By Jessica Yun Updated July 3, 2024 5.34pmfirst published at 10.40am Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Booktopia has gone into voluntary administration weeks after suspending its shares on the ASX as rival Dymocks considers snapping up some of its assets. The embattled online book retailer, which has been scrambling to secure emergency…
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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…
Online book retailer Booktopia has appointed voluntary administrators after it failed to secure enough funding to avoid collapse. The Australian online business has appointed Keith Crawford, Matthew Caddy and Damien Pasfield from McGrathNicol to oversee a sale, or the selling of parts. The Administrators are undertaking an urgent assessment of Booktopias business while options for…
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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…
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…