Bidders fly in, final offers due mid-September

Two former directors, turnaround specialists and an opportunistic crypto investor. Welcome to the eclectic bidder fray for embattled airline Regional Express, better known as Rex. Street Talk understands a fleet of parties has lobbed indicative offers for Rex three weeks after the airline was plunged into voluntary administration, fanning the debate about whether Australia can…

MediSecure collapses into administration and liquidation after cyber ransom attack

A national medical script provider has collapsed less than three weeks after it was hacked. On Tuesday, digital prescription company MediSecure Limited went into administration while a subsidiary of the business, Operations MDS Pty Ltd, went into liquidation. Vaughan Strawbridge and Paul Harlond of restructuring firm FTI Consulting have been announced as the joint administrators…

National recruitment firm Collar Group collapses into administration with 20pc of its workforce axed

A national recruitment and employment agency has collapsed into administration, with 32 people already told they had lost their jobs. WA-headquartered Collar Group appointed David Ross and David Ingram of I&R Advisory as administrators early this week, a decision the company said was a necessary step “to align expenses with our current revenue realities”. Read…

Mighty Craft in voluntary administration

After months of a divestment strategy and restructuring program to reduce debt, Mighty Craft has gone into voluntary administration after the collapse of a proposed merger with Better Beer. Liam Healey and Quintin Olde from restructuring company, Ankura, have been appointed administrators. Mighty Craft also had a debt repayment deadline looming, having reached an agreement…

Flow battery maker Redflow goes into administration

By Peter Roberts Vanadium flow battery manufacturer Redflow has gone into voluntary administration after failing to secure new funds from investors. The company, which manufactures its Australian developed batteries in Thailand, has appointed Richard Hughes and David Orr from Deloitte as administrators. Redflow was one of the first to launch a commercial vanadium flow battery…