Scott Langdon

A prominent group of Perth investors may be drawn into a legal stoush over the financially stricken development of a multi-million dollar Broome apartment resort.

A three-month battle to keep Forge Group afloat has come to a sudden end, with administrators and receivers called in to manage the company's assets after financier ANZ Banking Group withdrew support for the engineering contractor.

Litigation funder Bentham IMF and law firm Slater & Gordon will pursue a potential class action against failed engineering contractor Forge Group amid allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct by the company.

Mine site water infrastructure group GFR has become the sixth Perth-based company to call in administrators in as many weeks, citing deteriorating trading conditions and significant contract delays.

Troubled miner Mirabela Nickel has been placed in receivership after the directors put it into administration last month.

The liquidators of failed engineering contractor Forge Group have gained financial backing to pursue a claim worth about $200 million against Forge’s former major shareholder.

Citation Resources has appointed KordaMentha as voluntary administrators, while the oil and gas company continues to pursue recovery of funds through a civil action against former director Peter Landau.

The administrators of troubled oil and gas services provider Go Marine Group say they are confident they can recapitalise the business.