PwC liquidators working on Chris Cook's entity ask Dean Franklin for info

PwC liquidators working on Chris Cook's entity ask Dean Franklin for info
Jacks Point is at the foot of the Remarkables. (Image: NZME)
Riley Kennedy
The PwC liquidators appointed by the high court to another of Chris Cook’s entities have contacted former director Dean Franklin – who stood down just days before its collapse – for information.As reported by BusinessDesk last month, in total, five entities connected to Cook and Dean Franklin are in the hands of liquidators, with the tax bill totalling more than $10 million.The companies did developments across Auckland and Queenstown’s Jacks Point.While Baker Tilly Staples Rodway’s Tony Maginness and&nbs...

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