NICHOLAS BOLTON will be 27 on Monday. He has scruffy hair, wears vintage suits and claims on his Facebook site to have never read a book. He also admits to riding a bicycle around his Melbourne office.

Last November, Bolton saw a bargain. He bought 47 million shares in BrisConnections for a mere one-tenth of a cent apiece. Total outlay $47,000. BrisConnections shares though were "partly-paid" shares, meaning there were two more $1 instalments to pay in coming months. Suddenly, his company Australian Style Investments, was up for $94 million.

Nicholas Bolton ... wants the company wound up.

Apparently unfazed by this impending obligation the young entrepreneur called a meeting of unitholders to have the toll road company wound up so he and other shareholders who faced financial oblivion may avoid paying their extra instalments.

BrisConnections and its heavy-hitting financier Macquarie Group in turn took Bolton to court to have his company Australian Style Investments wound up.