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Sydney Hotels up for Sale as Pub Baron Jon Adgemis Seeks Bankruptcy

Adgemis owed $1.8 billion and offered to repay only 0.14%, but creditors including the Australian Taxation Office pushed for bankruptcy.

  • On Thursday, Jon Adgemis, Sydney pub baron, declared bankruptcy after abandoning a Personal Insolvency Agreement, owing more than $1.8b to suppliers and creditors.
  • Tax litigation and loan structure strained the business, with the Australian Taxation Office seeking bankruptcy over debts exceeding $150 million and Adgemis facing $162 million in tax liabilities.
  • Earlier this week Adgemis ceded control of five pubs to KordaMentha and McGrathNicol after Deutsche Bank pulled financing.
  • The collapse of restructuring halted planned creditor and employee arrangements, while receivers continue construction on Exchange Hotel and Claridge House to market early next year.
  • Others sought bankruptcy to impose lifestyle restrictions including a $9,600 car cap, while several creditors accepted a $2.6 million offer, and Jon Adgemis said `I take responsibility for the position that has been reached` and will cooperate.
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Sydney hotels up for sale as pub baron Jon Adgemis seeks bankruptcy

The former management consultant came unstuck after rapidly expanding his collection of Sydney pubs.

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Australian Financial Review broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
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