A national insolvency firm has announced the launch of its dedicated Asia desk, designed to provide Australian-Asian businesses with specialised advice and expertise. Jirsch Sutherland has launched the Asia Desk, which comprises a multinational team of high-calibre insolvency, restructure and recovery specialists who have a strong knowledge of both local and Asian business cultures, practices…
Administrators documents name it as a related entity to Icon Co (NSW) Pty Ltd, the company that built Sydneys cracked Opal Tower. At a recent creditors meeting it was revealed that the former of the companies is being chased over alleged defects in apartments it built at Rosebery, Waterloo, Hurstville, Bondi, Lane Cove, Greenwich and…
The latest effort to revive the struggling South Korean car maker has failed, and it is now seeking new investors. Struggling South Korean car maker Ssangyong says it is business as usual and will continue to sell and service cars in Australia despite filing for bankruptcy just days prior to Christmas 2020. Ssangyong has been…
The governments move to extend the suspension of fresh insolvency proceedings till the end of this fiscal might appear to be bowing to the inevitable. However, two qualifications are in order. One, giving a troubled company more time to turn around makes sense if the intervening period holds out any possibility of a turnaround, and…
White Marquee Event Hires parent company has been placed in voluntary administration, with debts estimated at $5.7 million, but there are hopes the Greek-Australian owned company can trade through. The company in question, Adelaide Event Group, also trades as Budget Party Hire and Renniks Events. Administrators SV Partners, who were appointed on December 21, said…
Tony Cochrane during his time at Supercars A company of former Supercars Chairman Tony Cochrane has been put into liquidation. International Entertainment Consulting Pty Ltd was established by Cochrane and his wife Thea Jeanes-Cochrane after he ended his role as Supercars head in 2012. It is believed that several identities from Australian motorsport were investors…
SsangYong will continue to trade as usual, despite declaring bankruptcy in its home country of Korea. The struggling carmaker, currently on the sales block after Indian owner Mahindras failure to turn the company around after a decade, has entered what the company is calling a private rehabilitation program that resembles an American Chapter 11 bankruptcy.…
The SsangYong Motor Company will continue to operate as normally around the world including in Australia after it has secured protection under South Koreas bankruptcy administration process. This comes after the South Korean arm of Indian industrial giant Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) filed for bankruptcy on Monday December 22, following the failure to meet accumulating…
The government has again extended the suspension of fresh proceedings under the insolvency law by three more months amid the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. TopicsCentre|Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code The government has again extended the suspension of fresh proceedings under the insolvency law by three more months amid the disruptions caused by the coronavirus…
As we approach the end of the 2020 and enter the final week of eNewsletters,Ragtraderis reflecting on the biggest digital stories of the year. Each day this week we will count down the top 10 stories from the website this year. Kicking off our list is Number 10 –Colette in shock administration as another icon…