Judge: bankrupted former Highlanders co-owner 'hopelessly insolvent'

Judge: bankrupted former Highlanders co-owner 'hopelessly insolvent'
Matt Davey (right) with Highlanders chief executive Roger Clark. (Image: Facebook)
Riley Kennedy
The man behind a collapsed ticketing company, whom a high court judge described as “hopelessly insolvent”, has finally been declared bankrupt.Dunedin businessman Matt Davey, who founded Ticket Rocket, had managed to put off his bankruptcy proceedings, brought by the Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), for almost two years through an appeal.In 2020, Davey’s Fortress Information Systems, which traded as Ticket Rocket, as well as three other subsidiaries, including Dash Tickets, collapsed owing millions to creditors, including $4.9 millio...

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