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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vaughan Strawbridge | Administrator (former) | Startup Daily |
| Joseph Hansell | Administrator | Startup Daily |
| John Park | Head of Corporate Finance and Restructuring in Australia | Startup Daily, RenewEconomy (20 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (13 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (12 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (11 Jan 2023), SmartCompany |
| Joanne Dunn | Senior MD of Corporate Finance & Restructuring | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
| Hayden White | Voluntary Administrator | Biotech Dispatch |
| David McGrath | Startup Daily, SmartCompany, RenewEconomy (13 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (12 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (11 Jan 2023) | |
| Christopher Hill | RenewEconomy (13 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (12 Jan 2023), RenewEconomy (11 Jan 2023) | |
| Chris Pattinson | Voluntary Administrator | Biotech Dispatch |
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