Company
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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round McGrath Nicol raised.
Companies McGrath Nicol 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Preston | Restructuring Partner | SmartCompany (23 Jul 2026), RenewEconomy (4 Jul 2026), RenewEconomy (4 Jul 2026), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (27 Feb 2026) |
| Kathy Sozou | Partner (former) | Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing |
| Rob Smith | Restructuring Partner | RenewEconomy (4 Jul 2026), RenewEconomy (4 Jul 2026) |
| Shaun Fraser | Liquidator | SmartCompany (23 Jul 2026), Startup Daily, SmartCompany (27 Feb 2026) |
Stories naming McGrath Nicol. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Street Talk: Calvary Health Care's consortium has agreed to acquire 25 Healthscope hospitals; lenders reportedly recoup about $400 million, with the assets valued near $600 million.
Also Dealroom
Profile of Skalata Ventures' Rohan Workman and Maxine Lee recounting the firm's founding, pandemic-era restructuring, $7 million raise, second fund deployment, and backing of Flux, Explorate and Preezie.
Edge Early Learning, a Brisbane childcare chain backed by HEAL Partners, Centennial Property Group and Normanby Capital, has gone into administration under KordaMentha following a rental standoff with Arena REIT, its landlord.
Zen Energy faces liquidation after administrators blamed its risky solar-heavy trading strategy; its Zen Futures infrastructure unit was sold for $45 million, and creditors look likely to recover little.
Administrators McGrathNicol say troubled renewable retailer Zen Energy must liquidate, blaming a risky trading strategy; creditors face heavy losses, its infrastructure arm was sold for $45 million, and a Gunvor retail deal collapsed.
A large South Australian battery has stood idle for weeks because part-owner Zen Energy entered voluntary administration, triggering its market suspension, while its hoped-for sale to commodities trader Gunvor collapsed.
The Sendle delivery brand, liquidated earlier in 2026 after a troubled merger, has been bought by logistics executive Andrew McKenna, who expects a September relaunch with Quantium Solutions handling deliveries.
Renewable utility Zen Energy has entered voluntary administration despite regulators clearing Gunvor to buy its retail business; McGrathNicol is administrator and customers moved to AGL.
PsiQuantum has relocated its $940m government-backed quantum computing project to Moreton Bay after dropping the Brisbane Airport site, with groundbreaking set for June following timeline slippage flagged in Senate Estimates.
Kilara Capital has injected $5 million into Sircel, a Sydney-based electronic-waste processor that recently bought collapsed Victorian rival Scipher Technologies, with a Kilara portfolio manager joining the board.
ASX-listed retailer Booktopia has entered voluntary administration with McGrathNicol partners appointed; the story recalls its 2020 float and the board conflict, executive departures and losses that preceded it.
Receivers of collapsed Australian EV charger maker Tritium say the business is stabilised and attracting buyer interest; creditor claims include CBA and shareholder Trevor St Baker.
Brisbane battery and inverter maker Redback Technologies has left voluntary administration under new owner Ebon Group, an Australian fintech firm, with warranties intact and a next-generation hybrid battery system planned.
EV charger maker Tritium has collapsed into administration: KPMG controls its Australian units and McGrathNicol will look for a buyer, after losses, a refused bailout and a failed fight to keep its Nasdaq listing.
Brisbane solar battery maker Redback Technologies has entered voluntary administration, with McGrathNicol appointed on 5 March; the firm keeps trading while a sale or recapitalisation is sought.