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Westpac gets lion’s share of proceeds from ‘anxious’ sale of collapsed fintech Sargon Group
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-04-26 4:04 pm By Miklos Bolza

Westpac will recoup the majority of proceeds from the $29.6 million sale of collapsed fintech Sargon Group, with a judge calling the company’s liquidators “anxious sellers” who sold at speed and well below market value.

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ASIC asks court to approve receivers to sell Melissa Caddick’s assets
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-04-23 10:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two months after the remains of accused fraudster Melissa Caddick were discovered on a NSW beach, ASIC is seeking to appoint final receivers to realise her assets, although the family and friends who invested tens of millions with the Sydney businesswoman are not expected to fully recoup their investments.

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Creditors vote to place debt-laden Greensill in liquidation
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-04-22 3:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Creditors of Greensill Capital have voted to liquidate the company’s assets after no buyer emerged to rescue the debt-stricken financial services firm.

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Creditors of LGL Commodities may have case against lawyers, judge says
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-04-21 3:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

Creditors of LGL Commodities might have a right of action against solicitors for the company’s liquidators for failing to comply with court orders and omitting evidence in a case against a former director, a judge has ruled.

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Greensill Capital administrators recommend winding up as ‘only suitable option’
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-04-15 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Administrators appointed to the Australian arm of supply-chain finance firm Greensill Capital are recommending that creditors, which are owed in excess of $1.75 billion, vote to wind up the company.

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Clive Palmer hit with indemnity costs for ‘hopeless’ case against Queensland Nickel
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-04-14 3:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two Clive Palmer companies have been slugged with indemnity costs after they were blocked from accessing documents held by two law firms and a litigation funder to pursue a potential lawsuit against Queensland Nickel, with a judge saying the case was ā€œhopelessā€ from the start.

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Forge directors fail to explain need for multiple law firms in liquidators’ case, judge says
Banton Group 2021-04-14 2:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has slashed security for costs sought in a case brought by the liquidators of engineering and construction company Forge Group after the former directors targeted in the action failed to explain why they had retained multiple law firms.

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Credit Suisse seeks to wind up Whyalla steelworks on back of Greensill collapse
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-04-07 10:44 am By Miklos Bolza

Global investment bank Credit Suisse has launched legal action in the wake of the collapse of Greensill Capital seeking to wind up two firms helmed by British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta, including the company behind Whyalla Steelworks.

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Greensill Bank to avoid asset seizure for now as Australian creditors named
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-03-31 6:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed a German bank owned by Greensill Capital, which owes creditors over $1.75 billion, to temporarily avoid seizure of its assets as the bank seeks to have its German insolvency proceedings recognised in Australia.

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JM Kelly’s negligence case against former accountant should go to trial, judge rules
Construction 2021-03-30 6:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused to summarily dismiss proceedings by collapsed construction group JM Kelly against its former accountant, finding it was an issue for trial whether he caused the company to continue operating despite financial issues leading to its liquidation.

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