Booktopia collapses into voluntary administration

Booktopia has entered voluntary administration after failing to secure emergency funding. In an ASX announcement today, the book retailer said it had appointed McGrathNicol partners Keith Crawford, Matthew Caddy and Damien Pasfield to oversee the company’s restructuring. “The Administrators are undertaking an urgent assessment of Booktopia’s business while options for its sale and/or recapitalisation are…

Reforms of Small Business Insolvency in Australia and India

On the 24 September 2020, the Australian Government announced changes to Australia’s insolvency framework to better serve Australian small businesses, their creditors and their employees. The changes introduced new processes suitable for small businesses, reducing complexity, time and costs for small businesses. Effective from 1 January 2021, these are the most significant reforms to Australia’s…

How Abengoa Group impacted the Spanish economy

EY-Parthenon teams were appointed as insolvency administrators in March 2021. From the start, a unique aspect to this engagement was the media attention. Given the size and impact of this bankruptcy, this was a hurdle both Abengoa and EY-Parthenon had to overcome and engage with regularly throughout the process. Loan requests Initially, the EY-Parthenon teams…

Flights cancelled and tourists stranded as Air Vanuatu put into voluntary liquidation | Vanuatu

Vanuatu has put its national carrier, Air Vanuatu, into voluntary liquidation, after it cancelled flights to Australia and New Zealand, leaving tourists stranded. The Pacific island’s government made the decisions after representatives from accounting firm EY arrived in Port Vila on Thursday and conducted initial assessments of the airline’s financials. The airline had cited extended…

24-170MR ASIC bans United Global Capital (in Administration) director for 10 years and cancels licence

ASIC has banned Joel James Hewish for 10 years from providing financial services, performing any function involved in carrying on of a financial services business and controlling an entity that carries on a financial services business. ASIC has also cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of Mr Hewish’s company, United Global Capital Pty Ltd…