Creditors vote to save Hills Limited from liquidation

Creditors have voted to save Hills Limited (ASX: HIL) from falling into the hands of liquidators after agreeing to a deed of company arrangement (DOCA) as administrators run their eyes over offers to buy the business as a going concern. In an announcement to the ASX today, administrators Sule Arnautovic and John Vouris of Hall Chadwick…

The number of failing companies is surging

“Now that these concessions and support mechanisms have ended, from October 2022 to March 2023, there was a 61 per cent rise in insolvency compared to the same period last year, with 3632 cases reported this year compared to 2257.” Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Paul Guerra said rising inflation and the end…