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Why Justin Hemmes keeps spending millions on pubs
The celebrity publicanâs $200 million buying spree in the middle of a pandemic might seem risky, but love is as much in play as money.
Justin Hemmes in Sydneyâs Bar Topa tapas bar, part of his fast-expanding Merivale empire.Â
Louie Douvis
May 28, 2021 â 10.15am
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If those in hospitality are meant to be in the doldrums amid the pandemic that refuses to die, nobody told Justin Hemmes.
âIâm very excited about the industry. More passionate than Iâve probably been in a long time,â says the head of the Merivale Group, who is also Australiaâs 97th wealthiest person with a $1.2 billion fortune on the Financial Review Rich List, published on Friday.