Equinox NZ in liquidation after $10m sale claim

Equinox NZ in liquidation after $10m sale claim
Equinox NZ supplied covid-19 tests and PPE via its Equinox Labs brand. (Image: Getty)
Oliver Lewis
An Auckland company that supplied personal protective equipment and covid-19 tests has been put into liquidation, despite its founder claiming a deal was in the works to sell it for $10 million.Boutique law firm Couch Harlowe Kovacevich initiated liquidation action against Equinox NZ Limited and a related entity, Equinox Labs NZ Limited Partnership, in the High Court at Auckland in February. Meredith Connell also joined the case, claiming it was owed about $62,000.Ashutosh Sharma, an entrepreneur and former ministerial award winner wh...

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