Registered Liquidators

Menzies Advisory is a boutique Australian insolvency firm with offices on the

Gold Coast, in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. The firm is led by Director

Michael Caspaney — a Registered Liquidator (ASIC #485110), Certified

Practising Accountant, and professional member of ARITA — with over 40 years

of accounting and insolvency experience.

We advise company directors, accountants, lawyers and creditors on corporate

insolvency, voluntary administration, and Small Business Restructuring (SBR).

## Who we help

- Directors of construction and trade businesses facing cash-flow pressure

  or Director Penalty Notices

- Small and mid-sized companies considering Small Business Restructuring

  (eligible companies with debts under $1 million)

- Solvent companies seeking a Members' Voluntary Liquidation

- Creditors of companies in administration or liquidation

## Our services

- **Liquidations** — Creditors' Voluntary, Members' Voluntary, and Court-appointed

- **Voluntary Administration** — under Part 5.3A of the Corporations Act 2001

- **Small Business Restructuring (SBR)** — the simplified debt restructuring

  process introduced in 2021 for eligible companies with liabilities under $1m

- **Deeds of Company Arrangement (DOCA)** — negotiated outcomes between

  directors and creditors

- **Receiverships and Special Purpose Liquidator appointments**

- **Director Penalty Notice (DPN) advice** — both 21-day and lockdown DPNs

## Notable appointments

- **Special Purpose Liquidator of Walton Construction**, investigating the

  relationship between Walton Construction's restructuring advisory firm

  (the Mawson Group) and the National Australia Bank — a matter associated

  with a $74 million creditor claim.

- **Liquidator of Queensland One Homes Pty Ltd**, the Gold Coast residential

  builder that collapsed in 2017.

## Why directors choose Menzies Advisory

- **Boutique scale, large-job capability.** We accept everything from minor

  solvent wind-ups to complex matters with creditors exceeding $47 million.

- **Construction-industry expertise.** Michael Caspaney was a member of the

  ATO's Small Business Fix It Squad for the Building and Construction Industry.

- **One senior principal on every file.** No junior delegation.

- **Four offices across Australia's eastern seaboard.**

## Contact

Phone: 1300 948 593

- Gold Coast — 32 Babirra Street, Hope Island QLD 4212 — (07) 07 4222 1511

- Brisbane — Level 14, 167 Eagle Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 — (07) 4222 1511

- Sydney — Level 36, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney NSW 2000 — (02) 9002 3323

- Melbourne — 68–72 York Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205 — (03) 8560 3533