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🏗️ The Bathla Group administration is a current example of how quickly funding pressure can affect businesses, employees...
10/09/2026

🏗️ The Bathla Group administration is a current example of how quickly funding pressure can affect businesses, employees, subcontractors, lenders and customers.

The Guardian has reported that more than 200 workers have been stood down, with work suspended across many construction sites while administrators seek funding to progress projects where possible.

Read the article here:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/07/more-than-200-people-stood-down-at-embattled-housing-developer-bathla

For brokers, advisers and business owners, this raises an important question:

What helps viable businesses access the right capital before pressure becomes critical?

This is exactly the type of issue we’ll be discussing at The Business Dynamism Project, with upcoming sessions in Brisbane and Sydney.

We’ll look at what is happening in practice across Australian businesses, including financial pressure, access to capital, funding constraints and the role advisers, brokers and lenders play in helping businesses move forward.

Brisbane
Pullman Brisbane King George Square, Brisbane City QLD
Tuesday, September 15
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Free registration. Seats are limited.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-business-dynamism-project-brisbane-edition-tickets-1997662052976?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sydney
Rydges Parramatta, Rosehill NSW
Tuesday, September 22
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Free registration. Seats are limited.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-business-dynamism-project-sydney-edition-tickets-1997653734094?aff=oddtdtcreator

08/09/2026

🧭 Funding needs a destination.

In our seminar last September, Paul Thompson from Fortitude Debt Advisory spoke about the importance of understanding where a client needs to end up, not just what they need today.

A short-term facility may help create time, but the real question is what that time is being used for.

Is there a turnaround strategy?
Can it be implemented?
How does the current lender get repaid?
What is the path back to a more stable funding position?

That same thinking sits behind our upcoming Business Dynamism Project: Brisbane Edition, where we’ll be looking at succession, business transition and exit, including how more business value can be preserved when ownership changes or a business reaches a critical decision point.

Pullman Brisbane King George Square, Brisbane City QLD
Tuesday, September 15
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Free registration. Seats are limited.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-business-dynamism-project-brisbane-edition-tickets-1997662052976?aff=oddtdtcreator

🔄 Succession is not just a retirement issue.It affects employees, customers, suppliers, lenders, advisers and the value ...
05/09/2026

🔄 Succession is not just a retirement issue.
It affects employees, customers, suppliers, lenders, advisers and the value a business owner has spent years building.

Join Hermes Capital for The Business Dynamism Project: Brisbane Edition, a free breakfast panel discussion for professionals working with business owners through succession, sale, acquisition, family transfer, retirement or closure.

Pullman Brisbane King George Square, Brisbane City QLD
Tuesday, September 15
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Free registration. Seats are limited.
Register for Brisbane here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-business-dynamism-project-brisbane-edition-tickets-1997662052976?aff=oddtdtcreator

We’ll look at what gets in the way of successful business transitions, how more value can be preserved when ownership changes, and whether Australia’s current business exit framework gives owners enough support to plan early.
We’ll also be continuing The Business Dynamism Project conversation in Sydney (Tue, Sep 22 • 7:30 AM).

🧭 What happens to business value when an owner is ready to step back, sell, transfer or close?Join Hermes Capital for Th...
02/09/2026

🧭 What happens to business value when an owner is ready to step back, sell, transfer or close?

Join Hermes Capital for The Business Dynamism Project: Brisbane Edition, a free breakfast panel discussion on succession, business transition and exit.

Pullman Brisbane King George Square, Brisbane City QLD
Tuesday, September 15
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Free registration. Seats are limited.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-business-dynamism-project-brisbane-edition-tickets-1997662052976?aff=oddtdtcreator

We’ll discuss when owners should start planning, what makes successful transitions harder, how acquisitions and succession can be funded, and what happens when there is no clear sale or transfer option.

This session is relevant for commercial finance brokers, accountants, business advisers, lawyers, private credit and banking professionals, business owners, investors, succession advisers and M&A advisers.

The Business Dynamism Project series continues in Sydney on Tue, Sep 22 • 7:30 AM.

31/08/2026

🏦 Property equity has long been the default problem-solver for business funding pressure.

For many business owners, if there was enough equity in property, there was usually a way to raise funds quickly.

If property values soften, that equity may not stretch as far as it once did.

For trading businesses, the balance sheet may still hold other options.

Accounts receivable, plant and equipment, stock or other business assets may help create a broader borrowing base when property alone is not enough.

Property-backed lending can move quickly. Assessing receivables, equipment and other balance sheet assets takes more time, but it can uncover funding capacity that would otherwise be missed.

If you have a client in a special situation where property equity is no longer enough to solve the problem, speak with Hermes Capital. We can review the broader asset position and see what options may be available.

https://hermescapital.com.au/

Are falling property values changing the way you’re sourcing funds for clients?

⚠️ Cash flow pressure, ATO debt and falling margins do not always mean a business is no longer viable.The harder questio...
29/08/2026

⚠️ Cash flow pressure, ATO debt and falling margins do not always mean a business is no longer viable.

The harder question is whether the right advice, funding and restructuring options are being raised early enough.

Join Hermes Capital for The Business Dynamism Project: Melbourne Edition, a free panel discussion for brokers, accountants, advisers, restructuring professionals, lenders, business owners and investors.

📍 Quay West Suites Melbourne
📅 Tuesday, September 8 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

We’ll also be continuing the conversation in Brisbane (Tue, Sep 15 • 7:30 AM) and Sydney (Tue, Sep 22 • 7:30 AM).

Register for Melbourne here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-business-dynamism-project-melbourne-edition-tickets-1997645129357?aff=oddtdtcreator

⛳ A great day on the course for the CAFBA Annual Queensland Golf Day at Nudgee Golf Club Incorporated Nick and Max atten...
26/08/2026

⛳ A great day on the course for the CAFBA Annual Queensland Golf Day at Nudgee Golf Club Incorporated

Nick and Max attended on behalf of Hermes Capital , with the day raising funds for Camp Quality and the important work they do supporting children and families impacted by cancer.

Hermes was proud to sponsor the drinks cart, as well as golf pro Kay Bannan, who helped teams on the course by taking shots on their behalf in exchange for donations to Camp Quality.

A strong day of industry connection, friendly competition and support for a very worthy cause.

Thank you to CAFBA, Nudgee Golf Club, Kay Bannan and everyone involved in bringing the day together.

24/08/2026

🔄 A formal restructure does not always mean the end of funding options.

In this clip from our Brisbane seminar, Structuring Complex Deals in Today’s Market, Peter Johnson from Get You Mortgage Solutions explains why a DOCA, small business restructure or administration process can still lead to a workable path forward when there is a genuine strategy behind it.

The key difference is change.

A lender will look very differently at a business that has properly addressed its issues compared with one that appears to have simply restarted under another name.

For brokers and advisers, the important questions are:

What caused the pressure?
What has changed?
Has the business dealt with the debt?
Is there a better management structure?
Is there a credible plan?
Are the right lenders being approached?

Restructuring is not about pretending the problem did not happen. It is about dealing with it properly and building a more sustainable path forward. This discussion featured Max Szarycz, Nick Samios, Peter Lucas from Kestrel Solutions and Peter Johnson from Get You Mortgage Solutions

Read the seminar recap here:
https://hermescapital.com.au/2026/05/27/structuring-complex-deals-in-todays-market/

Do you think businesses are seeking help early enough when financial pressure starts to build?

📊 What happens when a viable business starts running out of options?Join Hermes Capital for The Business Dynamism Projec...
22/08/2026

📊 What happens when a viable business starts running out of options?

Join Hermes Capital for The Business Dynamism Project: Melbourne Edition, a free lunchtime panel discussion on financial stress, restructuring and how businesses can respond earlier.

📍 Quay West Suites Melbourne
📅 Tuesday, September 8 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-business-dynamism-project-melbourne-edition-tickets-1997645129357?aff=oddtdtcreator

We’ll discuss cash flow pressure, ATO debt, funding constraints, Safe Harbour, Small Business Restructuring and what can be done before formal insolvency becomes the only path.

This session is relevant for commercial finance brokers, accountants, business advisers, restructuring professionals, lawyers, private credit and banking professionals, business owners and investors.

Brisbane (Tue, Sep 15 • 7:30 AM) and Sydney (Tue, Sep 22 • 7:30 AM) editions are also coming up.

🍻 A great afternoon in Sydney supporting the Inala Charity Lunch.Inala’s work has a meaningful impact, creating opportun...
20/08/2026

🍻 A great afternoon in Sydney supporting the Inala Charity Lunch.

Inala’s work has a meaningful impact, creating opportunities for people living with disability through accommodation, employment, day programs, community participation and creative programs.

Thank you to everyone involved in bringing the lunch together, and to the people and partners who continue to support Inala’s work. A valuable afternoon for an important cause.

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