# Justin Hemmes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Justin_Hemmes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Justin_Hemmes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Hemmes > Source revision: 1341762939 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian businessman}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Justin Hemmes | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|08|27|df=y}}{{cite news |author=Manly, Lucy |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/merivale-playboy-justin-hemmes-puts-on-a-model-48th-birthday-bash-20200829-p55qgh.html |title=Merivale playboy Justin Hemmes puts on a model 48th birthday bash |work=[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald) |date=30 August 2020 |access-date=21 November 2020 }} | birth_place = [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales), Australia | death_date = | death_place = | education = [The Scots College](/source/Scots_College_(Sydney)) | occupation = CEO of [Merivale Group](/source/Merivale_(company)) | known for = | boards = | spouse = | partner = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Carla McKinnon|2012|2015|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Kate Fowler|2015|2018|end=divorced}} }} | children = 3 | website = }} '''Justin Hemmes''' (born 27 August 1972) is an Australian businessman, heir to the House of Merivale family fortune and principal of the [Merivale Group](/source/Merivale_(company)) that owns approximately 100 [pub](/source/pub)s, hotels, restaurants and other venues across Australia.{{cite web |author=Molloy, Shannon |url=https://www.thechronicle.com.au/business/work/from-notorious-sydney-playboy-to-billiondollar-businessman-justin-hemmes-life-of-luxe/news-story/9ffe80cf4e4bc2a85f6cdd8de49f0931 |title=From notorious Sydney playboy to billion-dollar businessman: Justin Hemmes' life of luxe |work=The Chronicle |location=[Toowoomba](/source/Toowoomba) |date=14 March 2020 |access-date=21 November 2020 }}{{cite web |author=Hyland, Anne |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/entrepreneurship/justin-hemmes-on-his-melbourne-moves-skyscraper-plans-and-how-he-beat-anxiety-20220318-p5a5vi.html |title=Justin Hemmes on his Melbourne moves, skyscraper plans – and how he beat anxiety |work=[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald) |date=4 June 2022 |access-date=14 August 2023 }} ==Biography== Hemmes is the son of John Hemmes (1931–2015){{cite news |author=Fuary-Wagner, Ingrid |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/new-billionaire-justin-hemmes-empire-of-escapism-20190407-p51bqv |title=New billionaire Justin Hemmes' empire of escapism |work=[The Australian Financial Review](/source/The_Australian_Financial_Review) |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019}} and Merivale Hemmes.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-09/john-hemmes-son-edward-cameron-awarded-$1.75-million/9416654|title=Hemmes' son awarded $1.75m from estate of father he never met |first=David|last=Spicer|date=9 February 2018|website=[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia)) |location=Australia |access-date=25 April 2019}} He was educated at [The Scots College](/source/Scots_College_(Sydney)). ==Personal life== From 2012 to 2015, Hemmes was in a relationship with Carla McKinnon, a yoga teacher.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/how-bar-baron-justin-hemmes-built-his-sydney-club-empire/news-story/ae117705d8335eb60b7652250035ad59|title=How Justin Hemmes built his bar empire|date=21 March 2015|website=Daily Telegraph|access-date=25 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/multimillionaire-pub-baron-justin-hemmes-45-splits-with-partner-of-three-years-and-mother-of-his-two-children-kate-fowler-28/ar-BBL7lvk|title=Multimillionaire pub baron Justin Hemmes, 45, splits with partner of three years and mother of his two children Kate Fowler, 28|website=www.msn.com|access-date=25 April 2019}} From 2015 to 2018, he was in a relationship with Kate Fowler, and they had two daughters together. Hemmes is in a long term relationship with Madeline Holtznagel. They have one child born in 2025.{{cite web | url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/i-keep-a-lot-of-my-life-private-model-madeline-holtznagel-breaks-silence-on-baby-with-justin-hemmes/news-story/0e7995644ba6d4ce5a3538d0ab25baf3 | title=‘I keep a lot of my life private’: Model Madeline Holtznagel breaks silence on baby with Justin Hemmes | publisher=[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph_(Sydney)) | date=26 April 2025 | accessdate=5 March 2026 | author=Rutherford, Karlie}}{{cite web | url=https://www.afr.com/wealth/people/becoming-a-mother-changes-you-meet-the-women-behind-this-3m-fundraiser-20250821-p5motd | title=Justin Hemmes’ partner joins life-saving charity | publisher=[Australian Financial Review](/source/Australian_Financial_Review) | date=28 August 2025 | accessdate=5 March 2026 | author=Penny, Jessica}} In 2023, it was reported that Hemmes had purchased two {{NSWcity|Byron Bay}} properties at an estimated cost of {{AUD}}38 million.{{cite news |author=Campbell, Bonnie |url=https://www.afr.com/property/residential/bar-tsar-justin-hemmes-spends-38m-on-two-byron-bay-beach-fronts-20230530-p5dcev |title=Bar tsar Justin Hemmes spends $38m on two Byron Bay beach fronts |work=[The Australian Financial Review](/source/The_Australian_Financial_Review) |date=31 May 2023 |access-date=14 August 2023 |url-access=subscription }} == Net worth == Hemmes and family debuted on the ''[Financial Review](/source/The_Australian_Financial_Review)'' [2018 Rich List](/source/Financial_Review_Rich_List_2018) with an estimated [net worth](/source/net_worth) of {{AUD}}951 million. {{as of|2025|05}}, the Hemmes family's net worth was {{AUD}}1.58 [billion](/source/1%2C000%2C000%2C000), according to the [2025 Rich List](/source/Financial_Review_Rich_List_2025). {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan=2 | Year ! colspan=2 width=40% | ''[Financial Review](/source/The_Australian_Financial_Review)''
[Rich List](/source/Financial_Review_Rich_List) ! colspan=2 width=40% | ''[Forbes](/source/Forbes_Asia)''
[Australia's 50 Richest](/source/List_of_Australians_by_net_worth) |- ! Rank ! [Net worth](/source/Net_worth) ([A$](/source/AUD)) ! Rank ! {{nowrap|[Net worth](/source/Net_worth) ([US$](/source/USD))}} |- | 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/leadership/afr-lists/rich-list/2018-afr-rich-list-justin-hemmes-debuts-with-951m-hotel-empire-20180515-h1036w|title=2018 AFR Rich List: Justin Hemmes debuts with $951m hotel empire|date=23 May 2018|website=[The Australian Financial Review](/source/The_Australian_Financial_Review)|access-date=25 April 2019}} | align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|78}} {{increase}}}} | align="right" | $951 million {{increase}} | align="center" | | align="right" | |- | 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-wealthiest-people-revealed-20190529-p51sj0|title=Australia's 200 richest people revealed|work=[The Australian Financial Review](/source/The_Australian_Financial_Review) |publisher=Nine Publishing|date=30 May 2019|last=Bailey|first=Michael|access-date=31 May 2019}} | align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|88}} {{decrease}}}} | align="right" | $1.06 [billion](/source/1%2C000%2C000%2C000) {{increase}} | align="center" | | align="right" | |- | 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/the-10-richest-australians-revealed-20201028-p569c7|url-access=subscription|title=The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed|work=[The Australian Financial Review](/source/The_Australian_Financial_Review)|publisher=Nine Publishing|date=30 October 2020|author1=Bailey, Michael|author2=Sprague, Julie-anne|access-date=31 October 2020}} | align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|101}} {{decrease}}}} | align="right" | $1.00 billion {{decrease}} | align="center" | | align="right" | |- | 2021{{cite news |author1=Bailey, Michael |author2=Sprague, Julie-anne |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20210526-p57vfr |title=The 200 richest people in Australia revealed |work=[Australian Financial Review](/source/Australian_Financial_Review) |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=28 May 2021}} | align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|97}} {{increase}}}} | align="right" | $1.21 billion {{increase}} | align="center" | | align="right" | |- | 2022 | align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|128}} {{down}}}} | align="right" | $1.10 billion {{down}} | align="center" | | align="right" | |- | 2023{{cite news |author1=Bailey, Michael |author2=Sprague, Julie-anne |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20230523-p5dapa |title=The 200 richest people in Australia revealed |work=[Australian Financial Review](/source/Australian_Financial_Review) |date=26 May 2023 |access-date=6 June 2023}} | align="center" | {{nowrap|{{nts|102}} {{up}}}} | align="right" | $1.39 billion {{up}} | align="center" | | align="right" | |- | 2024{{cite news |author1=Redrup, Yolanda |author2=Bailey, Michael |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-10-richest-people-revealed-20240521-p5jfe4 |title=Australia's wealthiest 200 now control $625b |work=[Australian Financial Review](/source/Australian_Financial_Review) |date=30 May 2024 |access-date=18 September 2024}} | align="center" | | align="right" | $1.50 billion {{up}} | align="center" | | align="right" | |- | 2025{{cite news |author1=Redrup, Yolanda |url=https://www.afr.com/rich-list/australia-s-wealthiest-200-revealed-fortunes-blow-past-667b-20250509-p5lxxb |title=Australia’s wealthiest 200 revealed, fortunes blow past $667b |work=[Australian Financial Review](/source/Australian_Financial_Review) |date=30 May 2025 |access-date=31 May 2025 |url-access=subscription }} | align="center" | {{nts|113}} | align="right" | $1.58 billion {{up}} | align="center" | | align="right" | |} {| class="wikitable" !colspan="2"|Legend |- ! Icon ! Description |- |{{steady}} |Has not changed from the previous year |- |{{profit}} |Has increased from the previous year |- |{{loss}} |Has decreased from the previous year |} == See also == * [The Hermitage, Vaucluse](/source/The_Hermitage%2C_Vaucluse) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hemmes, Justin}} Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Australian billionaires Category:Businesspeople from Sydney Category:People educated at Scots College (Sydney) Category:Drinking establishment owners {{Australia-business-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Justin Hemmes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Hemmes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Hemmes?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.