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Thought Leadership

Original thinking.
On restructuring, insolvency, and what's coming.

Board & Director Advisory·August 2026·20 min read

The Credibility Premium: Why lenders give time to the boards they believe

The final paper in the Proximity Premium trilogy. Why capable boards go quiet, what the silence costs, and what directors need to bring to the first conversation to earn time when it still matters.

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Lender Advisory·July 2026·20 min read

The Partnership Premium: Why the lenders who act on impairment early recover more

Why impairment is a decision when taken early and a result when taken late. Four situations from the public record — Elders, Freedom Foods, Arrium, Slater & Gordon — read honestly. A practitioner's view for bank credit and workout teams on how the lenders who move first preserve value on both sides of the capital structure.

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Private Credit·June 2026·20 min read

The Proximity Premium: Why the next phase of Australia's private credit cycle will be won close to the borrower

A covenant breach is a lagging signal. By the time it prints, the cheapest months to act have already passed. A practitioner's research report on early-warning capability, ASIC's findings on private credit funds, and three situations where value leaked because intervention came too late.

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Research Report·May 2026·25 min read

The Year Everything Compounds: Restructuring Trends ANZ 2026

ATO enforcement, Payday Super, fuel sector stress, construction collapse, and trade disruption are compounding simultaneously. A deep analysis of the forces reshaping insolvency across Australia and New Zealand - and what directors and advisors need to do now.

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Behavioural Framework·May 2026·15 min read

The 3 D's of Distress: Denial, Delusion, Deceit

A behavioural framework for reading distressed businesses before the financial statements catch up. Thirty years of restructuring practice, distilled into three stages every advisor needs to recognise.

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Opinion·April 2026·4 min read

The Advisory Pyramid is Collapsing

AI has compressed the analytical heavy lifting that once required a team of three and a week of work into an hour or two. What remains when you strip that layer back is the stuff that actually matters - experience, relationships, and nerve.

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Analysis·April 2026·10 min read

Why 80% of Voluntary Administrations Return Nothing to Unsecured Creditors

The mechanics of value destruction in formal insolvency - and why the default answer is so often the wrong one. An unflinching look at what happens inside a VA and why early intervention almost always produces better outcomes.

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Articles

Practical knowledge.
For directors who need answers, not theory.

Tax Debt·September 2026·8 min read

Tax Office Payment Plans for Small Business: What Directors Need to Know

A practical guide to tax office payment arrangements, director exposure and when a payment arrangement does not resolve the underlying problem.

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Restructuring·March 2026·9 min read

When Formal Insolvency Does More Harm Than Good

Why the best restructuring outcomes often happen outside the courtroom. A practical guide to informal creditor compromises - what they are, when they work, and how to negotiate one without destroying the business in the process.

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Sector intelligence.
For lenders and advisors with exposure to specific industries.

Retail Networks · Sector Article·September 2026·12 min read

Before the Options Narrow: Why Retail Footprints Need to Be Fixed Before the Appointment

Sales can rise while a store network consumes cash. A practical view for retail boards, lenders and landlords on the real cost of exiting weak stores, funding the transition and protecting optionality before the Christmas stock build.

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Lender Bulletin · Shareholder Buyouts·September 2026·12 min read

The Clean Credit File That Fails: Shareholder Buyouts Special Issue

A closely held business can look clean at settlement and still enter workout within two years. Why the earnings in a shareholder buyout may leave with the departing owner, how an incumbent decline becomes invisible, and the credit questions worth asking before bank debt funds an equity departure.

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Road Freight · Banking Edition·August 2026·12 min read

Transport Sector Bulletin Q3 2026: The June Quarter Is Not the Run-Rate

Fuel relief worth up to 32 cents a litre ended 2 August. Any annual review resting on the June quarter now rests on a number that cannot recur. Normalised serviceability, free cash flow after deferred fleet replacement, and which files to pull before September does it for you.

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Caravan & RV · Issue 01·August 2026·12 min read

Caravan & RV Sector Bulletin Issue 01: Travel Demand Has Never Been Higher. Factories Are Still Failing.

Record 17.3 million camping trips. Record $12.6 billion of spend. And four Victorian caravan businesses in administration or liquidation between 11 June and 6 July 2026. Six traps that catch lenders in caravan credit files, and the questions worth asking before and after a file turns.

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Reference Guides

Step-by-step.
When you need to know exactly what to do.

Reference Guide·Updated September 2026·15 min read

Director Penalty Notice (DPN) Guide

Received a DPN? This guide covers everything - lockdown vs non-lockdown DPNs, the 21-day deadline, your options, the most common and costly mistakes directors make, and a 48-hour action plan. Free from Rebound Advisory.

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