Justin Hemmes

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Justin Hemmes
Born (1972-08-27) 27 August 1972 (age 51) [1]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Education The Scots College
OccupationEntrepreneur
Partners
  • Carla McKinnon (2012-2015)
  • Kate Fowler (2015-2018)
Children2

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]

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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 Byron Bay properties at an estimated cost of A$38 million. [8]

Net worth

Hemmes and family debuted on the Financial Review 2018 Rich List with an estimated net worth of A$951 million. [9] As of May 2023, the Hemmes family's net worth was A$1.39  billion, according to the 2023 Rich List. [10]

Year Financial Review
Rich List 		Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$)Rank Net worth (US$)
2018 [9] 78Increase2.svg$951 million Increase2.svg
2019 [11] 88Decrease2.svg$1.06  billion Increase2.svg
2020 [12] 101Decrease2.svg$1.00 billion Decrease2.svg
2021 [13] 97Increase2.svg$1.21 billion Increase2.svg
2022128Decrease2.svg$1.10 billion Decrease2.svg
2023 [10] 102Increase2.svg$1.39 billion Increase2.svg
Legend
Icon Description
Steady2.svgHas not changed from the previous year
Increase2.svgHas increased from the previous year
Decrease2.svgHas decreased from the previous year

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References

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


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