David Hains

David Hains is an Australian businessman and horse breeder.[1][2]

Biography

He graduated from the University of Melbourne.[1]

He started his career as an engineer and corporate restructurer.[1][3] Through his Portland House Group, he invests in equities, fixed interest, property and managed funds globally.[1][2][3] It is Australia's biggest hedge fund.[2] He runs it with his sons.[2] In 1993, he sold an investment to Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel for US$107 million.[1]

He breeds horses at his Kingston Park Stud in Merricks North, Victoria.[1][2][4] His horses include Kingston Town, Lowan Star and Rose of Kingston.[1]

He is married, and has five children.[1] He once took a nine-year hiatus from his career to play golf.[1] As of March 2012, he is worth an estimated US$2 billion.[1][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Forbes profile
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Forbes: Australia's 40 Richest
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hilary Rosenberg, The Vulture Investors, John Wiley & Sons, 2000, p. 103
  4. ↑ Kingston Park Studs
  5. ↑ The Australian: Forbes Billionaires
  6. ↑ Leo D'Angelo Fisher, Gift af Gifting a Hard Sell, BRW, May 25, 2011