Justin Hemmes Explained

Justin Hemmes
Birth Date:27 August 1972[1]
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education:The Scots College
Occupation:Entrepreneur
Partner: Madeleine Holtznagel (2020- now)
Children:2

Justin Hemmes (born 27 August 1972[1]) is an Australian businessman, heir to the House of Merivale family fortune and principal of the Merivale Group that owns approximately 100 pubs, hotels, restaurants and other venues across Australia.[2] [3]

Biography

Hemmes is the son of John Hemmes (1931-2015)[4] and Merivale Hemmes.[5] He was educated at The Scots College.[3]

Personal life

From 2012 to 2015, Hemmes was in a relationship with Carla McKinnon, a yoga teacher.[6] [7] From 2015 to 2018, he was in a relationship with Kate Fowler, and they had two daughters together.[3] [7]

In 2023 it was reported that Hemmes had purchased two properties at an estimated cost of 38 million.[8]

Net worth

Hemmes and family debuted on the Financial Review 2018 Rich List with an estimated net worth of 951 million., the Hemmes family's net worth was 1.39 billion, according to the 2023 Rich List.

YearFinancial Review
Rich List		Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
RankNet worth (A$)Rank
2018[9] $951 million
2019[10]
2020[11] $1.00 billion
2021[12] $1.21 billion
2022$1.10 billion
2023[13] $1.39 billion
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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Manly, Lucy . Merivale playboy Justin Hemmes puts on a model 48th birthday bash . . 30 August 2020 . 21 November 2020 .
  2. Web site: Molloy, Shannon . From notorious Sydney playboy to billion-dollar businessman: Justin Hemmes' life of luxe . The Chronicle . . 14 March 2020 . 21 November 2020 .
  3. Web site: Hyland, Anne . Justin Hemmes on his Melbourne moves, skyscraper plans – and how he beat anxiety . . 4 June 2022 . 14 August 2023 .
  4. News: Fuary-Wagner, Ingrid . New billionaire Justin Hemmes' empire of escapism . . 29 May 2019 . 2 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Hemmes' son awarded $1.75m from estate of father he never met . David. Spicer. 9 February 2018. . Australia . 25 April 2019.
  6. Web site: How Justin Hemmes built his bar empire. 21 March 2015. Daily Telegraph. 25 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Multimillionaire pub baron Justin Hemmes, 45, splits with partner of three years and mother of his two children Kate Fowler, 28. www.msn.com. 25 April 2019.
  8. News: Campbell, Bonnie . Bar tsar Justin Hemmes spends $38m on two Byron Bay beach fronts . . 31 May 2023 . 14 August 2023 . subscription .
  9. Web site: 2018 AFR Rich List: Justin Hemmes debuts with $951m hotel empire. 23 May 2018. The Australian Financial Review. 25 April 2019.
  10. Web site: Australia's 200 richest people revealed. . Nine Publishing. 30 May 2019. Bailey. Michael. 31 May 2019.
  11. Web site: The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed. subscription. The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. 30 October 2020. Bailey, Michael. Sprague, Julie-anne. 31 October 2020.
  12. News: Bailey, Michael . Sprague, Julie-anne . The 200 richest people in Australia revealed . . 27 May 2021 . 28 May 2021.
  13. News: Bailey, Michael . Sprague, Julie-anne . The 200 richest people in Australia revealed . . 26 May 2023 . 6 June 2023.

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