Kogan, QBD on the scene at collapsed Booktopia

Booktopia

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Jul 4, 2024 – 2.59pm

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Things are getting interesting at Booktopia, the ASX-listed online bookstore that collapsed into voluntary administration on Wednesday after a failed funding effort.

Street Talk understands ASX-listed online retailer Kogan.com and Brisbane-based QBD Books, which was once owned by a syndicate of high-profile private equity players, are among parties that have registered their interest with administrators McGrathNicol.

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at [email protected]

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