Montrachet restaurant goes bust after sister business BCN Events Group bakeries collapses into liquidation

One of the last pillars of an award-winning Queensland chef’s hospitality empire has gone bust, just a month after seven other sister venues collapsed. Cuisinier Australis Pty Ltd trading as Montrachet has called in administrators. Montrachet is a well known fine-dining French restaurant in the Brisbane suburb of Bowen Hills. The appointed administrators, Mark Holland,…

Booktopia collapses, enters voluntary administration

Beleaguered online book retailer Booktopia has announced it has entered voluntary administration after it failed to secure funding. The company posted it had appointed Keith Crawford, Matthew Caddy and Damien Pasfield from McGrathNicol to oversee a potential restructure or sale of the business. “The Administrators are undertaking an urgent assessment of Booktopia’s business while options…