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…
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 part one of The Secret Brewer: Voluntary Administration, a brewery owner discussed a number of their concerns surrounding the impact of two years of VAs across the local beer industry. We put a number of questions raised by the article to the people running breweries that have been through the VA process in the past…
The Kirribilli Club in Sydneys north shore has entered voluntary administration. The club appointed Hugh Armenis of SV Partners administrator on June 19. After an initial period of trading to assess the status of the club, it ceased trading on June 24. The ex-services club, with over 18,000 members, was founded in 1946, and boasts…
Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced via social media and its website that its directors have resolved to place the company into voluntary administration as of 17 June 2024. The company was formed in 1993 by Glenn Terry. Housed in The Eternity Playhouse since 2013, the Darlo has been a mainstay of Australian theatre for three…
Above: Sule Arnautovic from Salea Advisory Access Print Solutions, Graphic Print Group (GPG) and Graphic Web in Sydney and Adelaide are now for sale after entering voluntary administration with 50 employees affected. Sule Arnautovic from Salea Advisory has been appointed voluntary administrator for the three businesses by the directors of the business. Arnautovic is a…
Major private debt collector Panthera Finance has appointed new directors and put parts of the company into administration as it seeks to sell off its scandal-plagued business. Last month, Guardian Australia revealed Panthera, one of the countrys biggest private debt collection firms, had circumvented a blacklisting designed to stop it from operating in Victoria and…
APP founders Brendan McKeegan and Phil McFarlane. Photo: Food Frontier ISOLATES manufacturer Australian Plant Proteins has entered voluntary administration, with hopes that a buyer or investor can step in to continue operations. Founded in 2016 by Brendan McKeegan and Phil McFarlane, APP employs more than 30 people at two Victorian locations, a research-and-development site at…
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…
There has been an increase in company insolvencies in Australia. Startups and early-stage technology companies have not been shielded from this, with recent high-profile collapses including Tritium and Milkrun. In this article we discuss insolvent trading risks, the state of the startup market, unique risks to startups and the protections offered by the “safe harbour”…