Strategic business advisors that help businesses grow and make the right connections to expand (E.g. Private Equity etc). Also have extensive experience with business turnarounds, property and family business issues. Can advise on any type of business but focus on service businesses and assisting business owners planning to retire. Liger helps them develop an exit strategy, which can include facilitating a management buyout. Visit Liger Consulting here: www.ligerconsulting.com.au

Hogan Brothers specialised in acquiring existing hospitality venues and underlying properties in distressed circumstances (eg. recession and/or receivership) at a substantial discount to intrinsic value (E.g. replacement cost). It then refurbished and converted them into vibrant hospitality operations. Hogan Brothers owned and operated some of Brisbane's most notable venues, including Transformers, Hogies, Adrenalin Sports Bar, Union Jack's Ale House, Shadow Lounge and the iconic Jade Buddha. It also strategically invested in shares of related industries.

Delta Hodings primarily focused on the acquisition of vacant, run down commercial buildings, which could be refurbished, re-let and on-sold, along with flipping select residential properties and short term share trading.

Koala Corp was formed when ASEAN Ltd was taken over by a group of leading Qld business identities and re-listed on the main board of the stock exchange. It focused on acquiring tourism and resort operations that were run-down and/or mis-managed. Koala Corp would then put some capital and a lot of expertise into rejuvenating. The company was very successful at this while run by Phil. In May 1989 it was described by Australia's leading business magazine of the time, 'Australian Business' as follows. "The problems of the industry are reflected in the success Koala Corp has had in carving out a niche for itself as a small-scale 'resort doctor', taking over troubled resorts, sorting out management and marketing problems, and re-selling them 18 months later".

ASEAN Ltd was a hotel resort developer listed on the second board of the stock exchange and controlled by Brisbane business identity, Peter Chen. It developed Brisbane first all-suite resort hotel, Mt Ommaney Lodge.