May 31, 2026 – 2.39pmIt’s been almost nine years since VGI Partners declared Corporate Travel Management rotten to the core, and nine months since shares in the ASX-listed agency last traded after the detection of wrongdoing in its British business making it impossible for auditors to sign off on its books.And the end could finally be approaching.Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?