Bad medicine — Capital Brief

It’s no understatement to say the unfolding saga surrounding collapsed medtech StrongRoom AI has sent shockwaves through the Australian startup and venture capital ecosystems. Last week’s extraordinary decision by Sydney venture firm EVP to call in the police on its newest portfolio company — a decision no investor would take lightly — kicked off a…

Voluntary Administration appointment to Interchange Health Co-Operative Ltd

Interchange Health Cooperative Ltd (IHCO), a Canberra-based bulk-billing allied health and general medical practice was today placed into voluntary administration. The organisation, which provides 100 per cent bulk-billing services to some of Canberra’s most vulnerable community members, appointed RSM Australia Partner Jonathon Colbran and Director Adam Cormack as Joint and Several Voluntary Administrators of the…

Ally Fashion owes $56m across 260 creditors

Recently collapsed fast fashion retailer Ally Fashion owes more than $56 million in liabilities to over 260 creditors.  This is according to ASIC filings obtained by Ragtrader, which confirms that the highest-value creditor is DDT Management Pty Ltd – a related party to the Ally Fashion business – which is owed $46.1 million. Other high-value…

Tooley Foster stops trading after 132 years

The studio was one of the oldest architectural practices in the world, having been founded by Herbert Tooley in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, in 1892. It became Tooley & Foster Partnership in 1910, rebranding as Tooley Foster in 2021, when it boasted a workforce of 30 people.  But the practice’s main trading arm, Tooley Foster 1982…