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Experts from business advisory firm Quantuma were appointed as Liquidators of glazing specialists Glazing The Island Ltd, trading as GTI, on 5 February 2025. Quantuma’s Kelly Mitchell and Andrew Watling were appointed as Joint Liquidators to oversee the process. Glazing The Island has ceased trading with immediate effect.

Default and insolvency risks are mounting right across the Asia-Pacific region. However, investors’ and creditors’ efforts to preserve value and recover assets can be hampered by opaque legal processes and complex cross-border entity structures, many of which stretch from the Far East and South East Asia to offshore centres around the globe. So how can you as an investor or creditor boost your chances of recovery? In the first in a series of articles focusing on insolvency and restructuring in the interconnected Asia-Pacific corridor, we look at why a combination of local knowledge, international collaboration and hands-on intervention are so critical in securing the right result.

Specialists from business advisory firm Quantuma have secured the future of the business operated by Care Focus Limited, a provider of residential therapeutic childcare and education. The business was sold to Aston 23 Limited (whose name has now changed to Niche Care Homes Limited), not only preserving jobs, but also ensuring the vulnerable young residents continue to be educated in a safe home environment.

Business advisory firm Quantuma has advised the shareholders of AIM-listed cybersecurity business, Crossword Cybersecurity Plc, on its sale of assets. The acquisition will unlock the next phase of Crossword Cybersecurity’s growth.

Experts from business advisory firm Quantuma have secured the future of crêperie café chain Crêpeaffaire in a sale to Crepe Union and Crepe Trading. On 14 January 2025, Quantuma managing directors, Brian Burke and Elias Paourou were appointed as joint administrators of the Crêpeaffaire group of companies, comprising Crêpeaffaire Limited, Crêpeaffaire International Limited and Crêpeaffaire Holdings Limited.

The Office Holders of La Perla Manufacturing S.r.l. in Extraordinary Administration and La Perla Global Management (UK) Limited in Compulsory Liquidation and Italian Judicial Liquidation reached the agreement regarding the sale procedure to assets of the Group.

Business advisory firm Quantuma has advised Bright A Blind, a London-based industry leader in bespoke commercial blind cleaning services, on successfully securing working capital facilities to support its ambitious growth plans.

Experts from business advisory firm Quantuma have advised the shareholders of premium UK dog treat brand JR Pet Products Limited on its acquisition by AlphaPet Ventures, a well-established digital brand platform for premium pet food in Europe. With highly complementary group brands, the sale positions JR Pet Products for accelerated growth and a prosperous future.

Providing a fast, efficient and cost-effective way to extract intelligence from a wide array of open-sources, the latest tech tools can help to identify, trace and recover embezzled or disputed assets. But the experience and insight of a specialist forensic investigator is still critical in turning raw intelligence into tangible leads and assembling the evidence needed for successful legal action and recovery.

Here, Effie Lounta shares an article based on a presentation she delivered in November 2024 about open-source intelligence (OSINT) at Quantuma’s Navigating the unique structures and stakeholder interests in insolvency and restructuring in Asia-Pacific seminar, which was held in London.