Australian property group behind 41-level Gold Coast tower enters administration

An Australian building giant behind some of the nation’s biggest developments, including a 41-residential tower on Chevron Island on Queensland’s Gold Coast, has entered voluntary administration. Bensons Property Group Pty (BPG) announced yesterday that it had made the “difficult decision” to appoint Craig Shepard and Sebastian Ham of Korda Mentha as voluntary administrators. The company…

Vertical farming company Greenleaf Fresh put into voluntary administration

Greenleaf Fresh, which traded under the name Greengrower, has gone into voluntary administration. Vertical farming business Greenleaf Fresh, which traded under the name Greengrower, has gone into voluntary administration. Adele Hicks and David Ruscoe, of Grant Thorton, were appointed administrators by resolution of the company’s directors on December 31. A statement from Grant Thornton said…

External administrators on the hook for penalties …

Construction insolvencies are on the rise. ASIC data on external administration and controller appointments in this sector have risen between 2022 and 2024, both first-time appointments, and “all appointments” (including subsequent and transitional appointments, for example, where a company is placed into liquidation following administration or provisional liquidation).     Chart 1: The first time…