Bensons Property Group’s voluntary administration could delay Elias Jreissati’s Chevron One penthouse

Bensons Property Group’s sudden demise has left hundreds of luxury apartments in limbo, including a $50m super-penthouse belong to its chairman and founder Elias Jreissati and his wife Colleen at its ambitious Chevron One Residences on the gold coast. Founded by Lebanese immigrant, philanthropist and art collector Mr Jreissati in 1994, Bensons went into voluntary…

Star Entertainment Group voluntary administration decision imminent

The Australian Business Network Star Entertainment’s future was on a knife edge on Wednesday night, but lenders to distressed companies are hovering and are expected to hear by Thursday if it is entering voluntary administration. A voluntary administration for the cash-strapped casino operator would enable all of its liabilities to be frozen. This frees administrators…

Race on to save Sydney’s Golden Century restaurant

Collapsed sydney Chinese institution Golden Century is seeking to relaunch after the Covid-19 pandemic subsides after filing for voluntary administration. The restaurant on Sussex Street, famously popular with politicians, went into administration on August 17 after 31 years of trading in Sydney’s Chinatown. The coming renewal of its major commercial lease, coupled with the ongoing…

Australian designer Dion Lee enters voluntary administration

2:10PMMay 23, 2024. Updated 4:14PMMay 23, 2024 Australian designer brand Dion Lee Enterprise Australia has entered voluntary administration. The announcement comes after news that Cue Clothing Co. decided to withdraw from its partnership with the brand and recall their investment in the Dion Lee business. dVT Group has been appointed as the voluntary administrator of the…

Mineral sands miner Strandline (ASX: STA) in voluntary administration with big NAIF debts

Taxpayers are set to be the big losers after struggling mineral sands miner Strandline Resources waved the white flag and entered voluntary administration. The taxpayer-funded Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility is Strandline’s biggest financial backer and has dished out loans totalling about $140m to the company since 2020, including $10m in the December quarter. Strandline had…

Car buyers left tens of thousands out of pocket as platform Carconnect enters administration

Car buyers have been left without the vehicles they paid for after the collapse of an online buying platform. Carconnect has entered voluntary administration, leaving some customers up to tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket and unable to collect their vehicles. The business, which started in the early 2000s, was one of the…

Victorian government consults with administrators of collapsed security firm MA Services

The Victorian government has confirmed it is consulting with the administrators of a collapsed melbourne-based security firm as 1,700 jobs hang in the balance.  MA Services provides security, cleaning and maintenance staff to the public sector and major retailers, including Coles, Kmart, Aldi, Amazon, Dan Murphy’s and several AFL clubs.  The company, which administrators say…