Highrise Telecoms supplied telco services to business and residential consumers Telecommunications reseller Highrise Telecoms has been placed under external administration owing $497,993 to unsecured creditors. Among the creditors is telecommunications wholesale aggregator Buroserv, who supplies telecommunications products and services using a combination of its own and other carrier network facilities. Buroserv claims $428,000 in money owed by Highrise Telecoms – also listed as creditors are Thorn Australia ($9,000), Macquarie Leasing ($50,000) and the Australian Taxation Office ($9,600). Highrise Telecoms was registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in March 2014. On 5 October, a notice was issued that the company had been placed under external administration and David Ian Mansfield and Neil Robert Cussen from Deloitte had been appointed the administrators. Prior to that, ASIC had proposed the deregistration of the company, but that did not go through. There was no quorum in the first meeting of creditors, however there has been a dispute in the Federal Court of Australia regarding the validity of the appointment of joint administrators. Deloitte’s administrators were purportedly appointed by Buroserv Australia, which has been declared valid in a judgement on 11 December. Part of the issue is a Master Supply Agreement purportedly signed by Francesco Andreone as a director of the company and in which the company agreed to purchase certain telecommunication products and services from Buroserv. Andreone then disputed the appointment of the administrators. According to court documents of the first hearing on 29 October, given the disputation of their appointments, the administrators have not been able to “to actively trade the company's business, or sufficiently explore appropriate avenues to best serve the interests of the company's creditors”. “Mansfield has deposed that, if the convening period is not extended, it is likely that the plaintiffs will be left with no option but to recommend that the company be placed in liquidation.” A further case management hearing has been scheduled for 18 February 2019. ARN had not heard from the administrators at the time of writing. Related content news Exclusive Networks acquires Nextgen Group Walters will remain as Nextgen Group A/NZ CEO along with key leadership members. By Julia Talevski 28 Mar 2024 6 mins Mergers and Acquisitions Vendors and Providers Emerging Technology news blueAPACHE makes multi-million-dollar investment with ServiceNow platform The decision to leverage the ServiceNow platform enhances its operational capabilities and aligns with bluePACHE’s growth ambitions and strategic goals. By Julia Talevski 28 Mar 2024 4 mins Managed Service Providers Software Development Enterprise Applications news Tecala appoints Ethan Group’s Adrian Ng as professional services head Will be focused on delivering transformation programs for customers. By Eleanor Dickinson 28 Mar 2024 2 mins Managed Service Providers Digital Transformation news KPMG Australia joins SAP PartnerEdge program Follows KPMG’s acquisition of SAP partner Think180 last year. By Eleanor Dickinson 28 Mar 2024 2 mins Enterprise Applications IT Management Software Development SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe