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flag Australian developer Peter Crown, under former name Peter Kontista, faces financial collapse after $122M in debt, asset seizures, and failed projects amid rising scrutiny of private lending.

flag Peter Crown, formerly Peter Kontista, a New South Wales developer, faces financial collapse after amassing over $122 million in debt, primarily from high-interest private loans, leading to the seizure of assets including historic Newbury Farm. flag His ambitious projects, such as a planned town and luxury racetrack, have been abandoned amid unpaid contractor bills and legal disputes. flag Despite reemerging in 2011 under the name Thomas Crown, he has not responded to media inquiries. flag His history of aggressive development, reliance on non-bank lending, and repeated financial failures coincide with growing regulatory concerns over Australia’s rapidly expanding private credit market, now exceeding $200 billion.

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