Company
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round FTI Consulting raised.
Companies FTI Consulting acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Pattinson | Voluntary Administrator | Biotech Dispatch |
| Christopher Hill | RenewEconomy (Fri 13 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (Thu 12 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (Wed 11 Jan 2023) | |
| David McGrath | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, RenewEconomy (Fri 13 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (Thu 12 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (Wed 11 Jan 2023) | |
| Hayden White | Voluntary Administrator | Biotech Dispatch |
| Joanne Dunn | Senior MD of Corporate Finance & Restructuring | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| John Park | Head of Corporate Finance and Restructuring in Australia | Startup Daily, RenewEconomy (Fri 20 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (Fri 13 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (Thu 12 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (Wed 11 Jan 2023), SmartCompany (Fri 2 Sep 2022), SmartCompany (Tue 12 Mar 2019) |
| Joseph Hansell | Administrator | Startup Daily |
| Kelly Trenfield | Liquidator | SmartCompany |
| Vaughan Strawbridge | Administrator (former) | Startup Daily |
Stories naming FTI Consulting. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Melbourne biotech Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals appointed FTI Consulting administrators after its Phase 3 trial failed an interim efficacy threshold, and now seeks to restructure debts via a deed of company arrangement.
Activewear brand Stax has gone into liquidation after a June receivership, prompting founders Don Robertson and Matilda Murray to apologise online to customers awaiting orders, with CasCap Advisory appointed to wind up the business.
5B, a New South Wales solar technology firm, has hired Sun Cable's co-founder and ex-CEO David Griffin as its new chief executive, succeeding co-founder Chris McGrath.
Dispute resolution tech company Immediation entered voluntary administration, with FTI Consulting appointed and seeking recapitalisation or asset sale bids; the article recounts its funding history and leadership turmoil.
Legaltech dispute-resolution platform Immediation has appointed FTI Consulting administrators after earlier raising $3.75m, $5m and $2.8m; its roughly eight employees and four contractors face an uncertain future.
Also Startup Daily
Sun Cable cuts scores of jobs and its three founders step back from executive roles as buyers Grok Ventures and Quinbrook finalise the takeover agreed in May.
Also RenewEconomy
Eucalyptus buys Jenny Craig's online assets out of administration while stores shut; the health startup's recent raise and earlier rounds are recapped, alongside other distressed-brand acquisitions.
A Grok Ventures-led consortium with Quinbrook has agreed to acquire Sun Cable out of administration, reviving plans to ship solar power to Singapore, after Andrew Forrest's side stayed out of the final bidding.
Administrators begin selling Sun Cable; Cannon-Brookes' Grok lent $65 million interest-free to retain staff while Forrest's Squadron Energy opposes the Singapore cable plan.
Atlassian's cofounder, through his family firm Grok Ventures, has extended a $65 million interest-free loan to administrator-run Sun Cable, which is up for sale after a founder split; Grok earlier co-led its $210 million Series B.
Sun Cable's administrators held a first creditors' meeting and sought interim funding while preparing the company for sale, with Forrest and Cannon-Brookes likely bidders and Iberdrola and Macquarie possible contenders.
The energy minister plays down Sun Cable's move into voluntary administration as a structural change, insisting its Australia-Asia PowerLink will proceed, while co-backers Cannon-Brookes and Forrest have reportedly fallen out.
Solar developer Sun Cable has entered voluntary administration after its two major backers failed to agree on funding, with FTI Consulting appointed and a recapitalisation or sale flagged as likely.
Ellume's Australian operations have entered voluntary administration, with FTI Consulting appointed administrators; the US business continues. The Brisbane diagnostics maker earlier raised $5 million and won a big US government supply contract.
Also Startup Daily
Shoes of Prey co-founder Michael Fox is launching an unnamed plant-based meat venture on the Sunshine Coast with Mars accelerator grant backing, while the piece recalls Shoes of Prey's collapse and Beyond Meat's US listing.
Also SmartCompany
Custom footwear startup Shoes of Prey has entered liquidation, with FTI Consulting appointed, six months after pausing orders. Its cofounder reflected on the failure, including a 2015 US$15.5 million funding round.
Also Startup Daily