been trading at a loss for over a year and earlier made 50 staff redundant. What’s next? Administrators are looking at selling or restructuring the main Booktopia business and its three subsidiaries. Australian online book retailer Booktopia has gone into voluntary…
Just days after the Australian online bookseller asked to extend an suspension on the trading of its stock, Booktopia has taken the more drastic step of appointing a firm to oversee its voluntary administration. The move indicates the high unlikelihood that the company will continue to operate in its current form. In an announcement made…
It has been 33 years since the “recession we had to have” in 1991. Fears that Australia would enter a technical recession during 2023 didnt eventuate. At the time of writing, our economy continues to still be resilient (relying on massive population growth through migration) despite ongoing decreasing consumer sentiment but another year of slow…
The Australian startup ecosystem is facing its next wave of financial challenges. With a 54% decline in capital raised by Australian startups in 2023 and a 14.5% rise in insolvencies, Australian startups are financially strained. For those operating in the capital-intensive tech sector in particular, the time between funding rounds is harder than ever. Tech…
Advertorial ARYZAs new head of corporate insolvency, Tom OConnor. Aryza, a leading provider of financial software solutions, announces the appointment of Tom OConnoras its Head of Corporate Insolvency. With an extensive career spanning over a decade in the insolvency sector and a proven track record in product development and client engagement, Tom brings invaluable experience…
The holding company of a superannuation fund created seven years ago to service gig economy and self-employed workers has entered voluntary liquidation. The GigSuper Group collapsed just over two years ago, reportedly owing creditors $2.7 million. Both the holding company, GigSuper Holdings Pty Ltd, and the subsidiary company, GigSuper Pty Ltd, entered voluntary administration in…
In short: Australian book retailer Booktopia has gone into voluntary administration. The company has been trading at a loss for over a year and earlier made 50 staff redundant. What’s next? Administrators are looking at selling or restructuring the main Booktopia business and its three subsidiaries. Australian online book retailer Booktopia has gone into voluntary…
Just days after the Australian online bookseller asked to extend an suspension on the trading of its stock, Booktopia has taken the more drastic step of appointing a firm to oversee its voluntary administration. The move indicates the high unlikelihood that the company will continue to operate in its current form. In an announcement made…