Creditors owed more than $280K

THE failed real estate venture of Ocean Grove entrepreneur Taylor Dow owes more than $280,000 to creditors, according to ASIC documents. Documents lodged with the corporate watchdog reveal the Taylor Dow Property Group owes $29,000 to melbourne-based developer SMA Projects and $27,500 to Queensland-based Property Solutions. More than $66,600 is owed to the Australian Taxation…

Sydney brand The Daily Edited goes into liquidation

A luxury fashion brand beloved by Australia’s wealthy and fabulous has gone into liquidation.  The Daily Edited, which specialised in engraving people’s initials onto bags, phone cases and other items, was wound up after a meeting of company members on September 30.   The glamorous brand goes into liquidation just over a year after co-founder Alyce Tran…

Investa’s Melbourne build to rent project could restart by June after builder Roberts Co’s insolvency

Construction on Investa’s stalled $450 million build-to-rent development in melbourne could resume by June if a new builder can be appointed to replace failed contractor Roberts Co, which went into administration last month, sources close to the fund manager said. The decision by Rich List businessman Andrew Roberts to call administrators into his Victorian company…

Beau Homes goes into liquidation

Beau Homes, a gold coast building company that focuses on pools, has gone into liquidation. Rodgers Reidy’s David Hambleton and Kaily Chua have been appointed as administrators of the Currumbin-based company. The company is reported to owes its creditors $1 million. According to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) Beau Homes’ building licence was…

Regulating Fraudulent Use of the Corporate Form

Project Overview Fraudulent phoenix activity is of great concern to Australian policymakers. It occurs where there is the deliberate liquidation of a company to avoid paying debts but the business continues through another company, and in corporate groups through the liquidation of undercapitalised subsidiaries and transfer of business to other companies in the group. This…

Aussie Plant Based Co. acquired by Smart Foods, production resumes

gold coast-based food manufacturer, Smart Foods, has acquired The Aussie Plant Based Co., eight days after it went into liquidation. Operations have already restarted. Smart Foods CEO, Raghu Reddy told Food & Drink Business that despite the recent challenges for the plant-based company, he recognised its “immense potential”. Fort Restructuring partner, Ken Whittingham said Smart…

Socceroo star Steve Horvat’s family company pushed into liquidation on the eve of Western United heading into A-League finals

The family company of former Socceroo Steve Horvat has been pushed into liquidation in a development that will send shockwaves through A-League club Western United on the eve of the competition’s finals series. Nathan Deppeler and Scott Andersen from Worrells were appointed liquidators of Horvat’s family company Sava Engineering on Monday, after a meeting of…