MediaCity software firm Bright Future goes into liquidation after laying off hundreds of staff – Manchester Evening News

The troubled software firm Bright Future has gone into liquidation leaving hundreds of employees out of a job. Eudie Thompson, chief executive, confirmed her company was no more after laying off 300 workers – including 180 apprentices – last week. Ms Thompson blamed the loss of a large contract and the withdrawal of a major…

UPDATE 3-Itaú slumps as outlook for provisions points to hard year – Reuters

(Adds share performance, details throughout) By Guillermo Parra-Bernal Feb 2 Itaú Unibanco Holding SA plans to boost loan-loss provisions faster than rivals and slow loan disbursements this year, prompting shares to slump on Tuesday, as Brazil’s longest recession in over a century and slowing activity across Latin America bite harder than expected. Provisions could rise…

Sports tech firm PlayUp in liquidation after burning $70 million of high-profile investor funds – Sydney Morning Herald

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was once an investor in PlayUp, which went into liquidation last week. Photo: Justin McManus A sports media business backed with more than $70 million in funding by some of Australia’s business, political and sporting elite, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, has been placed into liquidation. PlayUp’s holding company, Revo Pty Ltd, did not contest a…

Sports tech firm PlayUp in liquidation after burning $70 million of high-profile investor funds – The Australian Financial Review

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was once an investor in PlayUp, which went into liquidation last week. Justin McManus A sports media business backed with more than $70 million in funding by some of Australia’s business, political and sporting elite, including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, has been placed into liquidation. PlayUp’s holding company, Revo Pty Ltd, did not contest a winding-up…

Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel is underwater, needs capital injection – Sydney Morning Herald

Queensland Nickel creditors and observers signing on at the meeting in Townsville on Friday. The company sacked 237 workers at its Yabulu refinery near Townsville earlier in January and is now in administration. Photo: ANDREW RANKIN Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel will require a capital injection of “tens of millions of dollars” to avoid liquidation unless there…