Virgin Australia owes almost $7b to more than 12,000 creditors

Several “high-quality” parties have expressed an interest in taking over Virgin Australia, the administrators have revealed, as 1,300 of the airline’s creditors and observers including financiers, employees, unions and bondholders met via video link. Key points: Virgin Australia entered voluntary administration on April 21 owing almost $7 billion to more than 12,000 creditors Already several…

Details

St Hilliers liquidation shuts sites, lays off staff

Work has halted on 21 building projects in Queensland and NSW after construction firm St Hilliers called in administrators over the weekend, a casualty of the flagging building sector where insolvencies last year hit an all-time high. Administrators WLP Restructuring partners Glenn Livingstone and Alan Walker said they have secured sites and paused work on…

Details

Bonza falls into voluntary administration, triggering mass cancellations as it assesses ‘ongoing viability’

Budget airline Bonza has fallen into voluntary administration after passengers were left scrambling to find seats on planes following sudden cancellations. Flights to and from Bonza’s major hubs at melbourne Airport, Sunshine Coast Airport, and the gold coast Airport were cancelled in the early hours of Tuesday morning, plunging passengers’ travel plans into disarray. ASIC…

Details

Perth building company Clough Group collapses after WeBuild ends $350m merger

A major Western Australian building and engineering company has collapsed after its $350 million lifeline ended when another firm pulled out of a merger deal. On Monday, perth-based Clough Group went into voluntary administration after the takeover deal fell through, leaving its 1250 employees uncertain about their future. An Italian industrial construction group called WeBuild…

Details