Thursday, 10 September, 2009 - 00:00
Balancing risk and entrepreneurship
Legal disputes involving three Perth entrepreneurs highlight the risks that can unexpectedly change lives and careers.
Darren Weaver has been the chief executive of Warburton Group since January 2016.
Prior to that, he spent over 23 years at Ferrier Hodgson and was a partner in its Western Australian practice since 2004. He was also a joint mining practice leader with more than 22 years of experience in restructuring, corporate recovery and financial due diligence. Mr Weaver had worked in its Perth and Hong Kong offices, and spent several months on secondment at NM Rothschild (Australia) in Sydney dealing with complex resource sector workouts.
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Legal disputes involving three Perth entrepreneurs highlight the risks that can unexpectedly change lives and careers.
West Perth-based Red Fork Energy, which has raised $125 million from investors over the past three years to support its shale drilling program in the US, has collapsed after losing the support of its major lender.
Subiaco-based gold company Indochine Mining has fallen into the hands of administrators after it failed to attract a party willing to fund its Mt Kare project in Papua New Guinea.
Just one day after making a desperate plea for funding, Minera Gold has entered voluntary administration with the appointment of Ferrier Hodgson.
Struggling miner Mirabela Nickel has been placed in the hands of administrators, 15 months after the company completed an innovative restructuring to emerge from its first stint in administration.
The long-running saga of the Windimurra vanadium project has taken a new turn, with listed company Atlantic pitching a low-ball offer to buy the $560 million development from one of its own subsidiaries.
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