The Australian startup ecosystem is facing its next wave of financial challenges. With a 54% decline in capital raised by Australian startups in 2023 and a 14.5% rise in insolvencies, Australian startups are financially strained. For those operating in the capital-intensive tech sector in particular, the time between funding rounds is harder than ever. Tech…
An Irish international croquet player ran up such huge debts from gambling that he conceived an elaborate smishing scam that aimed to rob an innocent Cork woman of her life savings, the district court has heard. Court presenter Inspector Tony OSullivan said that Mark Stephens, 30, of Brighton Place, Foxrock, Co Dublin and Joel Antony,…
Over 80% of industry experts expect volume of restructurings to continue rising Regulations favoring liquidation over rehabilitation seen as biggest challenge, with survival further hampered by inexperienced management teams and rising interest rates North America and Europe experiencing significant restructuring WILMINGTON, Del.–BUSINESS WIRE– The volume of new corporate restructuring mandates is set to continue rising…
Table of Contents {{ tocState.toggleTocShowMore ? ‘Show more’ : ‘Show less’ }} Australias business landscape has seen a steady rise in the number of insolvencies in recent months as cost-of-living pressures bite and economic conditions slow down. Although numbers had declined for several years, business collapses are now back above pre-pandemic trends, putting the spotlight…
The widow of underworld figure Carl Williams has been declared bankrupt by the Federal Court, after it was reportedly revealed there was almost $300,000 owing in unpaid taxes. The court on Tuesday ordered that the estate of Roberta Merieca Williams be sequestrated, following an application by the deputy commissioner of taxation. Carl Williams widow Roberta…
Kapil Wadhawan, erstwhile promoter of Dewan Housing Finance (DHFL), has moved the appellate tribunal NCLAT to challenge the NCLT order to initiate personal insolvency proceedings against him. Wadhawan has challenged an earlier order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which on April 2, directed to initiation of personal insolvency…
The number of companies entering external administration has hit a ten-year record high last month, illustrating the mounting pressures on businesses. John Park, senior managing director at FTI Consulting, outlines why and how businesses of all sorts and sizes should be taking sensible precautions. For the nine-month period from 1 July 2023 to 31 March 2024,…