Bathla Group staff have been stood down due to the company's financial struggles. A request from administrators for $40 million in financial support was denied by the NSW government. The company owes over $3.2 billion in debts and is seeking an urgent cash injection. The developer, which has a large pipeline of projects with around 13,000 homes under construction or in development, blames external factors such as softening home sales for its collapse.
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The Bathla Group, a major property developer in Sydney, has stood down approximately 2,000 workers as the company struggles to stay afloat. The developer, which has debts totaling $3.2 billion, fell into voluntary administration earlier this week and is seeking an urgent cash injection of $40 million. The NSW government was approached for financial assistance but declined, citing concerns about putting taxpayers' money at risk to guarantee profits for private creditors. About 13,000 homes are in the company's development pipeline, making it one of Sydney's most prolific residential developers. The situation is uncertain, with several private credit firms having lent money to the developer and some limiting investor redemptions.
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Staff of major property developer Bathla group have been stood down as the company struggles to stay afloat.
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It amid the NSW government knocking back a request from the company's administrators for financial support.
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The Bathla Group fell into voluntary administration earlier this week, unable to pay debts that topped $3.2 billion.
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The administrators stood down staff at the property developer's headquarters on Friday as the firm sought an urgent cash injection of $40 million to see it through until the end of September.
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A spokesman for the NSW government said administrators had made approached it for assistance.
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"The government does not yet have a complete picture of the company’s financial position," the spokesman said.
"Given the circumstances, we are not willing to put taxpayers' money on the line to guarantee profits for private creditors."
Several private credit firms have lent money to the developer, some of which have now limited investor redemptions.
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The company blamed a "perfect storm" of conditions for its collapse, including softening home sales, the federal government's property tax changes and high costs.
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